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  • Photo of General Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command

    Commander of Air Combat Command visits TF-Southeast

    Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command visited the service members of Task Force-Southeast at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 20, 2020. Holmes toured several facilities to learn how the task force operates and about its mission to aid in the country’s fight to combat COVID-19.
  • Reverend Susan Johnson kisses her mother, Jacqueline Heckel, on the forehead following a Prisoner of War Medal presentation for her late husband, Col. Charles C. Heckel, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 19, 2018.

    Team Shaw honors WWII POW

    Airmen and Soldiers gathered with the family of the late Col. Charles C. Heckel, World War II prisoner of war, to honor his sacrifices during a ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Jan. 19.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ronald Nowlin, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant chief of operations, speaks into a radio during a major accident response exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Nov. 17, 2017.

    MARE tests Team Shaw

    The 20th Fighter Wing Inspector General team conducted a major accident response exercise, Nov. 17.
  • F-16CM Fighting Falcons are multi-role fighter aircraft used by 20th Fighter Wing pilots assigned at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

    Wild Weasels train for next fight

    As Air Force pilots navigate hostile skies at break-neck speeds overseas, they must rely on their past experiences and home station training to fight opposing forces and survive.
  • U.S. Air Force enlisted members applying for a commission must go through a selection process during which their leadership potential, moral standards and academic strengths are evaluated.

    Stripes to bars: Airmen amplify leadership

    Two junior officers assigned to Shaw Air Force Base began their Air Force journeys more than a decade before they applied to officer training school.
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron worked as a team to demolish an uneven concrete sidewalk upheaved by tree roots at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 10, 2017. The pavement and construction equipment Airmen, also known as “Dirt Boyz,” used tools such as a pneumatic 30-pound jack hammer and pickaxe to remove approximately five cubic yards of concrete to make way for a new path. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

    ‘Dirt Boyz’ create rubble

    Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron worked as a team to demolish an uneven concrete sidewalk upheaved by tree roots Aug. 10.
  • Christopher Koonce, 20th Fighter Wing historian, holds a 1942 edition of the Shaw Field Flight-Line newspaper at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 12, 2017. As the wing historian, Koonce documents the ever-changing warfighter environment, at home and while deployed, by gathering data in historical documents, writing in archives and sharing knowledge with others. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

    Historian preserves 20th FW history

    Throughout its more than 75 year history, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, has experienced many changes in its mission.
  • A crowd gathers at the 20th Medical Group clinic while awaiting a ribbon cutting ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 24, 2017. The $57 million medical clinic serves approximately 12,500 active-duty service members, retirees and family members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

    New $57 million medical facility cares for military community

    Air Force leaders and community members attended the new 20th Medical Group clinic ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 24.Approximately 100 people attended, including Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark Ediger, Air Force surgeon general, and Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Sean Murphy, Air Combat Command surgeon general.The new $57 million medical facility, in conjunction with local
  • 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.
  • 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 closer.
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