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  • 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.

  • MacDill to integrate training with Shaw AFB

    Aircrews with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, maintainers with the 6th Maintenance Group and Airmen with the 6th Operations Support Squadron along with four KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, are scheduled to travel to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, at the end of November to conduct an integrated

  • Airmen give F-16s new paint job

    The 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron gave the 77th Fighter Squadron’s F-16CM Viper flagship a fresh look, June 20.