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  • Defenders drill to eliminate active shooter

    An Airman wielding an M-16 training rifle creeps behind a cabinet in the 20th Security Forces Squadron building. As beads of sweat drip down his face, a smile breaks out; his target has not noticed his entrance. He steadies his sights on the hostile and utters a sharp “BANG”! The threat is

  • Metals technicians support critical resources

    In a dark room, an Airman sweats, hunched over the intensity of his work. A face shield protects his eyes from the blinding light and sparks while he wields his experienced hands over unrefined metal, shaping it into an operational part.

  • Learning shot by shot with 20th SFS

    As Airmen steady their breathing, the smell of gunpowder filling their nostrils, they gently squeeze the trigger and brace themselves for a jolt from the stock.

  • Winning with weather warnings

    A troop of 17 Airmen at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, ensures every Team Shaw member is aware of inclement weather, such as high winds, snow, tornadoes and hurricanes.

  • Airmen weigh scales of justice

    A small group of skilled Airmen persistently endeavor to promote justice and enable good order and discipline within the 20th Fighter Wing community by providing full-spectrum, on-demand and on-target legal advice and solutions to commanders and war fighters.

  • E&E flips the switch

    The 20th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and engineering section is responsible for ensuring F-16CM Fighting Falcon systems are functioning properly.

  • Checking into 1942

    Members of the 20th Security Forces Squadron check numerous identification cards each day at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., circa 1942, top, and Jan. 22, bottom.

  • Team Shaw honors WWII POW

    Airmen and Soldiers gathered with the family of the late Col. Charles C. Heckel, World War II prisoner of war, to honor his sacrifices during a ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Jan. 19.

  • Take command: Urgent care now easier to access

    As of Jan. 1, 2018, most TRICARE Prime enrollees no longer need a referral for urgent care visits and point-of-service charges no longer apply for urgent care claims. This change replaces the previous policy, which waived referrals for the first two urgent care visits per year.

  • 20th CS puts in work

    Screens illuminate, pupils sharpen, and fingers start to race on keyboards as 20th Communications Squadron Airmen work to solve any problem thrown their way.“Any computer problems you have, we can fix,” said Airman 1st Class Eleanor Anderson, 20th CS client systems technician. “It can be monitors,