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  • Shaw AFB, 337th RS showcase active duty life to recruits

    U.S. Air Force Delayed Entry Program (DEP) recruits from the local area participated in a base tour at Shaw Air Force Base, Aug. 10, 2023.The 20th Fighter Wing, in partnership with the 337th Recruiting Squadron, hosted the tour and immersion with recruits to help further community relations and to

  • Team Shaw hosts STAFFDEL tour

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Hicok, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) deputy commander, center, presents a 20th FW mission brief to South Carolina House representative legislative assistants during a Staff Delegation tour of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 28, 2023. The staff delegates received an in-depth tour

  • Shaw welcomes home Gamblers

    The U.S. Air Force 77th Fighter Squadron (FS) flightline sits empty in anticipation for the returning deployers at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 4, 2023. In order to maintain sufficient and sustainable presence in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Airmen assigned to the 77th FS and

  • Fallen, but not forgotten: Revolutionary War soldiers honored

    A United States “Betsy Ross” flag flies during the beginning of a funeral cortege in honor of fallen Revolutionary War soldiers in Camden, S.C., Apr. 22, 2023. The remains of 13 fallen American and British Revolutionary War soldiers were honored by the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, foreign

  • 20th SFS innovates with effects-based posting

    The 20th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) is currently trialing effects-based posting, an innovative new system of posting SFS defenders here to maximize efficiency while maintaining effective security protocols.The new model was implemented in Nov. 2022 in an effort to creatively use time and

  • Shaw welcomes new honorary commanders, refreshes program

    The shaking ground and reverberating sound of aircraft taking off welcomed Sumter leaders to Hangar 712 just prior to the Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony Feb. 24, 2023. Following the aircraft’s departure, Team Shaw senior leadership welcomed local leaders as the base’s newest honorary

  • 20th EMS repaints Viper Demo Team F-16 "Venom"

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Smith (left), 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Mason Frederick (right), 20th EMS aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, prime the tail fin during a routine painting of

  • Shaw shapes future of air combat training through SCEWR

    Early in the morning, in Hilliard, Florida, the controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (Jacksonville Center) receive transmissions about flight operations 270 miles away on the flightline at Shaw AFB. Similarly, a flurry of coordination

  • Just be there

    Ask. Care. Escort. These are the instructions military members are given when they suspect someone has suicidal ideations. The military stresses the importance of the wingman concept and being there for each other.I did not realize how pertinent those concepts would be in my life when I initially