20th Medical Group hosts pediatric health fair

With the new school year arriving soon, many families are making trips to the doctor’s office for annual physicals. The 20th Medical Group is hosting a Pediatric Health Fair for military families Aug. 4 at the main clinic from 1 to 4 p.m. The health fair will include school sports physicals, face

New vice commander at Shaw

A new vice commander is hanging his hat in the 20th Fighter Wing. Col. Mike Byrne came to the 20th FW from the 609th Combat Operations Squadron, U.S. Central Command Air Forces where he served as commander. Col. Byrne was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. When he was five years old, his family moved to

Shaw hosts Operation Iron Thunder

More than 100 aircraft from four branches of the U.S. military and NATO forces participated this week in Operation Iron Thunder, hosted by Shaw’s 77th Fighter Squadron. The exercise offered a chance for players to be exposed to missions identical to those faced in combat. Participating aircraft

Shaw's Spotlight

Shaw's Spotlight presents: 1st Lt. Sarah EccelesOrganization: 55th Fighter Squadron Duty title: F-16 pilot, assitant chief of trainingJob duties: Fly, monitor flight training and upgradesTime in service: 3 years.Hometown: San AntonioWhat do you enjoy about the Air Force? I enjoy all of the people,

Services named year's AF team

Each year, Air Force officials evaluate career fields for unity and exceptional performance that warrants recognition by the entire force. In conjunction with the Air Force Association, one career field is recognized with an Air Force level award. “Services was selected based on significant

Shaw Airmen reflect on bombing, changes in force protection

For some, the memories of the Khobar Towers attack were of watching news footage on TV. Others may have known someone who was there. Younger Airmen had probably just finished the 3rd grade and were growing out of the “Barney” stage. For two Shaw Airmen, the memories of that day are all too real. Lt.

Shaw prepares for environmental inspection

An assessment team is coming to Shaw Aug. 21-25 to check the base's environmental health. The team is part of the environmental, safety, occupational health, compliance assessment and management program. The team is composed of Air Combat Command personnel, personnel from other installations and

Shaw demo team shows more than F-16 firepower in Colombia

Latin and North America join together to celebrate airpower during Colombia’s largest air and trade show, the third annual Rio Negro airshow June 28 - July 2. With the Colombian airshow bringing in more than 30,000 attendees, the U.S. Air Force brought down more than 60 personnel and six aircraft to

55th takes flight at Combat Archer

The 55th Fighter Squadron returned home Jul 1 from a two-week air-to-air combat evaluation called Combat Archer at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron from the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group evaluated our aircraft weapons systems, software, pilots, maintainers, loaders and

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