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  • 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

  • 20th EMS metals Airmen build mobile fabrication unit

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology shop are dedicated to providing maintainers with the right parts and tools to ensure aircraft readiness at home station and abroad. However, deploying metal fabrication equipment poses challenges in terms of

  • 79th ‘Tigers’ take on Checkered Flag 24-2, WSEP

    The U.S. Air Force 79th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron ‘Tigers’ took part in Checkered Flag 24-2 and the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) at Tyndall Air Force Base from May 9-22, 2024. These exercises aimed to enhance air combat readiness alongside 5th generation aircraft and

  • 25th ATKG opens new headquarters and operations facilities at Shaw

    The U.S. Air Force 25th Attack Group hosted military leaders, congressional representatives and honorary commanders from the local community at an immersion tour and ribbon cutting ceremony for their newly constructed headquarters and operations building at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 9,

  • Royal Bahraini Air Force students modernize skills with Team Shaw

    The U.S. Air Force 372nd Training Squadron hosted Royal Bahraini Air Force students to expand their knowledge and technical experience on a newer generation of F-16 Fighting Falcons, Jan. 22 to March 15, 2024.The RBAF visited Shaw to modernize their skill sets and learn U.S. Air Force methods of

  • 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