July 17, 2018 Munitions Airmen support pilot training High above their various training grounds, 20th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots navigate the skies in simulated battle, deploying munitions, such as inert bombs, and using their M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannons to strike targets.
July 12, 2018 Shaw AFB commitment to environmental protection MEMORANDUM FOR ALL SHAW AFB PERSONNEL FROM: 20 FW/CC SUBJECT: Shaw AFB Commitment to Environmental Protection 1. The 20th Fighter Wing embraces the goal of protecting the environment and our natural resources within their area of responsibility including Shaw AFB, Poinsett Electronic Combat Range,
July 12, 2018 Legal Weasels keep Team Shaw on right side of law Legal matters can be tricky. Can anyone in the 20th Fighter Wing legal office provide legal advice? What is the first step to procuring a power of attorney? Can Airmen solicit fundraising donations in uniform? Luckily for Team Shaw members, the award-winning professionals at the 20th FW legal office
July 2, 2018 Lt. Shaw: 100 years later Long before the plot of land that is now Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, became a pre-World War II auxillary air field, its namesake departed for a mission into the hostile German sky, never to return to his family.
July 2, 2018 Falcons fly for freedom Having never lived at a military installation before arriving at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, I was initially startled at the sight and sound of an F-16CM Fighting Falcon roaring over me as it came in for landing.
June 25, 2018 Airmen, family members witness mission in action Team Shaw spouses and Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing received incentive flights in a 72nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker, June 19-21.
June 25, 2018 20th FW, 72nd ARS team up to stay sharp An F-16 Fighting Falcon cannot fly around the world on one tank of fuel. When the mission demands keeping the jets in the air, pilots can refuel with one of the Air Force’s gas stations in the sky.
June 22, 2018 New parental leave policy announced The Air Force announced changes to the Military Parental Leave Program, June 8.
June 18, 2018 20th MDG construction begins phase II Phase two of the 20th Medical Group military construction project began in April and is expected to conclude by January 2019.
June 18, 2018 Greetings, Weasel Nation! Shortly after I took command of the 20th Fighter Wing, I watched our Viper demo team perform. As Maj. John “Rain” Waters rolled the F-16 Fighting Falcon into a tight 9Gs turn, the deep rumble of the mighty GE-129 engine shook my chest and I thought to myself – I AM HOME!