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  • Fuels management flight fuels 20th FW success

    Acting as a 'middle man' between the Defense Logistics Agency and the 20th Fighter Wing, the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight service center ensures the continuity of all fuel for the 20th FW.The job of the fuels management flight is essential to the mission of the wing

  • Air Force colonel displays commitment, develops Airmen

    Earning her commission in 1989, Col. Julie Stola, U.S. Air Forces Central deputy command surgeon, stepped into the wild blue yonder and began the most challenging and exciting chapter of her life."I wanted to travel, I wanted additional education, and I wanted to do aeromedical evacuation," said

  • Coming to America

    Born in the small town of Bamenda, Cameroon, located in West Africa, Airman 1st Class Valerie Shinwen, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management specialist, grew up with his grandparents awaiting the day that he may finally visit the land of his dreams, America."My mom used to tell me stories of

  • De-bugging mission: Airmen rid Shaw of rodents

    As the Airman put on their gloves and grabbed their gear, they approached the cage with caution, hoping for a catch. "Gotcha!" was the exact tone and feeling that could be felt as the door to a raccoon cage slammed shut. A furry creature inside peered from the cage as Airmen removed it from the

  • LRS Airmen meet cancer battle head on

    Normally, when someone is going through a hard time, family is there to support and help them. Though it's not blood that binds them, these brothers are committed to each other with a bond that goes beyond being colleagues.Airmen assigned to the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron here consider each

  • Shaw prepares for severe weather season

    Without the proper preparation and training conducted by the 20th Operations Support Squadron weather flight, the 20th Fighter Wing would not be prepared for the upcoming severe weather season. "Typically March through August is our severe weather season here at Shaw," said Capt. Claire Jarry, 20th

  • ARCENT officer named local Military Citizen of the Year

    For one Shaw lieutenant colonel, life could have gone an entirely different way had he only taken a step left instead of right.Lt. Col. Donald Korpi, U.S. Army Central Public Affairs Forward deputy chief, was named the Jones Chevrolet/L.A. Leasing Military Citizen of the Year award winner by the

  • Married Airmen receive assistance

    Marriage mentorship is a common term used within the religious community. Chaplain (Maj.) Richard Holmes,a Chaplain with the 20th Fighter Wing, is creating an Air Force community based mentorship program here, to help Airmen work on their marriages instead of giving up.The program, if adopted by

  • Saving lives, one stitch at a time

    In the 1996 box office smash "Independence Day," Harry Connick Jr. plays Capt. Jimmy Wilder, a Marine Corps aviator who dies due to hyperventilating in his F/A-18 Hornet after a malfunction in his oxygen regulator occurs. 20th Fighter Wing Airmen who work in aircrew flight equipment are tasked with