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  • An up-close look at the 20th FW mission

    An Airman crawls in through the hatch of a vehicle and ducks into the darkness below. It is a confined space filled with buttons and knobs, switches and panels, each of them marked by a series of unknown symbols and strange lettering, and it smells like the inside of a military surplus store.Airmen

  • Media Advisory 01-01-2017 - U.S. v. Jones court-martial date

    Release No. 01-01-2017Col. William R. Jones, Headquarters 9th Air Force, previously assigned as the 20th Fighter Wing vice commander, is currently facing one charge of wrongfully possessing images and videos of child pornography in violation of Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.The

  • Vehicle maintenance keeps wheels rolling

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody McDonald, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, counts inspection items listed on Air Force form 4355, “Vehicle Incoming Inspection,” at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 1, 2016. Vehicle maintenance Airmen use the checklist to complete

  • Wateree staff recognized

    In the fast-paced world of the military, it’s easy to feel overworked when faced with the stressors that can come with the job.When that time comes, the diligent work of the 20th Force Support Squadron Wateree Recreation Area staff helps ensure Team Shaw members have the available resources to rest,

  • Sumter salutes veterans with parade, ceremony

    Hundreds of veterans, active duty military personnel and members of the community took over Main Street for the second annual Veterans Day parade in Sumter, South Carolina, Nov. 11.Team Shaw had a strong representation, from the base honor guard leading the parade to the formations and various

  • Taking the 'roar' downrange

    The 79th Fighter Squadron deployed members to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel during the month of October.

  • Another year older

    The 20th Fighter Wing, established July 28, 1947, carved another notch in its belt of existence with the arrival of its 69th birthday at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 28, 2016.According to the Air Force Historical Research Agency prior to the U.S. Air Force being established on 18 September 1947,

  • Thunderbirds fly hometown hero

    One local firefighter received the trip of a lifetime here, May 20.The U.S. Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, awarded Christopher Geddings, Sumter City fire department engineer, with the chance of a lifetime, to fly with them.“It was awesome,” said Geddings. “We did all kinds of