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  • 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,

  • Taking care of pearly whites

    The 20th Dental Squadron performs a variety of procedures, from teeth cleaning to wisdom teeth removal on a daily basis at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The dental clinic makes sure Airmen maintain optimal oral health by giving them the care needed to be deployment ready at any time.

  • AGE Airmen ensure mission success

    When an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, is grounded because it needs a new engine, Airmen assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment shop are there to repair the jets and ensure they are ready to accomplish the 20th Fighter Wing

  • SARM, HARM track pilot qualifications

    It takes an army to get aircraft off the ground — or rather, an air force. When an F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot taxis down the flightline in preparation for a sortie, it may seem that the weight of success lies on their shoulders.

  • Load crews face off in quarterly competition

    Weapons load crew members from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron faced off in an F-16CM Fighting Falcon munitions loading competition at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Jan. 12.

  • Deployed EAMXS Airman keeps bombs on targets

    When a U.S. Air Force mission involves dropping explosive devices, everything needs to be in perfect working order. Responsible for maintaining launch and release of these devices on F-16 Fight Falcons, Senior Airman Kaleb Linn, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew