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  • Fabricators fab Fighting Falcons

    As an F-16CM Fighting Falcon soars across the sky, harsh winds peel off some of the gray paint, causing corrosion to the jet.

  • Shaw Weasels stay ready with Phase I

    The 20th Fighter Wing stood up a pre-deployment line during a Ready Weasel Phase I exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Feb. 3, which is scheduled to continue until Feb. 8.

  • Medical Logistics Flight: pulse of 20th MDG

    Another day goes by and the 20th Medical Group clinic runs smoothly: patients are diagnosed, pilots are cleared to fly and children receive vaccines. Airmen and families of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, receive the care they need to stay healthy.

  • 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.