June 21, 2017 Forecasters predict nature, ensure airpower is maintained An F-22 Raptor aircraft rips through the clouds toward its target, ready to engage, while an ominous patch of dark sky forms in the distance. As the pilot closes in, the radio awakens and barks “abort mission.”
June 21, 2017 Key Spouses attend causality training course Key Spouses and Key Spouse Mentors attended a causality training course June 15 at the Airman & Family Readiness Center to stay up-to-date with current procedures.
June 21, 2017 Sumter Sheriffs, Shaw security forces host youth conference The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and the 20th Security Forces Squadron hosted an annual youth conference June 16 to provide mentorship opportunities for local adolescents ages 10 to 18.
June 20, 2017 Pilot, ABM maintain strong bond, even stronger when it’s family The relationship between a fighter pilot and their air battle managers is a strong bond to break -- they must trust one another in order to complete their mission. One of the newest air battle managers has a unique, special bond with one of Tyndall’s fighter pilots: a bond 23 years in the making.
June 19, 2017 Moody AFB hosts specialized airfield training Team Moody hosted an Air Force-level training course June 5 through 16. The two-week course was designed to train the Airmen who specialize in heavy equipment and pavement with the necessary skills to correctly maintain airfields.
June 17, 2017 Moody Airmen help salute ‘Flying Tiger’ after 75-year journey home Blood is thicker than water. For the family of an American Volunteer Group pilot killed in a 1941 training accident in Burma, it ran the Pacific Ocean and spurred a search lasting until his remains reached Kansas 75 years later.
June 15, 2017 Seymour Johnson Airmen maintain aircraft preparedness during exercise Razor Talon Each month, the 4th Fighter Wing hosts Air Combat Command’s premier East Coast large-force exercise, Razor Talon, involving Air Force and joint services from across the U.S. More than 2,000 men and women assigned to the 4th Maintenance Group ensure each F-15E is prepared to carry out the mission.
June 15, 2017 Four rescue squadrons deploy, return together Rescue Airmen from the 23d Wing recently returned from a deployment where they provided around-the-clock personnel recovery coverage in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
June 14, 2017 Flag Day: Honoring red, white, blue June 14, 1777, the Second Congressional Congress adopted the flag of the United States of America. Later in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as the day to officially celebrate our flag.
June 13, 2017 Shaw AF Repair Enhancement Program saves $3.8M in FY17 The technicians assigned to the 20th Maintenance Group Air Force Repair Enhancement Program shop are tasked with effectively repairing damaged items in an effort to save the Air Force and the 20th Fighter Wing money.