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  • Trainees learn attention to detail through 'warrior' mindset

    You won't find today's basic trainees hunched over brown T-shirts, tugging at them with tweezers to make perfect 6-inch squares.Instead, you will soon find Airmen who have mastered the M-16 rifle, can identify its components, field-strip and clean it, and reassemble it without the slightest

  • UCMJ, state laws strictly enforce DUIs

    Last year in South Carolina, 158 people were killed in 147 alcohol-related accidents. Nearly 800 people have died from alcohol-related collisions in the last five years. Three Airmen from Shaw are included in that number. As a result, South Carolina stiffened its Driving Under the Influence laws in

  • Gen. Buchanan’s last visit to Afghanistan

    As part of his final trip to Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. Central Command Air Forces visited deployed Airmen and Sailors here Jan. 10- 11.During a troop call, Lt. Gen. Walter Buchanan III first addressed Airmen and Sailors who have been deployed to Bagram since at least September as part of

  • 2006 defense budget increases military pay and benefits

    President George W. Bush ushered in an across-the-board 3.1 percent military pay raise, effective Jan. 1.It includes a variety of new or enhanced benefits for servicemembers and their families when he signed the 2006 National Defense Authorization Bill into law Jan. 6.In addition to a pay raise

  • Prevention of RSV infection

    Respiratory Syncytia Virus is a major cause of respiratory illness in the winter months. RSV generally causes mild cold-like symptoms with a low-grade fever, runny nose and cough. The expected course is three to seven days but it is not uncommon for the cough to last for up to 14 days. RSV can cause

  • Fighting phantom attacks

    Shaw will celebrate the National Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Carolina Skies Club. The guest speaker will be Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Charles Baldwin, Air Force Chaplain Services chief. All Shaw members, retirees and their families are invited to attend the event. Tickets are $5 per

  • Air Force EQUAL listing available Tuesday

    The Enlisted Quarterly Assignment Listing for Airmen returning from overseas -- and continental United States mandatory movers for May through July -- requirements will be available Tuesday.Airmen need to work through their military personnel flights or commander's support staff to update their

  • Medals approved for hurricane relief efforts

    The director of the Joint Staff has approved awarding the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal for U.S. military personnel, and the Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal for Defense Department civilians engaged in the relief efforts for hurricanes Katrina and Rita.To qualify

  • Courts-martial results: one aquitted, one convicted

    The Office of the Staff Judge Advocate is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases against Air Force members suspected of violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and applicable civilian criminal codes. Air Force members accused of crimes can elect to plead guilty or not guilty and, in

  • 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 today.The competition is held every three months and is open to the entire base for viewing.The event promotes