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  • Low cost, high return: 20th FW deployed family dinner

    The 20th Fighter Wing Chapel held their monthly deployed family dinner here, Jan. 27.The dinner fed approximately 274 family members of deployed Shaw Airmen.These dinners serve as a time for deployed Airmens' families to get to know each other, as well as their key spouses and commanders, said

  • Through the fire of an exercise

    As fire alarms roar through the department, they find themselves in a rush, moving as rapidly as swarming ants to complete their given mission. As quickly as they can, they put on their fire protection gear and respond to the scene.Already aware that it is an exercise, exercise, exercise, they still

  • Radio show connects community to military base

    Good Morning Sumter is a radio show that reaches out to the people in the Sumter community and can be heard on WDXY 1240 AM and 105.9 FM.The show doesn't just give news to the community though; it also connects Sumter with the on-goings of Shaw Air Force Base.Derek Burress, the host for the Good

  • First term Airmen receive a helping hand

    Airmen are always learning because the Air Force is always changing. For that reason, the First Term Airman's Course helps new Airmen learn what the Air Force currently offers and what the standard operations are at their first duty station. "It is a three-and-a-half day class that introduces brand

  • Chief Mills: the wing's wingman

    When asked what lesson in life was most impactful, Chief Master Sgt. Charles "Charlie" Mills, 20th Fighter Wing command chief, only hesitated for a second before replying with a few words of wisdom he received from his grandfather as a young boy. "The best thing a man can give is his word," he said,

  • 20th CONS Airman owes career to Chuck Yeager

    A 20th Contracting Squadron Airman here traces his desire to join the Air Force back to playing Chuck Yeager's Air Combat simulator when he was five.1st Lt. Alex LaVelle, 20th CONS contracting officer, remembers playing The Chuck Yeager game on his computer all those years ago, and from that day on,

  • 20th EMS Airman exemplifies Air Force values

    For one 20th Fighter Wing Airman, the past year-and-a-half in the Air Force has instilled many important sense-of-self lessons.Airman 1st Class Sohail (so-HILL) Sayeed (SIGH-eed), 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament crew member, uses lessons the Air Force taught him to give back to

  • Work hard, dream big

    Calling the land of Boston, Mass., home and having a "work hard and dream big" mentality can get some individuals far in life. In the words of American author Napoleon Hill, "strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle."Tech. Sgt. Thyiatira Singleton, 20th Force Support

  • 20th FW spotlight performer

    Many Airmen work in high-stress environments and are responsible for completing tasks critical to mission success. How they choose to handle themselves during such times personally and professionally reflects the Air Force core values of integrity, service and excellence.Staff Sgt. Noelle Norwood,

  • 'Do more with less': armory device saves time, money

    "I need you to block your ammo," is something few security forces personnel want to hear at an armory window after a long day. After completing a shift, Airmen are often required to strip their issued magazines of the 5.56 mm rounds they house, "blocking" them so that they can be counted, checked