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20th Operations Group change of command

U.S. Air Force Col. James Sears, outgoing 20th Operations Group commander, says a few words during the 20th OG change of command ceremony, June 22, 2012, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Sears will be taking a new assignment at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. while Col. Shaun McGrath has taken over as the new 20th OG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston/Released)

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20th Operations Group change of command

U.S. Air Force Col. Don Godier, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander, says a few words about outgoing 20th Operations Group commander, Col. James Sears, before welcoming incoming 20th OG commander, Shaun McGrath, during a change of command ceremony, June 22, 2012, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Sears will be taking a new assignment at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. while McGrath has taken over as the new 20th OG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston/Released)

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20th Operations Support Squadron change of command

U.S. Air Force Col. Shaun McGrath, 20th Operations Group commander, hands the unit guideon of the 20th Operations Support Squadron over to Lt. Col. Richard Nelson as he takes command, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 30, 2012. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from the previous commander to a new commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Brady/Released)

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20th OSS Air Traffic Control

101006-F-4406D-023 SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.-- Airman 1st Class Dallon Gines, 20th Operational Support Squadron air traffic controller, trains Airman 1st Class Christopher Cochran, 20th OSS air traffic controller apprentice on the tower simulator Oct. 7, 2010. The TSS trains air traffic controller apprentices for live traffic. This is just one of the many training tools air traffic controllers use to stay up to par with their training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tabatha L. Duarte(Released)

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20th OSS Air Traffic Control

101006-F-4406D-020 SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.-- Airman 1st Class Christopher Cochran, 20th Operational Support Squadron air traffic controller apprentice, watches the tower simulator system scan the simulated airfield Oct. 7, 2010, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The TSS trains air traffic controller apprentices for live traffic. This is just one of the many training tools air traffic controllers use to stay up to par with their training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tabatha L. Duarte(Released)

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20th OSS Air Traffic Control

101006-F-4406D-006 SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.-- Airman 1st Class Dallon Gines, 20th Operational Support Squadron air traffic controller, searches the flightline for flocks of birds that may impact F-16's landing or taking off, Oct. 7, 2010, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Air traffic controllers insure the airfield stays safe for departing and landing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tabatha L. Duarte(Released)

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20th OSS Airman recognized

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Jones, 20th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, middle, is recognized as the Shaw “Weasel of the Week” by Col. Daniel Lasica, 20th Fighter Wing commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher McKinney, 20th FW command chief, right, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 4, 2017. Jones was recognized for his participation in training exercises and helping to prepare 20th FW pilots for downrange operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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20th OSS Airmen prepare for merge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Darricka Sides, 20th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) airfield systems technician, adjusts a radio receiver for audio cut-off levels at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 4, 2017. In addition to furthering her own skills as an airfield systems technician, Sides helps teach ground radar systems Airmen about her job in preparation for an Air Force Specialty Code merge scheduled for March 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

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20th OSS Airmen prepare for merge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Darricka Sides, 20th Operations Support Squadron airfield systems technician, sets up a signal generator for radio receiver tuning at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 4, 2017. Airfield systems Airmen are responsible for the maintenance of all ground-to-air communications, navigations and weather systems, but will be expected to have knowledge of how to maintain the radars air traffic controllers use to guide aircraft after an Air Force Specialty Code merge scheduled for March 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

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20th OSS Airmen prepare for merge

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brendan Milligan, 20th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) ground radar systems technician, center, checks radar parameter values at a monitor and a Digital Airport Surveillance Radar control screen as Airman 1st Class Darricka Sides, 20th OSS airfield systems technician, right, and Staff Sgt. Rajiv Shetty, 20th OSS ground radar systems noncommissioned officer in charge, observe at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 4, 2017. Milligan ensured the parameters were within the established standards and tolerances while describing the process to non-ground radar systems Airmen visiting the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

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20th OSS Commander

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Lieutenant Col. Clark Quinn, 20th Operations Support Squadron commander, poses for a photo in the air traffic control tower Sept. 10. "My top goal is to seamlessly enable the 20th Fighter Wing's primary mission to fly, fight and win," he said. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman David Minor)

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20th OSS participates in orientation flights

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Lt. Col. Brett Grooms, pilot, points out details on flight instruments while flying his aircraft near Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 12, 2019. Airmen assigned to the 20th Operations Support Squadron participated in CAP Orientation Flights, an initiative designed to give Airmen a deeper understanding of how they interact with the airspace and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

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20th OSS participates in orientation flights

Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Brett Grooms, pilot, watches aircraft traffic on the flightline while taxiing his aircraft at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 12, 2019. Grooms provided 20th Operations Support Squadron Airmen flights to give them a deeper understanding of how they interact with the airspace and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

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20th OSS participates in orientation flights

A Civil Air Patrol (CAP) pilot navigates his aircraft while providing CAP Orientation Flights to 20th Operations Support Squadron Airmen at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 12, 2019. Airmen participating in the flights watched pilots interact with equipment and learned how conditions, such as visibility, look from the pilot’s prospective. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

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20th OSS participates in orientation flights

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Lt. Col. Brett Grooms, pilot, left, performs preflight checks before taxiing his aircraft while Airman 1st Class Gianna Suber-Green, 20th Operations Support Squadron airfield management specialist, observes at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 12, 2019. Suber-Green participated in a CAP Orientation Flight with Grooms, discussing her observations to determine how she could work with pilots more efficiently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

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20th OSS weather flight keeps eye on the sky

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Koletyn Jones, 20th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, meters weather conditions on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 2, 2016. In the event of an automated sensor malfunction, 20th OSS weather flight personnel use handheld meters to provide accurate weather updates on a regular basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais)

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20th OSS weather forecasters teach youth

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristofer Moody, 20th Operation Support Squadron weather forecaster, briefs students at Alice Drive Middle School, Sumter S.C., Oct. 15, 2015. The 20th OSS weather flight set up a two-day event where they taught more than 350 students about types of weather and how it affects the mission of the 20th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado/Released)

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20th OSS weather forecasters teach youth

Weather forecasters assigned to the 20th Operation Support Squadron display a pitcher of hot, red water for students at Alice Drive Middle School, Sumter S.C., Oct. 15, 2015. The station consisted of hot red water and cold blue water which when mixed together simulates what happens in earth’s atmosphere in the event of a cold front. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado/Released)

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20th OSS weather forecasters teach youth

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Fister, 20th Operation Support Squadron weather trainee, simulates the formation of a cold weather front to middle school students at Alice Drive Middle School, Sumter, S.C., Oct. 15, 2015. Fister used hot and cold water to show what happens when cold air meets hot air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado/Released)

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20th OSS weather forecasters teach youth

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Crystal Lucas, 20th Operation Support Squadron weather forecaster, speaks to middle school students about weather at Alice Drive Middle School, Sumter, S.C., Oct. 15, 2015. Lucas taught the students about a weather kestrel, a tactical hand device that 20th OSS weather flight Airmen use to obtain weather data such as dew point, wind speed, and temperature. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado/Released)

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