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  • 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

  • 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