Last Alert
Major Gen Garry C. Dean commander, 1st Air Force commander, congratulates Airmen with the 20th Fighter Wing Alert Facility May 6, 2011 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. after they handed the air sovereignty alert mission to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. Shaw's 20th Fighter Wing alert facility has guarded the East Coast since Sept 11, 2001 through Nov 15, 2003, and Aug 1, 2006 through May 6, 2011 (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Neil D. Warner)