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  • Lifeguard wins ROTC scholarship

    A Shaw lifeguard recently won a Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship worth more than $120,000. Eighteen-year-old Garrett Williamson, the son of Susan Dunn and the stepson of Tech. Sgt. Leroy Dunn, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron test measurement diagnostic equipment supervisor, went

  • Barbecue recognizes volunteers

    Shaw members gathered Monday at Memorial Lake for a volunteer appreciation barbecue to thank those who contributed 51,644.5 volunteer hours to Shaw’s mission in 2005. The annual barbecue recognizes active-duty members, civilian employees, retirees and family members who volunteer for various base

  • 77th FS deploys to Combat Hammer

    More than 140 Airmen and 15 F-16s from the 77th Fighter Squadron depart today to participate in Combat Hammer, an air-to-ground munitions evaluation at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. A large portion of the Shaw contingent is from the 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. More than 110 people from the 77th AMU

  • Major accident response exercise tests readiness, cooperation

    Shaw members practiced their response to a simulated aircraft crash Tuesday to ensure the base is ready to quickly respond should the real thing happen. The base buzzed with activity as firefighters, explosive ordance disposal and security forces Airmen responded to the scene.But there was no

  • Surviving sexual assault: One victim’s story

    When she woke up, everything had changed. Her best friend no longer existed. At least his status as her best friend was now gone. That had altered instantly and irrevocably when she found him on top of her, assaulting her. The evening had begun as any other for Amanda*, an Airman who asked her name

  • Shaw NCO named Military Citizen of the Year

    Each year the Sumter Chamber of Commerce recognizes a military member for doing outstanding things in the community. This year's Military Citizen of the Year is Tech. Sgt. Donta Trapps, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron. Sgt. Trapps said he joined the Air Force to make a difference, not just in the

  • AMUs strive for best load crew

    The best weapons loaders from the 55th, 77th and 79th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in a Load Crew of the Quarter competition Dec. 29 in building 611. The winners will be announced Jan. 6. The competition is held every three months and is open to the entire base for viewing. The event promotes

  • Lt. Gen. North takes command of CENTAF, 9th AF

    The former U.S. Pacific Command director for operations from Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, took command of 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces during a ceremony Feb. 16 in Hangar 1614. Lt. Gen. Gary L. North succeeded Lt. Gen. Walter E. Buchanan III, who will retire April 1 from the Air

  • Shaw expands TCE cleanup efforts

    Shaw is expanding its environmental cleanup effort of a once-common industrial chemical found in groundwater beneath the base and off the western edge. The 20th Civil Engineer Squadron is drilling additional extraction wells to enhance removal of the chemical trichloroethylene. Since 1997, the 20th

  • Gen. Buchanan reflects on career

    After serving almost 34 years in the Air Force, Lt. Gen. Walter E. Buchanan III, 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces commander, will retire April 1st. Upon reflecting on his career, he said while the quality of Airmen remained the same, the technology the Air Force uses changed