Shaw searching for missing airman

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Shaw Air Force Base officials are looking for the public's help in locating an airman not seen in more than a week. Airman 1st Class Taylor Phinney was last seen June 18, according to his squadron commander, Lt. Col. Joshua Close. "Everyone was surprised by his failure to show up for work, and, honestly, we're doing everything we can to make sure he's OK," said Close, who said Phinney did not report for duty June 21. Officials said that Phinney's 1997 red Kia Sephia had been spotted at a Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Holiday Inn on June 23. Close described Phinney as 5-foot-8 and weighing 167 pounds. He has brown eyes and hair. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call the 20th Security Forces Squadron at (803) 895-3659 or (803) 895-3600.