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  • No room for error: Munitions Airmen build bombs for upcoming exercise

    As the 11 Airmen gathered around the technical sergeant for a mission briefing, they adjusted their coats and secured their safety equipment. A cold, misting rain swirled around them as the steel overhang failed to shield them from the wet weather. Though guided instruction before most activities is

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Thanh Nguyen

    Editor's note: The Warrior of the Week Program is a program designed to honor Shaw's service members who exemplify the Core Values.This week's Warrior of the week is Staff Sgt. Thanh Nguyen, 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 202 F-16 armament systems instructor and scheduler, from Lincoln,

  • Wild Weasels visit Shaw

    "First in, last out," means only one thing to the Wild Weasels -- it embodies the sacrifices they make to fulfill their mission and to ensure the safety of fellow service members.Few people know this better than members of the Society of Wild Weasels, who visited Shaw Air Force Base, Jan. 3 to be

  • Selfless Airman wins local award

    Sitting tall with a rigid posture and a greeting smile, she answers the phone while shuffling papers and motioning for an airman to enter her office. As her phone conversation ends, she schedules and reschedules appointments for her boss. The moment she hangs up the phone to help the Airman standing

  • Picking up where he left off: Col. follows in father's footsteps

    The young colonel sits at the head of the wing conference table with an aura of humbleness. When he talks, he does not raise his voice, but his confidence soothes those around him as they nod in agreeance with his words. The nervous buzz in the room before is gone as soon as the brown haired

  • NATO called - Shaw responded: Part 4 of 4

    Editor's note: This is part four of a four-part series on the 20th Fighter Wing's role in Operation Unified Protector.The primary role of the 20th Fighter Wing's F-16 Fighting Falcons is the suppression and destruction of enemy air defenses. During OUP, they supported NATO by protecting assets

  • NATO called - Shaw responded: Part 3 of 4

    Editor's note: This is part three of a four-part series on the 20th Fighter Wing's role in Operation Unified Protector.No mission will succeed without the people behind the scene.A jet can't take off of the runway and still expect to take down the bad guys and come back safe without Airmen loading

  • NATO called - Shaw responded: Part 2 of 4

    Editor's note: This is part two of a four-part series on the 20th Fighter Wing's role in Operation Unified Protector.Fire rained down from the sky as the F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 20th Fighter Wing demolished the Libyan air defense systems, protecting NATOs air power and empowering the

  • Shaw Airmen receive Purple Hearts for combat wounds

    Ceremonies, medals and praise were the last thing on their minds, as they completed combat skills training at Fort Dix, N.J., and loaded a plane that would take them to the Taliban infested battlefields of Afghanistan. Convoy training had become repetitious, but nothing would ever prepare them for

  • NATO called--Shaw responded: Part 1 of 4

    Editor's note: This is part one of a four-part series on the 20th Fighter Wing's role in Operation Unified Protector.Jets from the 20th Fighter Wing provided a key role in taking a down corrupt regime during Operation Unified Protector.Their actions in OUP led to the capture of Moammar Gadhafi, the