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  • The app that's got your back: Night wear tackles nightmares

    “When was the last time you were actually happy?”For some patients, this question is not so easy to answer, says Maj. David Provaznik, 20th Medical Group Mental Health medical director.Stress, depression, anxiety; all are factors that can affect one’s mood negatively. But Provaznik and his staff are

  • Shaw Air Force Base Deepens its Roots on Arbor Day

    From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jimmy Oxendine, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) commander, Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Griste, 20th Fighter Wing command chief, retired Army Lt. Col. Everett Sharpe, South Carolina Forestry Commission (SCFC) community staff forester, Col. Kristoffer Smith,

  • Training the next generation of Air Traffic Controllers

    From organizing and expediting ground to air traffic, to issuing instructions and monitoring aircraft in air space over the ocean off the continental United States, the U.S. Air Force’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower and Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) Airmen are trained to the highest of standards

  • AFSFC fills gaps in confinement operations, creates ‘hubbing’ concept

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Security Forces Center is launching a shared corrections facilities concept aimed at improving operations and filling gaps in confinement operations across the Department of the Air Force. AFSFC, in partnership with installation leadership, the

  • Saving Incoming Weasels Time: Medical and Finance Join Forces

    Team Shaw cuts down time and helps Airmen integrate faster into the workforce by unifying finance and medical through a new combined in-process for incoming Airmen at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 2, 2023.“Typically when somebody gets to a new installation, they don’t know how to transfer their

  • ASIST: A Turning Point in Mental Health Awareness

    The Integrated Resilience Office (IRO) is increasing their operations to conduct bimonthly Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) courses beginning January 2024, as part of the Department of Defense’s initiative to increase mental health awareness and access to mental health care.ASIST

  • 79th ‘Tigers’ show their claws during ACE exercise

    The U.S. Air Force 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) and Fighter Generation Squadron (FGS) conducted Tiger Claw 24-2, an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) generation exercise Nov. 6-9, 2023.The exercise was designed and executed by the 79th FS and FGS to simulate aircraft generation from separate forward

  • Viper Innovation Cell: A New Spark

    Under the roar of F-16 engines burling through the airspace above Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., there is a quiet, steady hum from the Viper Innovation Cell. Whether it is a 3D printer, robotics kit, flight simulator or Air Force brainpower hard at work, the Innovation Cell is a hub for exploration and