U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Beckham, a F-16 fighter pilot, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, climbs in a F-16 prior to pre-flight and takeoff at McEntire Joint National More
Staff Sgt. Leonard Gajewski, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., checks the maintenance handbook as he prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falc More
U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Lambe, a fighter pilot with the South Carolina Air National Guard, Joint Forces Headquarters, receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air More
Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing assist in moving F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets into safe shelter during a statewide response to Hurricane Matthew, Oct. 6, 2016. Approx More
U.S. Army Col. Jeffrey Jones, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade commander (left), talk with Soldiers assisting with evacuations and hurricane preparedness Oct. 6, 2016 at Conway High School in Conway, South Ca More
Soldiers with the 132nd Military Police Company, 51st Military Police Battalion, and A Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, assist residents in filling sandbags at the Ashley River Fire Department i More
Soldiers from the South Carolina National Guard’s 2-151st Security and Support Aviation Battalion (SSAB) provide air support to local authorities and the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD), du More
A South Carolina National Guard’s CH-47F Chinook, heavy-lift, helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, performs pre-mission tests More
South Carolina National Guard Soldier, Staff Sgt. Wayne Williams, 1052nd Transportation Company, opens the back of a truck at the Charleston Convention Center Oct. 7. The trucks will be loaded with and then del More
The wind and rain continues to pummel Charleston late morning Oct. 8, as Hurricane Matthew skirts the South Carolina coast causing flooding and wind damage. After the most damaging part of the storm passes thro More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Heximer, from the South Carolina National Guard's 169th Security Forces Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. prepares to relocate to Mount Pleasant, S.C., to assis More
oldiers with 1263rd Forward Support Company and 125th Engineers for the South Carolina Army National Guard, work to remove debris and clear the roadways in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Oct. 9, 2016. Appr More
Soldiers with 1263rd Forward Support Company and 125th Engineers for the South Carolina Army National Guard, work to remove debris and clear the roadways in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Oct. 9, 2016. App More
A South Carolina National Guard’s CH-47F Chinook, heavy-lift, helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, lands at the Whale Branch E More
South Carolina Army National Guard engineers on Edisto Island have been working non-stop clearing 3-5 feet of sand on Palmetto Boulevard to clear the way for fire, EMS and other emergency personnel in order for More
U.S. Army Pvt. Shelbi Richardson, 1055th Transportation Company transportation operator, constructs the panels of a M1088 Medium Tactical Vehicle Tractor to transport sandbags from the Wateree River Correctiona More
More than 200 Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard are deployed for the Weapons Systems Evaluation Program (WSEP), at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on Mar. 11, 2017. The WSEP’ More
The sun rises on a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on Mar. 17, 2017. More than 200 Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard are deployed for t More
U.S. Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer Squadron fill sand bags at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., during a statewide response to Hurricane Irma, Sept. 8, 2017. T More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, launch to relocate in preparation for Hurricane Irma’s pot More
The Spring Valley High School Fancy Duet team from Columbia, S.C. competes during the annual Top Gun Drill Meet at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., April 28, 2018. High School junior ROTC cadets from a More
Spring Valley High School junior ROTC cadets practice their Fancy Platoon Armed drill and ceremony event during the annual Top Gun Drill Meet at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., April 28, 2018. High Sc More
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1-118 Infantry, preform preventative maintenance checks to unit vehicles in preparation to support partnered civilian agencies and safeguard the citize More
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company stage recovery equipment to provide support for disabled vehicles during the lane reversal of I-26 in North Charleston, South C More
U.S. Airman 1st Class Adam Buttler, a crew chief from the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares to taxi an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Win More
U.S. Army Col. Robin Stilwell, commander of the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), South Carolina Army National Guard, visits the tactical operations center of the 218th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) a More
Soldiers with the 1-118th Infantry Battalion stage a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) at the McClellanville Fire Department ahead of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 13, 2018, McClellanville, South Carolina. Appr More
Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard along with members of the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team ensure a UH-60 Black Hawk is ready for rescue missions in response to Hurricane Florence, Charl More
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from the 178th Engineering Battalion and 1050th Transportation Company deliver and unload 1-ton sand bags to deter impending flooding from the Waccamaw River in Conwa More
South Carolina Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jesse Mullinax and Spc. Harold Robison, from the 228th Signal Brigade out of Spartanburg, South Carolina, set up the Joint Incident Site Command Center (JISCC) pack More
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1053rd Transportation Company assist a family that was trapped inside their vehicle during the early morning hours as a result of flood waters on the roadway More
