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  • Adapt, overcome, conquer: Iron Hand 24-06

    At Shaw Air Force Base, the 20th Fighter Wing teaches, trains, and performs every day in missions and exercises such as Iron Hand; forging a culture of commitment, courage, and mastery.For four days, the 20th Component Maintenance Squadron, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 20th Force Support

  • 77th ‘Gamblers’ push, pulse, and power forward at Bamboo Eagle 24-3

    Shaw Air Force Base’s 77th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadrons projected power forward to exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 at El Centro Naval Air Station, from Aug. 5-9.Bamboo Eagle is a United States Air Force Warfare Center-led exercise that allows the 20th Fighter Wing and over 30 other

  • 20th EMS leads first ever field flare build at Iron Hand 24-03

    As a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston lands at North Auxiliary Airfield, North, May 13, members of the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight from Shaw Air Force Base gear up to face exercise Iron Hand 24-03 for the

  • 20th Fighter Wing All Call

    U.S. Air Force 20th Fighter Wing members gather for an all call at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 31, 2024. All calls allow 20th FW members to gather together and hear the newest Air Force and Team Shaw information directly from their wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mariana

  • Team Shaw sharpens Mission-Ready Airmen at Iron Hand 24-03

    Team Shaw conducted exercise Iron Hand 24-03, deploying 94 members from the 20th Fighter Wing on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, to North Auxiliary Airfield. to participate alongside four F-16C Fighting Falcons, assigned to the

  • More to the parts store: 20th LRS supports Shaw with aircraft equipment

    When the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon requires service, maintainers contact the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight to acquire aircraft parts to fix the problem.The materiel management flight consists of various shops such as the Aircraft Parts Store and the Mobility

  • 20th EMS AGE technicians deliver premium equipment

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment flight provide critical elements to achieve airpower at Shaw.The countless hours of inspecting, troubleshooting and rebuilding hardware like generators, bomb lifts and floodlights ensures aircraft maintainers

  • SCEWR exercise back for second time in 2023

    Throughout the hours of darkness, 20th Fighter Squadron pilots and maintainers gear up, preparing to conduct their combat simulation training on Dec. 11, 2023 with the initiative to serve their country.For the second time in 2023, the 55th, 77th, and 79th FS and Fighter Generation Squadrons primed

  • Shaw increases mission flexibility while sustaining local ecosystem

    Shaw Wildland Support Module personnel and 20th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen administered controlled burns at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range in Wedgefield, Jan. 18.This prescribed burn was part of a bigger initiative to maintain 12,500 acres of military land while preventing wildfires, sparking