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  • Aircraft washing: not your average bubble bath

    After many hours in the sky, the 20th Fighter Wing's F-16 Fighting Falcons get dirty. Whether from afterburner exhaust or smashed insects, the jets need to be washed. Airmen from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here get the sudsy job of washing aircraft, scrubbing down the jets at the

  • 20th LRS shows appreciation to the community

    Following a yearlong tradition of community support, the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently completed another volunteer project for Sumter, S.C. The Oct. 4, multi-area cleanup was a result of the actions of 20th LRS operations officer Capt. Amanda Femano, who presented Airmen the opportunity

  • Red, white, blue, pink: Serving the country and fighting cancer

    In 2013 alone, there were 296,980 new cases of breast cancer in America. This number crosses the boundaries of age, color, culture, occupation, socioeconomic status, political background and religious affiliation.In September 2008, retired United States Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ronshella White

  • National Bullying Prevention Month

    This October marks the eighth annual Bullying Prevention Month, a campaign started in the United States by the National Center for Bullying Prevention. According to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adult bullying affects an estimated 12 million Americans in the

  • 9/11 and a mother's sacrifice inspires Airman to improve self, others

    Twelve years ago, America witnessed the loss of approximately 3,000 lives as images of the twin towers destruction played on news channels across the nation. "I remember I was in college at the time," recalled 1st Lt. Martin Caluag, 77th Fighter Squadron chief of intelligence. "When it happened, I

  • Senior Airman Aldridge: Airman to the core

    Growing up in a single parent home where his mother worked three jobs while attending night school, and with two brothers (one younger and one older) who depended on him to pick up the slack, Senior Airman Alexander Aldridge, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, learned the Air Force

  • Commissary customers can request new products

    Some people find shopping at the commissary convenient because of its on-base location and the variety of items it offers; but like any store, it cannot stock everything. So, when a customer discovers the store does not stock an item they desire, what can they do?Located at the main entrance of the

  • From Soldier to comics: Army veteran opens local comic book store

    It's a bird, it's a plane, it's superman--well not exactly, but an Army veteran has become the hero of Sumter comic book junkies by opening a comic book store in the city last year.When patrons walk into Nuklear Comix, the first thing they are met with besides the superheroes of childhood past is

  • For Belle's Sake: Protecting those without a voice

    It is human nature to desire companionship and love in one form or another, according to Ivan Pavlov's (an accomplished Russian physician with nationally accredited and studied theories and publications) hierarchy of needs. Some get fulfillment through caring for babies, others enjoy the company of

  • Shaw Airman pays it forward

    An Airman from Georgia was tasked with a temporary duty assignment here and drove all the way on his motorcycle. Just as he arrived at the Carolina Pines Inn, rain began to fall and he was greeted with bad news. The Airman didn't reserve a room and lodging was completely booked."It happens all the