Commander's Update - Feb. 5 Published Feb. 8, 2010 By Col. Joseph Guastella 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Yes, it's EXERCISE time again in the 20th Fighter Wing! I know that may come as a shock to many, since we had a Phase I exercise in the past few months, and the operational readiness inspection wasn't that long ago. However, in the seven months since our inspection, we've had close to 1,000 Airmen PCS in. Additionally, we've lost a corresponding number of Airmen and their expertise as they PCS'ed out. It is critical for us to maintain a basic level of capability in deployment readiness (Phase I), and war readiness (Phase II). While we welcome home a proud 79th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Afghanistan, whose performance was exceptional, we must keep our machine running back here at home. I'm counting on you, and so is our nation. Have a great Super Bowl weekend, but be ready to fight next week!