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  • A Welcomed FTEC Upgrade

    The 20th Fighter Wing is leading the charge in modernizing training for first-term Airmen, enhancing the First Term Enlisted Course with technological and course material updates.The updates include an entirely new portion of the course focused on deployment readiness, including the new Air Force

  • Adapt, overcome, conquer: Iron Hand 24-06

    At Shaw Air Force Base, the 20th Fighter Wing teaches, trains, and performs every day in missions and exercises such as Iron Hand; forging a culture of commitment, courage, and mastery.For four days, the 20th Component Maintenance Squadron, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 20th Force Support

  • 495th Fighter Group change of command

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Lyons, left, Fifteenth Air Force commander, passes a guidon to Col. Mark Whisler, 495th Fighter Group incoming commander, during a change of command at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 3, 2024. Whisler’s acceptance of the guidon from Lyons symbolizes his assumption of

  • Air refueling with the 50th ARS

    A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, over the South Carolina coast, June 26, 2024. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of

  • 20th EMS leads first ever field flare build at Iron Hand 24-03

    As a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston lands at North Auxiliary Airfield, North, May 13, members of the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions flight from Shaw Air Force Base gear up to face exercise Iron Hand 24-03 for the

  • 20th Fighter Wing All Call

    U.S. Air Force 20th Fighter Wing members gather for an all call at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 31, 2024. All calls allow 20th FW members to gather together and hear the newest Air Force and Team Shaw information directly from their wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mariana

  • Col. Smith performs final flight as 20th FW commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kristoffer Smith, left, and Col. Kevin Hicok, 20th Fighter Wing commander and deputy commander, step toward their aircraft during Smith’s fini flight at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 28, 2024. Smith has served as the 20th FW commander since May of 2022, leading the operational

  • More to the parts store: 20th LRS supports Shaw with aircraft equipment

    When the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon requires service, maintainers contact the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight to acquire aircraft parts to fix the problem.The materiel management flight consists of various shops such as the Aircraft Parts Store and the Mobility

  • SCEWR exercise back for second time in 2023

    Throughout the hours of darkness, 20th Fighter Squadron pilots and maintainers gear up, preparing to conduct their combat simulation training on Dec. 11, 2023 with the initiative to serve their country.For the second time in 2023, the 55th, 77th, and 79th FS and Fighter Generation Squadrons primed