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  • Shaw fosters future STEM minds

    The 20th Fighter Wing hosted its first Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Challenge and Expo, April 1. More than 30 STEM exhibitors representing careers in aviation, engineering, robotics, forensics and cyber participated in the event. Visitors explored interactive exhibits and learned

  • 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

  • Sumter’s role in Shaw Air Expo and open house

    While the installation prepares for the upcoming Shaw Air Expo and open house, May 21-22, the city of Sumter, South Carolina, has its own role to play.That role is similar to the base’s role of being the host, in the sense that most attendees visiting for the weekend will stay in area hotels and