Feria Aeronautica Internacional—Colombia 2019 at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia, July 11, 2019. The United States Air Force is participating in the four-day air show with four So More
U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets perform a routine at Feria Aeronautica Internacional—Colombia 2019 at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia, July 12, 2019. More
The South Carolina Air National Guard is participating in the week-long Relámpago IV exercise with four 169th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter jets at Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rio More
Edwin McCain sings the National Anthem in front of U.S. Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing’s Honor Guard. at the Bojangles Southern 500 NASCAR race at the Darlington R 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
U.S. Air Force, retired, Col. Jack Van Loan, fighter pilot and Vietnam War prisoner of war, was honored with a Missing Man flyover during his funeral held at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery, October 26, 2019 More
Members of the South Carolina Military Base Task Force were hosted by the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, October 23, 2019, for a meeting to engage initi 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. Airmen and their families welcome Santa as he arrives in a 169th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. Dec. 7, 2019. Swamp Fox children talked to Santa 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
Ongoing construction of an expanded and upgraded Fire Department at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. April 14, 2020. The construction is scheduled to last 18 months and provide increased capabilities 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
Construct renovation of the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron's Fire Department at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., June 5, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Bodkins, 169th Fight More
Mr. Rico Brown, newly appointed Director of Psychological Health for the South Carolina Air National Guard, discusses resilience and mental health resources available to 169th Fighter Wing Airmen at McEntire Jo More
Mr. Bryan Gossage (grey-blue blazer), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and the Environment; Ms. Jennifer Miller, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kate Jackson and Airman 1st Class Keyana Thompson, personnelists from the 169th Force Support Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, facilitate post-de More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Douglas Thompson, 169th Services Flight, South Carolina, receives a nasopharyngeal swab test from U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tanya Justice, 169th Medical Group medical technician, at M More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Cayton, a production recruiter for the 169th Fighter Wing, speaks to Ashley Spivey, a potential recruit, and provides a tour of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntir More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Woods, marketing and advertising specialist, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing recruitment team reviews his Facebook page during the COVID- More
A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130 Combat Shadow air refueling aircraft and a MH-47 Chinook helicopter, both from Hurlburt Field, Florida, awaits with engines running on the airfield at McEntire More
U.S. Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing perform a hot pit refueling and rearming on two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina on Nov. 7, 2020. (U.S. Air National More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chad Peebles, right, 169th Security Forces Squadron, observes Kevin Clayton, foreground, deputy program manager OWT Global, and Scott Thomsen, center, a field service representative f More
A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. and a World War II era P-51 Mustang team up to celebrate their More
Airmen with the 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron, petroleum oils and lubricants section, conduct checkpoint inspections on their fleet of R-11 refueling trucks at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Jun More
U.S. Air Force airmen with the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., read their Airman’s Manual while wearing full mission oriented protective posture gear during a Phase II Readiness More
U.S. Air Force and civilian firefighters, assigned to the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., train for a live aircraft fire at th More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Stoy, from the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard, is a member of a Post-Attack Reconnaissance team and uses a radio to call-in a chemi More
U.S. Air Force photo of the South Carolina Air National Guard's pilot reunion ceremony at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C., May 5, 2013. Multi-generation SCANG pilots dating back from the P-5 More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Rodriguez (right), from the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard, coordinates post-attack procedures during a readiness exercise at McEntire More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Luis Sanchez, a services specialist with the 169th Services Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, serves food from the Single Palletize More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Denise Bhola, the food services shift leader with the 169th Services Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, pours hot water into the rations h More
The 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, moved it’s F-16 Fighting Falcons from under the sunshades on the flight line and into the main hangar in preparat More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Kinard, with the 169th Security Forces Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, is photographed while deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Jun More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Franklin Kelly, NCOIC of electrical power production, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Long, a heating/airconditioning and ventilation craftsman, both from the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadro More
U.S. Air Force airmen with the South Carolina Air National Guard from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., conduct flight line activities during an F-16 Fighting Falcon training mission at the Naval Air St More
A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, waits to taxi an F-16 Fighting Falcon Block-52 fighter jet to launch for More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Richardson with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, guards the cantonment area during a readiness exercise More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Karl King (left) and Chief Master Sgt. Martin Philpott (right), with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, work w More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Terra Brice, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, shows that the EPU pin has been pull More
U.S. Air Force airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, work in the Emergency Operations Center in full Mission Oriented Protective Po More
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, assigned to the base Patient Decontamination Team, set up the stand-alone decontaminat More
Dependents of South Carolina Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at McEntire Joint National Guard Base attend STARBASE Swamp Fox, a DoD camp aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of youth in t More
Colombian Brig. General Ramses Rueda, a pilot and director of the Colombian Air Force Officer's Academy, along with a team of Colombian Air Force officers, tour McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., July 30 More
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, attend Silver Flag at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from Aug. 10-18, 2 More
The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Communications Flight Eagle Vision IV (EV4) Mobile Ground Satellite Station from McEntire Joint National Guard Base recently returned from a three-month deployment More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Leann Quiliza, a weapons loader with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, replaces pins on an ammo trailer More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ian Toogood, a fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Jefferson with the 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, checks post attack reconnaissance stanchions duri More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Terra Brice, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, demonstrates a self-defense tactic t More
