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  • Moving toward preparedness

    September is National Preparedness Month, and this year’s overarching theme, according to www.ready.gov, is “Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You Can.” Each week of the month is dedicated to a specific preparedness-based theme, providing service members and their families the skills needed to remain

  • Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle

    September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one

  • Airmen build community relationships through volunteerism

    The strength of an Air Force base is built on many things – airmanship, resiliency, family and sense of community are just a few. These building blocks can act as a foundation Airmen use to maintain mission readiness and persevere in the face of adversity.

  • Shooters ‘roll’ past centennial

    The 55th Fighter Squadron, “Shooters,” hosted the Shooter Centennial Celebration Aug. 24-25, which included a reunion banquet, dedication ceremony and alumni tour.

  • ALS Class 17-6 graduates

    Congratulations to the senior airmen who graduated from the Senior Master Sgt. David B. Reid Airman Leadership School Class 17-6 at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Aug. 24.

  • ‘Victory by Valor’ during WWII

    “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory,” declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt during an address to Congress.

  • Congressman Norman tours Shaw AFB

    U.S. Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina, his associates, and community members of Sumter, South Carolina, toured Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on Aug. 18, 2017.

  • Weasel of the Week - Aug. 23, 2017

    Members of the 20th Communications Squadron's cyber security team are recognized by 20th Fighter Wing leaders as the "Shaw Weasels of the Week" Aug. 23, 2017 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The team provides secure voice, data, and video communications wile enabling "friend/foe" identification for the