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Default Air Force Logo AF selects Shaw AFB as the preferred location to host a new RPA unit
The Air Force has selected Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, as the preferred location to base a new MQ-9 Reaper group, including mission control elements.  Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; Moody AFB, Georgia; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; and Offutt AFB, Nebraska, were named as reasonable alternatives and will be considered as part of the environmental
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2017
A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., as another Team Shaw F-16 approaches over the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 21, 2016. Airmen from the 93rd RS spent a week at Shaw for collaborative refueling training, giving Team Shaw F-16 pilots the opportunity to practice refueling procedures under various conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais) Airmen fuel the fight
A group of F-16CM Fighting Falcons take off from the foggy flightline. They soar above the clouds and into the airspace over the Atlantic Ocean, heading east until they can no longer see the land behind them. Despite the meticulous checklists run on aircraft before they take flight, the jets are running low on fuel after being airborne for less than an hour.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Preston Moten, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment schedule and training monitor, stands in front of 20th EMS Airmen at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 9, 2016. Moten had retained negative habits from his life prior to the Air Force that jeopardized his career and the safety of his fellow Airmen, but used the support and guidance offered by his team members to break those habits and become more resilient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves) Airman finds potential through EPR
Enlisted performance reports have the power to affect an Airmen’s career. For one Airman, an EPR had the power to change how he saw his life. Staff Sgt. Preston Moten, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment schedule and training monitor, said the rating from his first EPR made him realize it was time to straighten up and listen to the positive people around him.
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James Olsen, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron community planner, directs a site survey at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 13, 2016. The site survey was conducted to evaluate Shaw’s capability to host an MQ-9 Reaper wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsey Tucker) Scoping it out: Shaw evaluated for Reaper mission
Teams from Air Combat Command and Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conducted a site survey here Dec. 13, to assess the base as a candidate for an MQ-9 Reaper mission. Shaw AFB, South Carolina, is one of four installations being evaluated for a wing-level mission, and one of five in the running for a squadron-level mission.
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2016
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., taxies down the flightline at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec.8, 2016. Several Fighting Falcons from Shaw came to Tyndall in support of aerial exercises Checkered Flag 17-1/ Combat Archer 17-3 that runs Dec. 5-16, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah J. Soliz) Shaw Fighting Falcons participate in combined aerial exercise at Tyndall
The 20th Fighter Wing from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, sent 16 F-16CJ Fighting Falcons and approximately 140 Airmen to participate in the Checkered Flag 17-1 and Combat Archer 17-3 here Dec. 5 through 16.
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2016
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Luis Serrano, 20th Force Support Squadron superintendent, left, provides Chief Master Sgt. Steven Mullens, 20th Mission Support Group superintendent, right, his work information during a speed networking event at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 1, 2016. Senior NCOs attending the event collected contact information from individuals they met, creating a personal resource guide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves) Speed networking connects Team Shaw
The Team Shaw Chief’s Group hosted a speed networking event Dec. 1 at the Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center at Shaw Air Force Base.Approximately 30 senior non-commissioned officers and senior NCO selects attended the event, which was designed to help attendees professionally network during a series of timed sessions. “It’s a structured,
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2016
Barbara Ellis, wife of retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Billy Ellis, sits with some of her husband’s memorabilia in Sumter, S.C., Nov. 7, 2016. Throughout the duration of his career, Billy Ellis served as an Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds pilot as well as an SR-71 Blackbird pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado) Life after military service
Veterans Day is recognized annually on Nov. 11 to honor those who have served in the armed forces. The national holiday is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice of 1918, which ended the World War I hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany. According to a 2014 study by the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are over 19 million
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2016
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing board a plane in preparation for deployment at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct 21, 2016. The Airmen deployed as part of the 20th FW’s mission of providing combat-ready airpower and Airmen to meet any challenge, anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsey Tucker) Tigers take roar downrange
The 79th Fighter Squadron deployed members to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel during the month of October.
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2016
An F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing shakes hands with a tactical aircraft maintainer assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during an aircraft evacuation at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 6, 2016. Forty-eight F-16s were evacuated from Shaw in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew, which hit South Carolina as a Category 2 hurricane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado) Keeping ahead of Hurricane Matthew
The whole country watched with bated breath as the threat of Hurricane Matthew loomed ever closer. U.S. military bases all along the East Coast, including Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, weighed their options to evacuate ahead of Hurricanw Matthew.
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2016
Senior Airman Marques Jones, a maintainer assigned to 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., updates maintenance record for an F-16 CJ prior to a Red Flag 16-3 night training mission July 13, 2016 at Nellis AFB, Nev. Exhaustive efforts are made by ground crew members to ensure the operability of their assigned aircraft and in turn, the safety of the aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz/Released) Red Flag 16-3 continues into Nevada night
Red Flag 16-3 Night Operations
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