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  • Airmen reflect on friend’s death

    The base lost a valued member in a car accident Memorial Day weekend. As grief hangs heavy over Shaw, leaders, co-workers and friends continue to ask why. Senior Airman Justin Morrow, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, died from injuries sustained while traveling at night. He was not wearing his seat

  • Shaw NCO awarded $10K for idea

    A Shaw NCO is $10,000 richer thanks to a suggestion he made. He thought it would be more economical to stop replacing an $8,500 valve on the F-16 Fighting Falcon every time the $50 heat shield that covers the valve is damaged. The suggestion was submitted through the Air Force’s Innovative

  • Home front crew chiefs still make it happen

    When they finish their shifts their uniforms are often covered in oil, dirt and sweat. They are no longer the crisp, starched uniforms they once were. However, for crew chiefs here -- and elsewhere on the home front -- this is a symbol of pride. The life of a crew chief is a tiring but rewarding

  • Arresting system stops aircraft safely

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon has an emergency braking system that can bring it to a stop called aircraft arresting systems. There are eight arresting systems here designed to safely bring an aircraft to a stop whenever a pilot feels it is unsafe to stop the aircraft on his or her own power, said Senior

  • Be prepared for tornado season

    Driving to work Sept. 7, 2004, Senior Airman Joshua Hjemvick saw cloud cover and well-defined rain showers south of the base. Suddenly, the forecaster from the 28th Operational Weather Squadron saw flying debris from the buildings to his right. He stopped the car and threw it into reverse, but

  • T-shirts at Shaw combat sexual assault

    “They beat you; they raped you; they left you for dead,” reads one. Another simply states “It still hurts.” Creating T-shirt designs like these is meant to be therapeutic for sexual assault victims, which is the purpose of The Clothesline Project; displaying the shirts is meant to bring awareness to

  • LRS outguns under-manned CS

    The 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron defeated an undermanned and winded 20th Communications Squadron 44-30 Tuesday.The game did not start off well for CS as frequent missed shots and turnovers led to an 8-0 run by LRS. CS' first points did not come until just after six minutes had gone by in the

  • Housing officials remind residents of guidelines

    Base housing officials are reminding residents to maintain their yards, sidewalks, driveways and streets as outlined in the housing brochures they receive when they sign for the house."Most yards, driveways and sidewalks are being held up to standards," said Norma Crosby, 20th Civil Engineer housing

  • MXG quarterly awards

    The 20th Maintenance Group announced its quarterly award winners Jan. 6.These winners represent the best of the best in the world of fighter aircraft maintenance, said Lt. Col. Jon Sutterfield, 20th MXG deputy commander.“We have many outstanding people that consistently turn in MVP performances. Our

  • Phase II lessons learned

    The 20th Fighter Wing recently finished its first Phase II exercise of the new year, testing Team Shaw’s ability to operate in the deployed environment.The wing’s command and control and sense of urgency vastly improved from the Phase II in November, said Lt. Col. Miles deMayo, 20th Fighter Wing