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Abbeville, South Carolina, transport emergency response vehicles across waterways in Georgetown, South Carolina to safeguard the More
Members of the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company transport a vehicle on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina on Sept. 24, 2018. The South Carolina National Guard has more than 2,000 troops on the ground More
Specialist John Livingston, 1227th Engineering Detachment equipment operator, fills HESCO barriers with dirt outside the Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina on Sept. 25, 2018. The barrier More
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade work together to unroll an aqua dam on Highway 17 in Georgetown, South Carolina on More
Sgt. Cody Puckett, 1226th Engineering Company training NCO and heavy equipment leader, fills a HESCO water barrier with dirt outside the Tidelands Health Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, South Caroli More
U.S. Army Pfc. Albert Bates, a technical engineer with the 1226th Engineering Detachment, South Carolina National Guard, fills a HESCO barrier with sand to keep water away from the Tidelands Georgetown Memorial More
As the tide rises water begins to flood the streets of the Historic Waterfront District in Georgetown, South Carolina Sept. 25, 2018. As of Sept. 22, 2018, approximately 2,400 South Carolina National Guard Airm More
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade unroll an aquadam on Highway 17 in Georgetown, South Carolina, to safeguard the cit More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Gaskins, a weapons loader with the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, prepares to load a GBU-54 bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon More
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Abbeville, South Carolina prepare to use a float bridge as a ferry on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina Sept. 26, 20 More
National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who were activated in response to Hurricane Florence and its aftermath put their soiled uniforms in a laundry dropbox to have their clothes laundered by a group of local volun More
Family and friends greet U.S. Air Force fighter pilots, assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, on the flight line at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, after a successful Air Expeditionary Force deployment to More
A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, lands an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, after a successful Air Expeditionary Force deployment to an undis More
Airmen with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, return from a successful Air Expeditionary Force deployment in Southwest Asia, October 25, 2018. The More
U.S. Air Force Captain Matthew Smith, a maintenance officer with the 169th Maintenance Group, talks to Air Force ROTC cadets from The Citadel during a base tour, Feb. 2, 2019. The cadets toured McEntire Joint N More
David Martin, CBS News Correspondent, receives an F-16 Fighting Falcon orientation flight from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Thorne, a pilot from the South Carolina More
David Martin, CBS News Correspondent, is fitted with a G-suit and harness by Staff Sgt. Whitney Perdue, an Aircrew Flight Equipment Technician, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. from the South Carolin More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kimberly Backmon, a bioenvironmental technician with the 169th Medical Group at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, trains with the new portable FLIR More
The Emerald High School IDR Platoon Armed team from Greenwood, S.C. competes during the annual Top Gun Drill Meet at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., March 23, 2019. High School junior ROTC cadets from More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Cayton, a production recruiter with the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing, speaks with a reporter from WMBF at the Horry County Fair, April 22, 2019. The Ai More
More than 2,000 students and teachers from South Carolina participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics events during McEntire STEM Day, hosted by the South Carolina National Guard at McEntire More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mickey Jackson, a firefighter assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, frames the interior of a bunkhouse being constructed at Bellows Air Fo More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bradley Moore, a heavy equipment operator assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, operates a bobcat to clear aged and invasive ironwood trees More
U.S. Airmen with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer Squadron work alongside Royal Canadian Engineers from 14 Wing, Greenwood, Nova Scotia, to construct a bunkhouse at Bellows Air Force More
U.S. Airmen with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, work alongside Royal Canadian Engineers from 14 Wing, Greenwood, Nova Scotia, to pour and finish concrete sidewalks at the More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reggie German, a food services specialist with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Force Support Squadron, prepares lunch at Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, Hawaii, May More
U.S. Air Force personnel from the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III, a large military transport aircraft assigned to More
U.S. Airmen 1st Class Jahres Gordon, left, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician and William Crowson, a structures technician with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer S More
U.S. Air Force F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcons assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., are lined up and ready for flying operations in support of A More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Corpt, an RF transmission systems technician assigned to the 1st Combat Communications Squadron from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, checks the installation of an antenna system More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Charles Bowen (center) and Master Sgt. Joseph Szoke Jr. (left), F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon maintainers assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire More
A U.S. Air Force maintainer assigned to the Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., cleans the canopy of an F-16 as part of pre-flight in support of Arctic Challen More
