Atlantic Strike IV brings services together in air, on ground

AVON PARK, Fla. - Airmen from units across the country joined Soldiers and Marines, and descended upon the quiet town here, to train in close-air support operations. Air Force and Marine Corps joint terminal attack controllers and Army joint fire observers on the ground worked with Air Force, Navy

Halloween safety tips

There are many ways to keep children safe at Halloween, when they are more prone to accidents and injuries. The excitement of children and adults at this time of year sometimes makes them forget to be careful. Simple common sense can do a lot to stop any tragedies from happening. -- Purchase only

Chief returns from 4-month deployment

Chief Master Sgt. Henry Gillen, 20th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control chief controller, recently returned home to Shaw, after a four month deployment at Balad Air Base, Iraq. During the deployment, Chief Gillen was the control reporting center and route radar approach control

55th FS participates in Red Flag

Eighteen F-16s and 214 people of the 55th Fighter Squadron participated in Red Flag from Oct. 10 to 20 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. "Red Flag is a large force exercise involving joint and coalition airpower in a highly realistic combat training environment," said Lt. Col. Thomas Littleton, 55th FS

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Fall footsteps

Shaw implements AFSO 21 initiatives

Rapid Improvement Events were held here Oct. 10 through 13 as part of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. Two teams, consisting of various Shaw maintainers and several facilitators, gathered to discuss ways they could dispose of unnecessary redundancy in maintenance procedures. They

Shaw's Spotlight

Shaw Spotlight presents: Airman 1st Class Dylan JonesOrganization: 20th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron Duty title: Bioenvironmental engineering apprentice What are your job duties? As an industrial hygiene technician, I perform water, air, nose, radiation and ventilation sampling. Where do you see

How Shaw conserves energy, how you can help

October is energy conservation month and there are projects going on throughout Shaw to cut down energy use, such as; upgrading heating systems, using more solar panels for outdoor lighting and decentralizing heating boilers for the dormitories. Within the last year, Shaw has installed the same

Chief master sergeant of Air Force visits Shaw

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Rodney McKinley, spoke to Shaw's enlisted force about the Air Force mission statement, the war on terror, taking care of our Airmen and Airman Pride Oct. 5 at the base theater. "In our mission statement it says we need to provide sovereign options for the