Airmen build a sense of pride in community Published April 4, 2016 By Senior Airman Michael Cossaboom 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- -- In 2014 Col. Stephen Jost, 20th Fighter Wing commander, took the reins of the wing, and with his assumption of command brought with him his “Four C’s” and the new motto for Team Shaw Airmen “Airman Up!”To help support his vision of Airman Up! And one of his Four C’s – community – the 20th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center is hosting an annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast during National Volunteer Week.The breakfast is scheduled for 8 a.m., April 14 at the Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center with guest speaker retired Chief Master Sgt. Lefford Fate, former 20th FW command chief. “The Shaw AFB volunteer recognition program is designed to recognize military members, retirees, civilians, and dependents of any age who volunteer time supporting their military and local community,” said Richard Pembleton, 20th FSS community readiness specialist. “Its purpose is to enhance visibility, recognize, and honor the individuals for their outstanding contributions.”Airman Up! Encourages Airmen to be all they can be and to strive for excellence in all they do on and off duty, and volunteering is one outlet to help them discover how they can give more.“Volunteers may discover that they have hidden talents that might change their view on their own self-worth,” said tech. Sgt. Jamyal Lett, 20th FW chaplain assistant. “Plus volunteering usually makes someone feel pretty good on the inside when they help someone else out.”Volunteer award winners are determined by members of the volunteer advisory board, who judge nominees on short- and long-term impact their contributions had within the agency they supported or the base community as a whole.This year’s theme for National Volunteer Week is “Celebrating Service.”“We want out volunteers to feel appreciated and also let them know to keep up the good work,” said Lett. “When you can unite people together from diverse backgrounds and put them to work on a common goal, work gets done, and people should be recognized and thanked for that.”One way to bolster a strong Shaw-Sumter relationship is for Airmen to go out into the community and volunteer, thus giving them the opportunity to leave a mark on the city that has welcomed the base for the past 75 years.
Airmen build a sense of pride in community Published April 4, 2016 By Senior Airman Michael Cossaboom 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- -- In 2014 Col. Stephen Jost, 20th Fighter Wing commander, took the reins of the wing, and with his assumption of command brought with him his “Four C’s” and the new motto for Team Shaw Airmen “Airman Up!”To help support his vision of Airman Up! And one of his Four C’s – community – the 20th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center is hosting an annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast during National Volunteer Week.The breakfast is scheduled for 8 a.m., April 14 at the Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center with guest speaker retired Chief Master Sgt. Lefford Fate, former 20th FW command chief. “The Shaw AFB volunteer recognition program is designed to recognize military members, retirees, civilians, and dependents of any age who volunteer time supporting their military and local community,” said Richard Pembleton, 20th FSS community readiness specialist. “Its purpose is to enhance visibility, recognize, and honor the individuals for their outstanding contributions.”Airman Up! Encourages Airmen to be all they can be and to strive for excellence in all they do on and off duty, and volunteering is one outlet to help them discover how they can give more.“Volunteers may discover that they have hidden talents that might change their view on their own self-worth,” said tech. Sgt. Jamyal Lett, 20th FW chaplain assistant. “Plus volunteering usually makes someone feel pretty good on the inside when they help someone else out.”Volunteer award winners are determined by members of the volunteer advisory board, who judge nominees on short- and long-term impact their contributions had within the agency they supported or the base community as a whole.This year’s theme for National Volunteer Week is “Celebrating Service.”“We want out volunteers to feel appreciated and also let them know to keep up the good work,” said Lett. “When you can unite people together from diverse backgrounds and put them to work on a common goal, work gets done, and people should be recognized and thanked for that.”One way to bolster a strong Shaw-Sumter relationship is for Airmen to go out into the community and volunteer, thus giving them the opportunity to leave a mark on the city that has welcomed the base for the past 75 years.