March 6, 2019 A child’s home away from home – Part 1 Dropping off a child at daycare can be bittersweet, but knowing the child is safe and well taken care of while at work can be comforting.The 20th Force Support Squadron Child Development Center mission is to assist Department of Defense military and civilian personnel with balancing the competing
March 6, 2019 Gamblers, Tigers compete for year’s best load crew U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in the annual Load Crew of the Year competition, March 1. The load crews assigned to the 77th and 79th Aircraft Maintenance Units loaded munitions onto F-16 Fighting Falcons, underwent uniform and toolbox inspections, and
Feb. 28, 2019 Defenders perform lifesaving training U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Security Forces Squadron performed CPR and self-aid buddy care training Feb. 27.
Feb. 27, 2019 Red White and Blue runs with you As the sun creeps down to hide behind the trees, streaks of red, white and blue stream down a road in downtown Sumter, South Carolina. Red White and Blue running group finishes the last stretch of their run before drinking complimentary waters and talking about life, after sweating together.
Feb. 26, 2019 20th MDG Airmen named 2018's “best in the Air Force” Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force surgeon general, named two 20th Medical Group Airmen as the “best in the Air Force” for the 2018 Air Force Medical Service awards, Feb. 20.The AFMS awards program recognizes the top Air Force medics out of more than 24,000 Airmen across 76 military treatment
Feb. 25, 2019 Military Saves campaign With February coming to an end and the arrival of tax season, America Saves pushes a campaign called ‘Military Saves’, meant to put an emphasis on service members saving money. The Airman and Family Readiness center supports this campaign by having all of their members able to assist with setting-up
Feb. 22, 2019 History, achievements of Tuskegee Airman and the “Shaw Fourteen” Airmen celebrated “The privileges of being an American belong to those brave enough to fight for them,” said U.S. Air Force Gen. (Ret.) Benjamin O. Davis, commander of the first all-black air unit, the Tuskegee Airmen in 1942.More than twenty years later in 1963, Col. (Ret.) James Randall, another Tuskegee Airman,
Feb. 22, 2019 Contractor expands communications squadron The sun rises over the horizon as one of Team Shaw’s members logs into the phone system, answers the ringing phone and begins working on tickets.
Feb. 21, 2019 Citing health, safety concerns, Wilson and Goldfein order commanders to conduct ‘100% review’ of all base housing Responding to reports of poorly maintained and unsafe housing across several installations, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein on Feb. 19 directed commanders at every base worldwide to conduct a “100 percent review” of the condition and safety of all
Feb. 21, 2019 Healthy hearts February is not only the month of “love”, but also nationally known as heart health month. Many Americans do not know that the leading cause of death in the United States is, in fact, heart disease.