Dec. 16, 2024 20th SFS hits the ground running in first-ever Sentinel Seed exercise The roar of helicopter blades cuts through the biting December air as U.S. Air Force 20th Security Forces Squadron Defenders touched down at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range in Sumter. Their mission: to establish a robust defense of a contingency location during the first-ever multi-day Sentinel
Sept. 20, 2024 Building healthy habits: How the OST keeps Shaw mission ready The Operational Support Team at Shaw Air Force Base, partners with units across the base to offer mental health and musculoskeletal support to ensure Airmen can prevent and overcome issues before they escalate. The five-member team from the 20th Medical Group focuses on building resilience,
Oct. 28, 2023 Shaw AFB leads the way with MCA course The MCA course provided 20th FW Airmen of various ranks from career fields such as maintenance, civil engineering and administrative services, a thorough training in support of the ACE model.
April 20, 2023 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 in an effort to creatively use time and manpower to benefit Shaw’s SFS defenders as well
Nov. 19, 2021 SFS practices expeditionary skills in joint training The 20th Security Forces Squadron conducted a two-day joint exercise focusing on expeditionary skills at McCrady Training Center. To provide a unique approach to the exercise, SFS coordinated with the South Carolina Army National Guard to provide transportation to the training area in a UH-60
Sept. 24, 2020 Star shines at Shaw They train for hours. Days. Weeks. It is a rigorous schedule that ensures a bond unlike any other. They have the ability to inflict fear in aggressors, like no human ever would. The picture of a warrior immerges; however, the end result yields a slightly different form.
Feb. 12, 2019 Combat fitness to stay combat ready Team Shaw members from the 20th Security Forces Squadron participated in a form of physical fitness designed to target all muscle groups as well as improve endurance and target real life scenarios.
March 28, 2017 Airmen endure 20th SFS combat scenarios As 20th Fighter Wing Airmen from varying career fields approach a series of obstacle courses, they gather around 20th Security Forces Squadron Airmen, known as defenders, and prepare themselves for a morning intended to test their mind, body and spirit, March 24.
Jan. 24, 2017 Ready to defend In an open field at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, an Airman fends off attackers one by one while experiencing disorientation, shortness of breath and struggling to open his eyes through excruciating pain.