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  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mutz, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, prepares metal rods for welding at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 2, 2018.

    Metals tech Airmen weld mission success

    A work center lined with pieces of metal-mending machinery sits mere feet from the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
  • Residents of South Carolina move very slowly down US highway 278 after their Governor issued a mandatory evacuation of the costal cities in preparation of hurricane Florance's impending flooding, winds and rain. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sgt. Chris Hibben)

    Airmen impacted by hurricane receive AFIMSC support

    Linda Alcala listened to a news report about Hurricane Florence approaching the Carolina coast. She heard about a woman whose family didn’t have enough money to evacuate, and payday wasn’t for another week. “That hit my heart hard,” said Alcala, the AFIMSC Financial Operations chief. The woman’s story prompted Alcala to think about all of the Air Force civilians potentially impacted by the storm, and it drove her to action.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Tyler, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education program director, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and Maj. Scott Thallemer, InDoRSE program coordinator, pose for a photo inside the robotics surgery training room at the clinical research lab on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Kemberly Groue)

    Robotics key to medical Airmen recruitment, retention, readiness

    With surgical robots becoming the standard of care across many specialties, the Air Force Medical Service is keeping up with the latest advancements to provide the best patient care and maintain Airman readiness.

  • Air Force begins transition of hospitals, clinics to the Defense Health Agency

    The Defense Health Agency officially assumed administrative and management responsibilities of a handful of hospitals and clinics as part of the Military Health System reforms mandated by Congress. The transition of the facilities is part of a phased implementation plan developed by DHA and Services medical departments that begins on Oct. 1, 2018.
  • An Airman holds up his Trusted Care badge at the Defense Health Headquarters, Sep. 19, 2018. The Defense Health Agency will assume authority, direction and control of military treatment facilities. On Oct. 1, 2018, four Air Force medical facilities will begin this transition. The process completes Oct. 1, 2021, when all 76 Air Force medical facilities will be under DHA control. Throughout this transition, medical Airmen will still implement the Trusted Care principles and deliver safe, patient-centered care to the warfighter and their families. (U.S. Air force photo illustration by Josh Mahler)

    Trusted Care everywhere is not going anywhere

    As the Defense Health Agency assumes authority, direction and control of military treatment facilities, the Air Force Medical Service will remain steadfast on its Trusted Care journey towards higher reliability and Zero Harm.
  • Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among military members and yearly claims more lives than combat.

    It needs to stop

    “I remember sitting in my room typing up a letter to everyone, apologizing for being such a failure and causing so many problems. I finished typing the note and had my pills lined up on the table.” Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among military members and yearly claims more lives than combat.
  • National Voter Registration Day is held annually on the fourth Tuesday of September, with this year’s being held on Sept. 25.

    Why voting is important

    Voting is a right many Americans take for granted.It has only been 57 years that every American citizen, no matter their gender, race, color or whether or not they read or speak English, has had the right to vote. The only requirement is one has to be 18 years of age or older.Since the inception of the Electoral College in 1788, voting for the
  • A team assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron replaced the vertical stabilizer on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after noticing damage on the old tail at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 5, 2018.

    Blue pants to blue skies, 20th AMXS keeps it flying

    20th Fighter Wing pilots push their F-16 Fighting Falcons to the limit. As a result, parts are going to need to be replaced. When the vertical stabilizer of a 79th Fighter Squadron jet needed to be replaced due to wear from flight, members of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron got to work and attached a replacement.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Cuevas, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, pays his respects during a reveille ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 17, 2018.

    Shaw members memorialize POW/MIAs

    Team Shaw members honored the legacy of prisoners of war, those still missing in action and those who paid the ultimate price during POW/MIA Remembrance Week, Sept. 17 -21.
  • After 71 years, Shaw AFB has now grown to be the nation’s primary suppression of enemy air defenses and close air support wing, preparing and employing combat-ready Airmen and F-16 airpower.

    Recognizing 71 years of mission success

    In 1947, the Cold War was in full swing, leading to the U.S.’s need for a more efficient and manageable foreign policy-making establishment.
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