U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft maintainers, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, remove the right wing leading edge flap after the discovery of a damaged actuator on one of thei More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Ferrario, 157th Fighter Squadron commander and deployed detachment commander, assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C More
Per Nilsson, special advisor to Sweden's Ministry of Defense on tour with State Secretaries from NORDEFCO, Nordic Defense Cooperation, visits Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Sweden, May 24, 2 More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Damon Remley, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., prepares to begin morning aircraft laun More
Members of the Swedish Honor Guard wait to greet Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, Commander U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE- AFAFRICA) upon his arrival to Kallax Air Base, Lulea, Sweden, May 27 More
U.S. Air Force F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcons assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., taxi for flight operations in support of Arctic Challenge Ex More
A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen takes off during Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, May 28, 2019. ACE 19 is a Nordic aviation exercise that provides realistic, scenario-based tr More
Aircraft maintainers of the Swedish and U.S. Air Forces talk while waiting to begin a distinguished visitors visit, hosted by the Swedish Air Force for leaders of partner countries participating in Arctic Chall More
A United Kingdom C-130J Hercules transport aircraft from Royal Air Force Brize Norton's 47th Squadron at Oxfordshire, U.K. begins another mission in support Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Lu More
Swedish Air Force Conscript Hampus Worrby provides a JAS 39 Gripen cockpit familiarization to MSgt. Sherman Padgett and TSgt Michael Hunner from the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint N More
Swedish Air Force Conscript Hampus Worrby provides an introduction to the JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet to U.S. Air Force aircraft maintainers assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire J More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Shaun Hoeltje, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., returns from an Arctic Challenge Exercise 20 More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Hanner, right, and Master Sgt. Sherman Padgett, assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., assess the correct positi More
Base signage around the base during Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, May 29, 2019. ACE 19 is a Nordic avia-tion exercise that provides realistic, scenario-based training to prep More
A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 taxis prior to flight operations in support of Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, May 30, 2019. ACE 19 is a Nordic aviation exercise that provides r More
Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets return from a morning mission as the third and final week of air operations continue in support of Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, More
Swedish Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist, talks to U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Rose, 169th Operations Group commander, during a visit with USAF personnel assigned to the Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wi More
Royal Air Force FGR4 Typhoons FGR4 prepare to launch for morning missions as the third and final week of air operations continue in support of Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, J More
U.S. Air Force F-16 logistics and maintainence personnel, assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., assist local airport personnel with loading their More
U.S. Air Force F-16 maintainers and pilots, assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., send their first wave of jets back to South Carolina after comp More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., return to South Carolina after completing their support of Arctic Cha More
U.S. Air Force F-16 logistics and maintainence personnel, assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., assist a C-17 Globemaster III, heavy transport ai More
The South Carolina National Guard welcomed UH-60 Black Hawks and crews from the West Virginia and Kentucky National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, Sept. 4, 2019, in pre More
U.S. Airman 1st Class Paul Bleistein, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet to be launched in preparation f More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, return to base at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, Sept. 6, 2019 foll More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster II, large military transport aircraft assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, supports its wing's Operational Readiness Exercise while o More
U.S. Air Force Col. Akshai Gandhi, commander of the 169th Fighter Wing, speaks to Airmen of the South Carolina Air National Guard participating in base-wide resilience tactical pause suicide awareness training More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel Bunch, Air National Guard Assistant to The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Air Force, visits with the base legal staff and senior leadership of the South Carolina Air National More
McEntire Joint National Guard Base, home of the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, co-hosts nighttime arming and refueling training during Exercise Agile Lion, Jan. 14, 2020. Multi-function More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet takes-off from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, March 6, 2020. The South Carolina Air National Guard participated in a conventional operational readiness exe More
169th Services Squadron Airmen, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., setup a Single-Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen, SPEK, in preparation to serve hot meal More
U.S. Airmen from the 169th Maintenance Group pose in the Structures shop at McEntire Joint National Guard Base S.C., April 22, 2020. Pictured from left to right are Airman 1st Class Chase Szoke, Tech. Sgt. Aust More
U.S. Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing salute the medical professionals and first responders of South Carolina with a statewide More