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  • Fire Prevention Week 2024: Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Hicok, 20th Fighter Wing commander and Sparky the Fire Dog mascot pose with service members and Department of Defense civilians assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services for a photo at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 3, 2024. Col. Hicok joined

  • 20th Civil Engineer Squadron hosts annual Restoration Advisory Board

    Shaw Air Force Base’s 20th Civil Engineer Squadron held their annual Restoration Advisory Board with support from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Cherryvale Elementary School on Aug. 26.The RAB is a public forum designed to discuss the Department of the Air Force’s environmental restoration

  • Introducing Col. Kevin Hicok

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Hicok, 20th Fighter Wing commander, describes his personal and wing priorities in an introduction video at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., 2024. As the 20th FW commander, Hicok is responsible for the mission readiness of the wing’s 77 aircraft, 18 squadrons, and the health and

  • SecAF Kendall visits 20 FW

    Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Shaw Air Force Base, July 30-31, to gain a deeper understanding of the 20th Fighter Wing’s mission and combat operations, as well as those of tenant units co-located on the base.During the two-day visit, Kendall attended mission briefs from various

  • 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,