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  • March is National Sleep Awareness Month

    Many Airmen work hard to improve their physical fitness every day — they might go to the gym and lift weights or decide to improve their diet by eating better and cutting back on sugary sweets.

  • Ready to fight: CBRN training

    Before an Airman deploys, they have to demonstrate their knowledge on a variety of tools at their disposal. For example, individuals must exhibit an understanding of the M-4 carbine, receive cultural sensitivity training, and maintain a good bill of health; all factors which may help them downrange,

  • NDI: microscopic matters

    After an aircraft lands, a small component of the engine is sent to a laboratory off the flightline. There, a technician prepares the part, called a magnetic chip detector, by cleaning it with alcohol and stamping the chip onto a carbon tab to check for materials.

  • Shaw Airmen push through PT test

    Sweat, disinfectant and stress hang in the air as Team Shaw Airmen wait to begin their physical fitness test in the fitness center, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The smiles from casual conversation between testers vanish as “Hey everyone, let’s begin,” is heard.

  • Team Shaw goes mobile

    Team Shaw's new app contains valuable information, such as a quick reference phone listing, news, hospital information, weather, events, support agencies and more.

  • Checking in with Team Shaw’s Vet Clinic

    Team Shaw not only takes care of people, but also their furry and scaly friends. The veterinary clinic at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina cares for many base animals, from military working dogs, personal pets and hamsters at the child development center.

  • CDC: supporting Air Force families

    As Team Shaw parents mentally prepare to tackle the day’s tasks and walk hand-in-hand with their child down the long hall of the child development center at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, they wonder how their child will handle the day.

  • 100 years, all for freedom

    The 79th Fighter Squadron, “Tigers,” is scheduled to celebrate its 100-year anniversary on Feb. 22, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.