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  • Fire department teaches fire safety

    A city of wood grew from a swamp-town around a river in the mid-1800s. A summer that was unusually dry hit the city making and parched the land. Then, as summer transition into winter and the citizens prepared for the cold by gathering firewood and coal, a barn ignited from a spark late in the

  • Shaw Spotlight: Earnestine Primus

    This week's Shaw Spotlight is Earnestine Primus, a 20th Communications Squadron chief of plans and implementations from Sumter, SC.Primus has been working at Shaw for more than 42 years.Primus's favorite quote is Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me." "It's my

  • Marriage retreat helps military couples reconnect

    Military couples here gathered for Marriage Care in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 21. The event was a three-day marriage retreat sponsored by Shaw's Chapel Team. Capt. Kathy Scott, 20th Fighter Wing chaplain, was in charge of the event and led the couples through activities designed to provide them with a

  • TAP prepares transitioning service members for civilian life

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center is scheduled to hold the last three-day Transition Assistant Program seminar here, Oct. 16, 2012.Future TAP seminars will be five days long and will begin Nov. 12, 2012."TAP is for veterans separating, transitioning or retiring from the military," said Rogers

  • Shaw Spotlight: Tech. Sgt. Sandra Alvor-Thrash

    This week's Shaw Spotlight is Tech. Sgt. Sandra Alvor-Thrash, a 20th Fighter Wing Chaplain NCO in charge of training and readiness from Dallas, Texas.Thrash has been in the military for 11 years and stationed at Shaw for five years.Thrash's favorite quote is Matthew 7:12, "So in everything, do to

  • English village remembers, honors bravery of 55th FS Airmen

    A sentence in the Bible states that there is no greater demonstration of love than when a person lays down their life for a friend.It is because of that type of love that two Airmen were honored in an Act of Commemoration in Upper Heyford, United Kingdom, almost 20 years after their act of

  • 20th AMDS maintains water purity

    Here at Shaw, purifying, treating and maintaining the base water supply is a constant and essential job in assuring base operations.The 20th Aerospace Medical Squadron's bioenvironmental section possesses a large role in this process because it is their job to ensure the water is safe for drinking

  • Pediatrics personnel play prime role in 20th MDG

    Members of Team Shaw's 20th Medical Group pediatric clinic work hard to provide the best care possible for their patients.Direct outpatient care is provided for pediatrics and geriatric clients in an ambulatory setting. Patients represent all eligible beneficiaries: active duty and their family

  • Shaw Spotlight: Master Sgt. Damaris Quintiliani

    This week's Shaw Spotlight is Master Sgt. Damaris "Didi" Quintiliani, a 20th Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor from Long Beach, Calif.Quintiliani has been in the military for 17 years and stationed at Shaw for five years.Since the age of 15, she has lived a military lifestyle as both