20th FW announces annual award winners

The 20th Fighter Wing announced its annual award winners during a ceremony Feb. 9 in the Carolina Skies club.Col. Michael Byrne, 20th FW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Rutledge, 20th FW command chief, presented a trophy to each award winner."We are very proud of the Airman and civilian

'I, state your name'

Shaw says goodbye to base newspaper

After more than 65 years, the Feb. 9, 2007 issue is the last Air Force-produced newspaper for Shaw. "These are the days of force shaping and Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century. Moving news products online will increase information flow. Instead of waiting until a weekly paper is

Finding the U in Sumter

Shaw Airmen will plant trees, pick up litter, and paint and power wash buildings and parking areas from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Sumter community as part of the "Finding the U in Sumter" campaign sponsored by the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, the City of Sumter and the base. "This is a way to

Shaw Airmen ensure safety at Balad

Three Shaw Airmen are ensuring people deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq, remember safety. Lt. Col. Chris Ashby, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Safety chief at Balad Air Base, Iraq, is the 20th Fighter Wing Safety chief here at Shaw. Master Sgt. Greg Patterson, 332nd AEW Flight Safety NCO and 20th

Shaw spotlight

Shaw presents: Staff Sgt. David TaylorOrganization: 20th Mission Support Squadron Duty title: Personnel readiness technician What are your job duties? I prepare Contingency Exercise Deployment orders for all of our real-world and exercise deployers. I also provide deployed accountability for the

Iron Thunder roars through Shaw

On most days, the only aircraft on the flightline at Shaw are F-16CJs, but this week the 77th Fighter Squadron hosted a four-day exercise called Operation Iron Thunder in which many aircraft and people from different states and countries participated. Participating aircraft included B-1B bombers

Iron Thunder to light up the skies

The 77th Fighter Squadron is hosting more than 100 aircraft from three branches of the U.S. military and the British Royal Air Force Feb. 6-9 for Operation Iron Thunder. "The objective of the exercise is to prepare units for future contingency operations by offering a chance for players to be

Critical career fields offer opportunity

First and second term Airmen who are contemplating about retraining into another career field as a result of an overage in their career field or a desire for a career change can still apply to be retrained into several critically-manned career fields or for a special duty assignment.Shortages of

Shaw spotlight

Shaw presents: Senior Airman Richard InabnitOrganization: 20th Comptroller Squadron Duty title: Customer support technician What are your job duties? I process travel vouchers, resolve Defense Travel System problems and I serve as the squadron's security manager. What do you enjoy about the Air