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  • Chief Emerson DFAC team keeps it clean

    At the Chief Emerson Dining Facility here, you will not only receive fast service and a warm welcome from its food service team, but also a meal that has been prepared in a spotless kitchen. Sanitation is a significant priority among the Airmen at the DFAC here at Shaw. The DFAC has the

  • Keeping culture alive

    As Airman 1st Class Jacob Mendoza enters the room, a smile appears on his face as he talks with coworkers. With an optimistic personality, dark short hair, brown eyes and a Hispanic complexion, he wears his Airman Battle Uniform proudly, knowing each day that he is following in the footsteps of his

  • Fini flight: Shaw says goodbye to wingman

    Two fire trucks stood by on a cold and rainy afternoon as an F-16 Fighting Falcon taxied down the runway Feb. 19.As the jet made its way through the dousing arches of water from the emergency vehicles, a small crowd waited by the jet's overhang with fire extinguishers and fire hoses while a crew

  • The writing on the wall: 'Tigers' preserve spot in Red Flag history

    As Airmen gear up for the start of Red Flag 13-3, they arrive at the 414th Combat Training Squadron Red Flag building here and shuffle into the main auditorium for a commander's briefing about their involvement in the three-week exercise.They are stopped dead in their tracks upon entering the mass

  • Shaw Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Corbin Henson

    This week's Shaw Spotlight is Airman 1st Class Corbin Henson, 20th Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations coordinator, from Sidney, Ohio.Henson has been in the military for 10 months, and has been at Shaw for six months. This is his first duty base. "While Henson has only been in

  • Sumter catches glimpse of 'Inside Combat Rescue'

    Far from home, in a country about the size of Texas, a call for rescue rings. Men dressed in camouflage burst from buildings and race toward a helicopter. The pilot, who wears a helmet that hides his face, flicks switches in the cockpit, and the aircraft slowly rumbles to life. The rotor blades

  • Shaw mail clerks push the envelope

    Imagine walking into a room with important official mail that needs to be sent out in your hands. You get to the front desk and the person at the counter greets you with a smile, ready to help you get your official package on the move to its final destination. Welcome to the official mail room,

  • Not just stripes but a mentor

    In a long empty corridor of 20th Operations Group building is an office. At first glance the room is just a typical office space, but upon closer inspection the room is lined with countless awards and mementos from a career spanning more than two decades.On the coffee table next to numerous books

  • Shaw Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Kina McKnight

    This week's Shaw Spotlight is Airman 1st Class Kina McKnight, 20th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, from Goldsboro, N.C. McKnight has been in the United States Air Force for four years and plans to stay in "for the long haul.""Airman McKnight continues to better himself and improve every day,"

  • New welcoming committee greet incoming Airmen

    The Airman dragged his luggage into the sparse dorm room. Looking around, the unfamiliar room seemed cold and desolate with it empty of decoration and personality. The light cream-colored walls were bare, the computer desk against the far wall stood empty, the bed lay on its frame white and naked,