Nicola Weston, with the American Red Cross, uses a handheld to verify the bloodbag matches the donor as U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lucas Mastrangelo gives blood during the on-base blood drive at McEntire Join More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Claymore, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, conducts post-flight procedures on More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Corrigan, a fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, speaks with crew chief Senior Airman Isaac Niesen, wi More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen Baran, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, marshals a fighter pilot to park h More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Hudson, Chief of Staff of the South Carolina Air National Guard, discusses the importance and taxpayer value of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing with 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
The South Carolina Air National Guard hosted its annual Diversity Day event, “Taste of McEntire,” in the base canteen, Dec. 7, 2013. Diversity Day is an opportunity for Swamp Fox airmen to recognize the many co More
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, train using the ASP baton at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Jan. 11, 2014. Security Forces mus More
U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Maj. Madison Woo with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, rushes to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet at t More
U.S. airmen with the 169th Security Forces Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, train with the Beretta M9 pistol at the shooting range, Feb. 2, 2014. (U.S. Air Nati More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Calvin Elam, the Assistant Adjutant General for Air of the South Carolina Air National Guard, is recognized by Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr., the Adjutant General for the South Ca More
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., conduct a nighttime structural fire exercise at the Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center, Feb. 5, 201 More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Dunn and Airman 1st Class Hinton Chinnon, from the 169th Aerospace Ground Equipment shop of the South Carolina Air National Guard, are safety wiring a combusting can on a Dash 60 More
Nearly 250 Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base are returning from a successful Air Expeditionary Force rotation in Southwest Asia, April More
U.S. Air Force pilots and their F-16s, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, return from a successful Air Expeditionary Force rotation in More
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 10th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., deliver equipment pallets of deployment cargo to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., April 18, 2014. The C-17 Globemas More
Tech. Sgt. Dawn Green, assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron on McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., depicts an aggressor in an active-shooter exercise April 24, 2014. The South Carolina Air Natio More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric A. Robinson assigned to the 273rd Marine Wing Support Squadron, Air Operations Company, Fuels Platoon at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., prepares the the fuel hose on an N90 fueli More
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache pilot pays for fuel which is provided by U.S. Marines assigned to 273rd Marine Wing Support Squadron, Air Operations Company, during forward air refueling point operations at McEntire J More
The Called To Serve "CTS" Band performs live with students from Fairfield Magnet School, Winnsboro, S.C. during opening ceremonies for the South Carolina National Guard Air and Ground Expo at McEntire Joint Nat More
Personnel from South Carolina National Guard assist in the setup of the North Carolina National Guard's Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) at the Georgetown County Airport on June 3, 2014, to participate More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, convoy from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., to Georgetown County Airport, S.C., June 3, 2014. South Carolina National Guard Airmen are working More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 169th Force Support Squadron from the South Carolina Air National Guard serve a hot meal to a hungry Airman. They are part of a deployable team, which prepares and serves h More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from the South Carolina Army National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., transports a patient decontamination team, from the South Carolina Air National Guard, to the More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Nine (right), from the 169th Communications Flight, receives directions from Staff Sgt. Michael Shelley, also from the 169th Communications Flight, in order to complete his fina More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Heywood, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, wraps up a grounding li More
U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, stand alongside Colombian Air Force Airmen during a group photo to kickoff a joi More
Colombian Air Force Brig. Gen. Carlos Eduardo Bueno and Brig. Gen. Ramses Rueda Rueda (sic) are fitted with flight helmets by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hannah Conner and Tech. Sgt. Benita Johnson, both assigned More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, fly alongside Colombian air force Kfir's, assigned to the 111 More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, takes off from Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 12, 2014, during Relamp More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, fly alongside Colombian air force Kfir fighter jets, assigned More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52 fighters, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, sit on the ramp at Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 12, 2014 d More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, sit on the ramp while another takes off flying in the backgro More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy O’Neil, and electrical and environmental systems specialist from the 169th Aircraft maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., removes debris from the fl More
U.S. Senior Airmen David Burkman (left) and Steadman DeMarco, crew chiefs with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., conduct pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting More
U.S. Airman 1st Class John Pyle III (left) and Tech. Sgt. Joshua Velders, crew chiefs with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., conduct pre-flight checks on an F- More
U.S. Air Force fighter pilots from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., taxi F-16 Fighting Falcons to take off for a training mission from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., Nov. More
U.S. Senior Airmen Michelle Dickens (left) and Rhiannon O’Leary, munitions specialists with the 169th Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., conduct returned munitions inspections on More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Ferrario, an F-16 fighter pilot with the South Carolina Air National Guard, climbs into the cockpit of an F-16 in preparation for a flight for the joint Army and Air National Gua More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook crew chief, assigned to the 2-151st Security and Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, inspects the inside of the aircraft during Carolina Thunder 14 on a dri More
Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade line up to board a CH-47 Chinook at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., to participate in Carolina Thunder. Sou More
Senior Airman Renae McNease (left) and Airman 1st Class Angel Knox, emergency management technicians with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, pick up trash during an Adopt-a-Highway cleanup held Dec. 10, 2014. T More
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony of Eagle Vision 4 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. Jan. 11, 2015. Graham was the guest speaker during the inauguration of the Eag More