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Shaw to ramp up night flying this month

SUMTER - Shaw Air Force Base will increase flying activity during evening hours Monday through Thursday.Click to Continue »

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9th Air Force general nominated for promotion

Brig. Gen. Richard A. Shook Jr., assigned to 9th Air Force headquarters at Shaw Air Force Base, has been nominated to the rank of major general.Click to Continue »

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Shaw flying at night tonight, next week

Shaw Air Force Base will increase night flying training tonight and Monday through Jan. 14, with flights lasting until 10 p.m.Click to Continue »

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250 Shaw airmen prep for mission to Iraq

About 250 airmen at Shaw Air Force Base will begin processing this week for an upcoming mission to Iraq.Click to Continue »

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Photos: Airmen deploy to Iraq from Shaw AFB

Several hundred family and friends of airmen from Shaw Air Force Base waited patiently Tuesday for more than five hours to give their loved ones a hearty sendoff upon their…Click to Continue »

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Shaw postpones accident response drill

Shaw Air Force Base postponed an accident response drill planned for today because some of its key emergency personnel will be assisting in the Haitian disaster relief effort.Click to Continue »

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Shaw F-16s to provide Super Bowl protection

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE - Pilots from Shaw are flying F-16 fighter jets over Miami to train to protect the skies over the Super Bowl.Click to Continue »

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New command leader takes reins at Shaw

SUMTER - Brig. Gen. Mark Graper has been named vice commander of the U.S. Air Force Central Command based at Shaw Air Force Base.Click to Continue »

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Thunder from the skies on tap for ShawFest

The blue sky, with its lazy cotton-candy clouds, was peaceful until a thunderous crackle that sounded like it was miles away. Like any early storm warning, the noise interrupted the…Click to Continue »

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Shaw unit to get new commander

Shaw Air Force Base’s 20th Fighter Wing will have a new commander this week. Col. Joseph Guastella will relinquish command of the Air Force’s largest F-16 fighter jet combat wing…Click to Continue »

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Shaw warns of nighttime jet noise

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE Neighbors are being warned of nighttime noise through Friday as F-16 fighter pilots prepare for combat.Click to Continue »

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Shaw hosting family expo

Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter will host a family wellness and resiliency expo from 3-7 p.m. Friday at its Airman and Family Readiness Center.Click to Continue »

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Air Force kicking off $14.4 million Shaw addition

The U.S. Air Force will break ground at 2 p.m. Monday on a $14.4 million addition to the U.S. Air Forces Central and 9th Air Force headquarters facility at Shaw…Click to Continue »

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Shaw jets to do night flying

F-16 jets from Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter will increase night flying through Thursday, according to the U.S. Air Force.Click to Continue »

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Shaw general being reassigned

A Shaw Air Force Base general has been nominated for promotion and reassignment.Click to Continue »

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Third Army getting new commander

A new general will take command next week of the Third Army, which is scheduled to move its headquarters to Shaw Air Force Base this summer.Click to Continue »

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Video: Third Army's last change of command in Ga.

The Third Army will have its final Change of Command ceremony at Fort McPherson in Atlanta this morning at 9:30 a.m., before its move to Shaw Air Force Base this…Click to Continue »

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Shaw jets flying length of SC coast to honor America

Four fighter jets zipped along the length of the South Carolina coast today to honor America on Independence Day.Click to Continue »

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Shaw Air Force Base kids "deploy"

About 275 military-dependent children were at Shaw Air Force Base on Wednesday for the fifth-annual "Operation Take-Off."Click to Continue »

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Shaw opens $6.5 million fitness center

Shaw Air Force Base officials on Monday celebrated the grand opening of a $6.5 million fitness center.Click to Continue »

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