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  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Starr, 20th Medical Group paramedic, and his team members were recognized for providing lifesaving care to a man experiencing cardiac arrest at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 12, 2018.

    Taking pride in recognition

    Across the 20th Fighter Wing, Team Shaw members are working hard every day to get the mission done. Each individual assigned to this wing is vital to what we do.
  • The 20th Fighter Wing’s new logo was adopted in December 2016 and represents Team Shaw members and the mission at the 20th FW. The new logo is a weasel riding two high-speed anti-radiation missiles, carrying a lightning bolt with the tail flashes of the 55th, 77th, and 79th Fighter Squadrons respectively. The lightning bolt symbolizes electronic warfare, the weasel represents the Wild Weasel mission, and the HARMs are what Team Shaw uses to challenge its enemies. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

    We all have a flying window: why my time is not as important as yours

    When I was a maintainer, it was understood that Airmen were expected to be in place fifteen minutes prior to appointments, meetings and events.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jhodeci Redmon, 20th Maintenance Group (MXG) scheduling noncommissioned officer in charge, and Airman Jawonn McClary, 20th MXG scheduler, pull an aircraft out of configuration for inspection at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), S.C., May 21, 2018. All inspections for aircraft assigned to Shaw AFB are tracked by the scheduling team to ensure pilot and maintainer safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Ingold)

    Scheduling keeps F-16s up to date

    All F-16CM Fighting Falcons at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, require regular maintenance to stay in tip-top shape and ready to fly.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Spencer, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, covers his eye while Capt. John Kauderman, 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron (AMDS) optometrist, tests his peripheral vision at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 20, 2018.

    20th AMDS receives ACC SOUSAFFS award

    The 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron received the Air Combat Command Society of United States Air Force Flight Surgeons Team Aerospace Award, March 9.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Corrado, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection journeyman, closes the drawer to a JetScan machine at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 13, 2018.

    NDI: microscopic matters

    After an aircraft lands, a small component of the engine is sent to a laboratory off the flightline. There, a technician prepares the part, called a magnetic chip detector, by cleaning it with alcohol and stamping the chip onto a carbon tab to check for materials.
  • Approximately 400 Airmen are expected to arrive at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., in support of new MQ-9 Reaper group following Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson’s approval, Jan. 10, 2018.

    MQ-9 Reaper Airmen arrive at Shaw

    MQ-9 Reaper support Airmen recently began arriving at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, in line with Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson’s Jan. 10 announcement that the base will be home to a new MQ-9 group.
  • U.S. Airmen shoot targets during an M4 carbine qualification course while a 20th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor observes at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 25, 2018.

    Learning shot by shot with 20th SFS

    As Airmen steady their breathing, the smell of gunpowder filling their nostrils, they gently squeeze the trigger and brace themselves for a jolt from the stock.
  • Wild Weasel Logo

    20th FW commander reflects on year

    During the 2017 fiscal year, the 20th Fighter Wing grew, faced challenges and claimed triumphs.
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