Shaw Air Force Base News Archives

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.

Alaska's congressional delegation has sent a letter to the Secretary of the Air Force urging him to station the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Eielson Air Force Base.

For years, the F-16 Fighting Falcons at Sumter's Shaw Air Force Base have trained to search out and destroy enemy missile and anti-aircraft artillery sites.

For years, the F-16 Fighting Falcons at Sumter's Shaw Air Force Base have trained to search out and destroy enemy missile and anti-aircraft artillery sites.

The investigation has begun into what caused last week's collision of two F-16s collision off Charleston, in which a Shaw Air Force Base fighter pilot perished with his plane.

Authorities said an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate -- described as "one of the best" by a former instructor -- had no opportunity to eject from his F-16 Fighting Falcon when it collided with another F-16 offshore near Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on Thursday.

While the major news networks focus attention on the possibility of a "Balloon Hoax" in Colorado, a real story continues to unfold off the coast of South Carolina.

A Colorado sheriff says he's pursuing criminal charges in the case of a 6-year-old boy who hid in his family's garage while the world thought he was flying around in a helium balloon.

A photo provided by the US Coast Guard shows Seaman Zachary Evans looking for Air Force Capt.

Officials at Shaw Air Force Base have planned a press conference for Saturday night.

Sheriff's deputies have begun searching the home of a couple caught up in the Colorado balloon saga.

Charges pending in balloon boy mystery...Another sweat lodge death FORT COLLINS, Colo.

Air Force officials say a missing fighter pilot likely died instantly when his fighter jet collided with another plane over the Atlantic Ocean.

A 9-year-old girl was placed into emergency protective custody Thursday afternoon after authorities found her in a filthy home on Shaw Air Force Base.

The Air Force Chief of Staff on Oct. 16 announced the following general officer assignments: * Maj.

A photo provided by the US Coast Guard shows Seaman Zachary Evans looking for Air Force Capt.

U.S. Coast guard rescue teams have initiated a search for a missing pilot whose F-16 Fighting Falcon collided in mid-air with another aircraft, sending it plunging into the Atlantic Ocean.

State and local officials on Wednesday launched a campaign to promote Luke Air Force Base as a training site for the next-generation F-35 fighter, with Gov.

North Carolina's governor said the state has found $15 million to help the mentally ill, developmentally disabled and substance abusers just hours before advocates for those groups planned a news conference to criticize spending cuts.

By John Andrew Prime * jprime@gannett.com * October 12, 2009 The Eighth Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base has trimmed down in anticipation of shifting to the new Air Force Global Strike Command in February.

The crowds came for many reasons Saturday to McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover.

Keith Gedamke / The Item Staff Sgt. Rolando Collantes comforts his daughter Xylia, 3, while waiting to deploy Monday morning at Shaw Air Force Base.

The family of 61-year-old Jimmie Harvin says he was a good man with a sense of humor they'll miss.

Authorities say a South Carolina man has been charged with murder in the killing of his mother and a man in her home.

Pilots at Shaw Air Force Base were scheduled to leave Tuesday for Afghanistan, but were delayed 24 hours because of weather.

Members of the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron take down a tent structure Sept.

The families of more than 200 South Carolina-based Air Force personnel are getting ready for a tough goodbye.

The speed and the power were as overwhelming as the grace and precision were breathtaking.

The Aiken County Historical Society on Sunday unveiled a marker that chronicles a deadly 1953 gas explosion that left 10 people dead and caused severe damage to several buildings.