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Shaw Air Force Base (Shaw AFB) (Stay Here a While) (IATA: SSC, ICAO: KSSC, FAA LID: SSC) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 8.4 miles (13.5 km) west-northwest of downtown Sumter, South Carolina. It is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC). The United States Air Force 20th Fighter Wing (20th FW) is the host unit.
It is one of the largest military bases operated by the United States, and is one of only two air bases in CONUS with an active railroad line. (Beale AFB, CA, operates a lone GE 80-ton locomotive over the base railway. In Alaska, Eielson AFB and Clear Air Force Station have base railways with their own motive power.)
The base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw. Lieutenant Shaw was one of the first Americans to fly combat missions in World War I. Shaw, a Sumter County native, was assigned to the Royal Air Force 48 Squadron, as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Service. Shaw died after three enemy aircraft attacked his Bristol F.2B while he was returning from a reconnaissance mission on 9 July 1918. Lt. Shaw downed one of his attackers before he was killed.
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy, or a marine corps. Typically, air forces are responsible for gaining control of the air, carrying out strategic and tactical bombing missions, and providing support to land and naval forces.
The term "air force" may also refer to a tactical air force or numbered air force, which is an operational formation either within a national air force or comprising several air components from allied nations. Air forces typically consist of a combination of fighters, bombers, helicopters, transport planes and other aircraft.
Many air forces are also responsible for operations of the military space, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), and communications equipment. Some air forces may command and control other air defence assets such as anti-aircraft artillery, surface-to-air missiles, or anti-ballistic missile warning networks and defensive systems. Some nations, principally Russia, the former Soviet Union and countries who modelled their militaries along Soviet lines, have an air defence force which is organizationally separate from their air force.
An military airbase (sometimes referred to as a military airfield, military airport, air force station, air force base or short airbase) is an aerodrome used by a military force for the operation of military aircraft.
An airbase typically has some facilities similar to a civilian airport—for example air traffic control and firefighting. Some military aerodromes have passenger facilities; for example RAF Brize Norton in England has a terminal used by passengers for the Royal Air Force's flights by TriStar to the Falkland Islands. A number of military airbases also have a civil enclave for commercial passenger flights, e.g. Beijing Nanyuan Airport (China), Ibaraki Airport (Japan), Burlington International Airport (USA).
Some airbases have revetments, hardened aircraft shelters, or even underground hangars, to protect aircraft from enemy attack. Combat aircraft require storage of aircraft ordnance. An airbase may be defended by anti-aircraft weapons and force protection troops.
South Carolina i/ˌsaʊθ kærəˈlaɪnə/ is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia across the Savannah River, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
The Province of South Carolina became a slave society after rice and indigo became established as commodity crops. From 1708, a majority of the population were slaves, many born in Africa.
South Carolina was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina became the first state to vote to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on June 25, 1868.
South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and the 23rd most populous U.S. state. Its GDP as of 2013 was $183.6 billion, with an annual growth rate of 3.13%. South Carolina comprises 46 counties. The capital and largest city is Columbia with a 2013 population of 133,358; the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metropolitan area had a 2013 population of 850,965.
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Airmen conduct operations at Shaw AFB, SC, during the second phase of the ORE. Footage includes fuels and flightline operations. This work by SrA Molly Elder
Just a quick video of my room
F-16 fighter jets are refueled in "hot pit" operations at Shaw Air Force Base on June 22, 2016. Airmen from the 20th Petroleum Oil and Lubricant Shop quickly refueled the jets on the flight line. Hot pit means the aircraft is refueled as engines are still running to decrease turn around time. Film Credits: A1C Justin Warren
www.KimberlyBillingtonPhotography.com Video by Kimberly Billington The 55th Fighter Squadron Returns home to Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC from a six month deployment to South Korea, September 2013. www.KimberlyBillingtonPhotography.com Video by Kimberly Billington
September 2016 - Every year, the 20th Security Forces squadron at Shaw Air Force Base has an open house allowing family members to see how squadron operates. This year there was special guest Jake Pritchard (12) who donned the beret with the defenders. U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Justin Warren ********************************** Video edited by USA Patriotism! http://www.usapatriotism.org American Pride http://www.davidgbancroft.com/ap.htm Mere Chance (A greatest generation story) http://www.davidgbancroft.com/mc.htm USA Store ... http://www.usapatriotism.org/store/ America and Military Themed Gifts and Collectibles
Tour of JNCO housing on Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
This is a collection of videos taken at shawfest 2008 in South Carolina.
This was a promotional video my other company, Beyond Visual Range - Aviation Videography did for the Viper East F-16 Demo Team from Shaw AFB, South Carolina. The team were great to work with and they helped us get all the footage needed both from the ground and from the cockpit! Hope you enjoy it.
You could ask for a better day to fly - but you wouldn't get it!! By my count, 38 airplanes flew in to Sumter this morning. We even had a Controller come in from Shaw AFB to see what we're all about. Many thanks to the folks at Sumter for providing the venue and hospitality and to Columbia's EAA Chapter 242 for setting everything up and doing all the EXCELLENT cooking! Music is by the Seldom Scene and includes: • Appalachian Rain • Settin’ Me Up • Cannonball • Pan American • I’ll Be No Stranger There
A lovely South Carolina day at the beach on Lake Marion, near Sumter, Shaw AFB. The two babies learn to float. Their mother, Lois, learns to water ski. All of this 49 years ago.
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We believe God is working and moving in our church. And the next step for CCC Sumter is to move to our property on Loring Mill Road. This is an incredible time for us and these are just a few people who wanted to share about what God is doing in there lives at CCC.
Shaw AFB- Oct 2013 Journalist: Kimberly Kay (Wise) Billington To Book your Military Photography or Videography Contact Kimberly: KKBMedia@hotmail.com Twitter: @KimberlyWise
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