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  • Services continue after dark

    Work starts after the sun sets for some of 20th Services Squadron personnel working at the Chief Master Sgt. Emerson E. Williams Dining Facility and the Carolina Pines Inn.Staff Sgt. Amanda Rudd, 20th Services Squadron dining facility night shift manager, picks up her chef's hat in the shift

  • Bowling manager awarded certification

    A Shaw employee recently earned the Silver Certification as part of the Air Force Bowling Center Certification Program, an achievement only four others currently have. Gary Funk, Shaw's bowling center manager, received his Silver Certification Dec. 7. Mr. Funk has spent 12 years at Shaw and eight

  • Shaw basketball team travels to Langley for tournament

    The Shaw Lady Vipers basketball team traveled to Langley Air Force Base, Va., Dec. 8 to play in the Langley Christmas Tournament. They came out of the tournament with a 3-1 record and second place, losing in the championship game by six points. En route to the championship game they defeated the

  • Shaw's 'fit to fight' stature improves

    Since the Air Force's Fit-to-Fight Program was established in 2004, there has been much improvement in the physical fitness of Shaw's Airmen, said Ms. Penny Cook, 20th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron health and wellness fitness program manager. "I have seen a significant increase in the physical health

  • Shaw volunteers build houses for families

    More than 330 volunteers from Shaw helped build six new houses this year in the Habitat Drive subdivision in downtown Sumter and will see their efforts come to an end Jan. 15 when the last four families move in. "Eventually, the subdivision will have 54 homes," said Bob Brown, local Habitat for

  • Shaw Airman selected for Tops in Blue

    Tops in Blue auditions last for 10 days at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Participants perform at least once a day, knowing only 24 will be chosen to become part of the team. One of those chosen few is an Airman from Shaw. Nov. 19 was a busy day for Senior Airman Jonathan Hayden, 609th Air

  • Chief loves to coach, play rugby

    The Air Force Rugby Team recently won the Armed Forces Rugby Championship for the third year in a row with a little help from a Shaw member who is a rugby fanatic, player and assistant coach. Chief Master Sgt. Craun Fansler, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, played on the Air Force

  • Deployments, remote tours, Heart to Heart

    When an Airman deploys or goes on a remote tour, it can be difficult at times for the spouse and family members left behind to feel connected to the military community. Heart to Heart, a program sponsored by the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, aims to alleviate that "disconnection" by providing

  • Winter running tips

    It's 5:30 a.m. on a brisk winter day. A motivated Airman gets out of bed to run before work, but the thermometer outside reads a chilling 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Should he still go for his run outside or should he go to the fitness center? For those brave souls who trek outside for their run in the

  • Wearing the uniform in public

    Battle dress uniforms are worn nearly every day by Shaw Airmen, but wearing them off base is not always acceptable."We all play a part in projecting a professional military image," said Senior Master Sgt. Gary Devault, 20th Mission Support Squadron Airman Leadership School flight chief. Members