Feb. 10, 2020 Military couple bonds through veteran horse shows “After one look at Kay I knew I wanted to annoy her for the rest of my life,” said Ryan. “I just had to convince her to let me.”
Feb. 7, 2020 557th WW integrating with 16th AF missions The 557th Weather Wing is working to integrate its strengths into the recently formed 16th Air Force, which brought intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations and weather all under one roof. Integration is a key theme for the Air Force’s first
Feb. 6, 2020 Shaw AFCOCOMP team builds more than bombs The Shaw Air Force Combat Operations Competition Team is competing for the third consecutive year to showcase enhanced knowledge, hone their crafts and perform their best under the watchful eyes of the judges and potentially have a shot at the Air Force-wide level in the spring.
Feb. 6, 2020 WOW: Kelsey Smith The Weasel of the Week series asks Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, heroes, experts and all-around great Airmen to share their likes, dislikes, Air Force spirit and personalities.
Feb. 4, 2020 Air Force Optometry History in 2020: “The Year of Optometry” Air Force Optometry came into existence around the same time the Air Force Medical Service stood up on 1 July 1949 and has been caring for the vision of aviators and warfighters ever since. Prior to that, even during World War II, enlisted hospital corpsmen without any formal training were
Jan. 31, 2020 Aggressors arrive at Shaw The 20th Fighter Wing hosted the 64th Aggressor Squadron out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to train pilots from the 55th Fighter Squadron on Red Flag tactics and techniques.
Jan. 31, 2020 WOW: Senior Airman Lesley and Airman 1st Class Ferguson The Weasel of the Week series asks Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, heroes, experts and all-around great Airmen to share their likes, dislikes, Air Force spirit and personalities.
Jan. 29, 2020 Shaw develops multifunctional Airmen, supports exercise Agile Lion When a special operations unit infiltrates and secures an area, there is little room for mistakes. Each individual on the team must be highly motivated, expertly skilled and act as a multifunctional asset to ensure mission success.
Jan. 27, 2020 AFCENT hosts first Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference For the very first time, the most senior enlisted leaders from 10 allied country’s Air Forces gathered in Sumter, South Carolina, to participate in a Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference hosted by Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Drinkard, command chief of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Jan. 6 – 9,
Jan. 22, 2020 WOW: Airman 1st Class Fleming We sat down with Airman 1st Class Grant Fleming, 20th Maintenance Operations Weapons Standardization Section, to get to know him. Outside work Fleming is best known for training and competing in combat sports, which include wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay thai. He is currently working toward