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  • Down on the Range…. Where the 77th Bombs!

    It’s not every day one can say they witnessed an F-16 Fighting Falcon (F-16) perform a bombing run, even for those in the Air Force. However, attendees at the 77th Fighter Squadron’s (FS) Range Day did just that.As part of the 20th Fighter Wing (FW) and 20th Operations Support Squadron’s (OSS)

  • Defusing Danger: 20th CES hosts joint EOD exercise

    There is something to be said for the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community across the military. Among the stories and seasoned jokes from time spent downrange, an uncanny amount of shoppette hot dogs, and the sheer grit it takes to walk up to an explosive and put one’s life in harm's way for

  • 79th ‘Tigers’ leave their mark in first-ever Bamboo Eagle

    “The nature of war never changes, but the character of war always does,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander. “As we look forward, we see the future of warfare includes a multi-domain, disaggregated, high-end conflict and we need to be able to

  • Night Watch: Team Shaw defenders bring 24-hour security to Bamboo Eagle 24-1

    A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) sits ready on the flightline at March Air Reserve Base, California, during Bamboo Eagle (BE) 24-1, Jan. 30, 2024. The 20th Security Forces Squadron ensured the safety of 79th FS aircraft during BE 24-1 to ensure pilots

  • On track to history; honoring our Shaw AFB locomotive

    On Oct. 6, 2023, a locomotive dusted the rust off of its gears for its last ride off post, marking the first step towards becoming a historical relic, honoring the proud heritage of the 20th Fighter Wing and its critical role for the last 70 years.Shaw Air Force Base as we know it today has a deeply

  • Resiliency in motion: Shaw AFB hosts annual sports day

    The 20th Force Support Squadron’s Sports & Fitness Section hosted its second annual sports day here, Sept. 18, 2023.Resiliency events like these reinforce foundational concepts in the Air Force, such as the core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. The

  • 20th EMS exercises contingency breakout procedures

    SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — U.S. Air Force 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) precision guided munitions (PGM) Airmen exercised contingency breakout procedures on live munitions at Shaw Air Force Base, June 27, 2023.The contingency breakout exercise simulated a rapid response force generation

  • Shaw launches peer support program

    The U.S. Air Force 20th Fighter Wing launched a basewide peer support program designed to train Airmen from a variety of ranks and backgrounds to identify colleagues in distress and assist in connecting them with the appropriate support programs, in the first-ever training and tabbing ceremony of

  • Shaw AFB celebrates Arbor Day

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. James Upton, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron senior enlisted leader, holds the ceremonial shovels after an Arbor Day ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 2, 2022. Shaw AFB celebrates South Carolina Arbor Day annually by planting trees to maintain and cultivate

  • 20th FW hosts Red Flag 21-2

    Multiple times a year, the world’s top air forces come together to prove their combat capabilities over almost 3 million acres of desert at the Nevada Test and Training Range. The 20th Fighter Wing is scheduled to host Red Flag 21-2 from March 8-19 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.