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Press Releases

  • Shaw personnel and aircraft prepare for deployment

    Nearly 300 Airmen and about 20 F-16 aircraft are slated to deploy from Shaw AFB Saturday. This number brings the total personnel deployed thus far in 2008 to approximately 400. The deployment is a part of an Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) rotation into the Pacific Command theater and

  • Historic watch found at B-17 crash site

    The watch of a B-17 pilot killed in World War II was recently found at the crash site and is scheduled to be presented to the pilot's son Dec. 28 at 2 p.m in the National Guard Armory facility in Asheville, N.C. Maj. William Cassida will present the watch of Capt. Donald Cole to his son Donald Cole

  • Groundwater cleanup status to be addressed at public meeting

    Shaw, in conjunction with the city and county of Sumter and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, invites the public to participate in a semi-annual Restoration Advisory Board meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the New Beginning Banquet Facility at 1335 Peach Orchard Rd in

  • Shaw aircraft resume night flying

    Shaw Air Force Base will increase flying activity during evening hours through Thursday. These flights provide Shaw F-16 pilots with the opportunity to train with night vision equipment and practice tactics that are critical to survivability in combat. For more information, contact at (803) 895-2019

  • Shaw resumes night flying missions

    Residents near Shaw Air Force Base may notice increased noise activity during evening hours through Oct. 15-18 and 21-25 due to a temporary increase in the number of F-16 flights after sunset. These flights provide Shaw F-16 pilots with the opportunity to train with night vision equipment and

  • Shaw, McEntire to sign MOU on active associate program

    Commanders of the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base and 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, will sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding at 4 p.m. Saturday at McEntire in the main hangar. The memorandum will direct the operation and administration of the Active Associate

  • Shaw aircraft resume night flying

    Residents near Shaw Air Force Base may notice increased flying activity during evening hours Tuesday through Thursday due to a temporary increase in the number of flights after sunset. These flights provide Shaw F-16 pilots with the opportunity to train with night vision equipment and practice

  • Shaw F-16s resume night flying

    Residents near Shaw Air Force Base may notice increased flying activity during the evening hours Jan. 29 through Feb. 1 due to a temporary increase in the number of flights after sunset.These flights provide Shaw F-16 pilots with the opportunity to train with night vision equipment and practice

  • Shaw aircraft resume night flying

    Residents near Shaw Air Force Base may notice increased flying activity during evening hours Nov. 6-8 due to a temporary increase in the number of flights after sunset.These flights provide Shaw F-16 pilots the opportunity to train with night vision equipment and practice tactics that are critical

  • Shaw Airman honored for heroism

    In a ceremony held Wednesday evening at Union Station in Washington D.C., five servicemembers - one from each branch of the military -- were honored for their contributions to the war on terror. The Air Force recipient of the Keeper of the Flame Award, Technical Sergeant Stephen Achey, a terminal