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Over half a century of service

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  • By Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Joel Shaw, 647th Air Base Group resource advisor, attends a ceremony to rename the 15th Wing conference room the Shaw Conference Room at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 22, 2021. Shaw enlisted into the Air Force in 1958 and after serving in the Pacific theater of operations during the Vietnam War, retired in 1989 from active duty as a chief master sergeant and pursued a career in federal service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)