Shaw Air Force Base News

Before climbing into the cockpit of a Shaw Air Force Base F-16 fighter, Lt. Col. Doug DeMaio must strap on some 60 pounds of survival gear.

Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Letters are once again being exchanged between the city of Sumter and Sumter County.

Several Air Force F-16 fighter squadrons based in South Carolina are in line for four-month deployments to Iraq in the coming year.

After years of staying home while wars raged in Iraq and Afghanistan, F-16 fighter squadrons at Shaw Air Force Base are getting back into the fight.

A military F-16 was forced to make an emergency landing at the Myrtle Beach International Airport on Monday while conducting training exercises, airport officials said.

Belton White / The Item Members of the Air Force Junior ROTC at Lakewood High School carrying the flags away after singing the of the National Anthem and the school's alma mater.

Patriotic music that wafted from the West Florence High School auditorium Wednesday during Veterans Day ceremonies had all those in attendance tapping their feet.

The possibility of annexing Columbus Air Force Base into the city of Columbus could mean several advantages for the city and little to no impact for the base.

Master Sgt. Hubert Buchanan carries a mattress at the Bishkek Center for Mental Health Oct.

Landing the Air Force's next-generation fighter - the F-35- likely will guarantee a long future for two Midlands bases and ensure thousands of jobs will stay in the area, military supporters say.

A year after the projects were approved, some in the community are wondering what's happening with their penny.

Residents friends and family will come together to honor an Air Force fighter pilot and former resident who died last month during a training exercise in South Carolina.

On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliate stations of the CW network to pre-empt the show.

Capt. Rick Vermillion inspects a bridges for improvised explosives devices, damages or traces of tampering Oct.

Sumter deputies are looking for three men who robbed a Kentucky Fried Chicken at gunpoint Sunday afternoon.

The Senate on Thursday cleared a stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down most federal agencies at midnight Saturday.

Nicholas Thomas Giglio, 32, of Dalzell, S.C., died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, in the line of duty while piloting an Air Force F-16 fighter jet over the coast of South Carolina.

Eleven Air Force and Air Guard bases are on the short list to gain hundreds of F-35 fighters through 2017, the Air Force announced Oct.

Master Sgt. Roger Nelson communicates with his half brother, 2nd Lt. Byron Kroger, Oct.