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
South Carolina National Guard Airmen and Soldiers, families and retirees from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. gather for fun and fellowship during family day festivities, April 6, 2019. Local businesse More
U.S. Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard's 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron pose with two flags during their deployment to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, April 30, 2019. (U.S. Air National Gua 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 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 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 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
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing’s Aerospace Control Alert squadron, conduct post flight operational checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after a flying mission during an inspection at McEn 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 11, 2019. More
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
The South Carolina National Guard hosts the South Carolina Employment Support of the Guard and Reserve Bosslift at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, July 24, 2019. The event is an 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 Col. Joseph Stewart, commander of the 169th Medical Group, serves lunch along with fellow unit commanders to Airmen of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, 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
Retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lanny Cobb, resident of West Columbia, South Carolina, former member of the South Carolina National Guard is inducted into the Enlisted Hall of Fame during a ceremony Ja More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kennith Wingard, 125th Cyber Protection Battalion information technology non-commissioned officer, is recognized as the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) of the Year during the Best Warrior C 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. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 59th Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, prepare to load personal protective equipment and other supplies March 20, 2020 to be transported and distributed to More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1053rd and 1055th Transportation companies, South Carolina National Guard, and U.S. Air National Guard Airmen with the 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron, South Caroli More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1053rd and 1055th Transportation companies, South Carolina National Guard, transport personal protective equipment and other supplies March 27, 2020 to the 46 counties More
U.S. Army Sgt. Hayward Thrower and U.S. Army Spc. Danny Stubbs, 1055th Transportation Company, South Carolina National Guard, deliver personal protective equipment and other supplies to Greenville County, South More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Joint Task Force 59, South Carolina National Guard, transport personal protective equipment and other supplies April 3, 2020 to the 46 counties in South Carolina in suppor 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
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
Ryan Kasky, a firefighter at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., releases water from a fire hose during an annual pressure tests on fire hoses, April 29, 2020. The test pushes water through the hoses at h 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 Master Sgt. James Bosley, program manager for the 169th Fighter Wing's Drug Demand Reduction Program at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., performs a nasopharyngeal swab on a mission essen 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
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Bosley, 169th Medical Group, performs a nasopharyngeal swab on mission essential Airmen assigned to an Aerospace Control Alert trained unit with the South Carolina Air National 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 doctor Vanessa Wideman, left, and Tech. Sgt. Shari Watson, both from the 169th Medical Group, load donated food items collected from their unit. The 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National More
U.S. Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing prepare gift bags for South Carolina Air National Guard families during the holiday season at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, Dec. 5, 2020. (U.S. Air 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
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Beckham, an 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 Nationa More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jessie Pickrell, left, and Staff Sgt. Jarrod Eckert, both Combat Shield inspectors from the 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., maneuver a stand to begin an More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Harris-Bey, left, and Senior Airman Brock Latham, right, both inspectors from the 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., run tests on one of the South More
Senior Master Sgt. Gilbert Eaves with the 186th ARW, Mississippi ANG inspects TMO procedures with Staff Sgt. Danuelle Borum with the 169th LRS during a Logistics Compliance Assistance Program inspection at McEn More
Personnel inspect and make final preparations of their mobility equipment before being staged for final approval and loading on military transport aircraft. The 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Gua More
South Carolina Air National Guardsmen and active duty personnel from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., prepare to board a North American 767, April 8, 2012. On this Easter Sund More
Active duty and South Carolina Air National Guard airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., go through a final mobility processing function before they are scheduled to dep More
A C-17 cargo plane from Joint Base Charleston is loaded with equipment at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., April 8, 2012. More than a dozen Swamp Fox F-16 fighter jets, pilots, and nearly 500 personnel More
Master Sgt. Ron Newbold, a C-17 Loadmaster from the 300th Airlift Squadron, prepares his aircraft for cargo loading. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron load vital supplies and equi More
Active duty and South Carolina Air National Guard airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. continue their deployment operations to Afghanistan. 169th Fighter Wing personnel More
Maj. Richard “Slammer” Noble conducts preflight checks in an F-16C Block 52 before takeoff, April 12, 2012. Active duty and South Carolina Air National Guard airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint 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 Col. Brook Leonard, commander of the 451st Expeditionary Operations Group, puts on his helmet in the cockpit of a South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 prior to a day-time mission from Kandahar More
Maj. Taj “Kong” Troy, an F-16 pilot with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron currently assigned to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, inspects the jet he will be flying as More