Press Releases

  • 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

  • Shaw jettisoned fuel tanks found

    The two fuel tanks jettisoned by an Air Force F-16CJ fighter aircraft earlier today have been located. Both tanks were found near the intersection of Bronco and Dowry Roads in the Wedgefield, S.C. area. The second tank was found about 100 yards away from the first in a thick stand of trees. Shaw AFB

  • Shaw aircraft jettisoned external fuel tanks

    An Air Force F-16CJ fighter aircraft jettisoned two external fuel tanks today at about 1:30 p.m. after experiencing a mechanical malfunction on takeoff from Shaw Air Force Base. One tank has been located and a cordon established at the intersection of Bronco and Dowry Roads in Wedgefield, S.C.

  • Shaw personnel return from deployment

    Shaw will welcome home 35 personnel deployed to Southwest Asia Thursday at approximately 5:30 a.m. The Airmen were deployed for more than four months in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Kevin Williams at (803) 895-2029 or evenings,

  • Shaw aircraft night flying

    Residents near Shaw Air Force Base may notice increased flying activity during evening hours next week 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 tactics that are