Senior Airman Jesse Benson, a crew chief with the 169th Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., 169th Fighter Wing, performs post flight systems checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon tha More
Staff Sgt. James Heywood with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., tows an F-16 Fighting Falcon into its position in the hardened aircraft shelter after it landed More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Plantin, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recovers an F-16 Fighting Falcon flown by Capt. Ryan "Bago" Madrid, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, May 23, 2010. Madri More
Master Sgt. Richard Hagar, Avionics member with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., 169th Fighter Wing, performs a re-key on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, about to la More
Staff Sgt. Chris Nelson with the 162nd Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, cleans the canopy of an F-16 Fighting Falcon after a dust storm at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 8. Members of the 162nd FW and ot More
Maj. Mark "Booc" Blackman, a fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq on Ju More
Airman 1st Class Todd Bennett, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., conducts pre-flight inspections on an F-16 Fighting Falcon on July 5 while d More
A fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., takes off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq on July 7. The 169th Fighter Wing at M More
Staff Sgt. Leonard Gajewski, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., works to remove a damaged door from the landing gear of an F-16 Fighting Falco More
First Lt. Richard Garin, a fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., takes off to fly a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 15, 2010. The 169th Fighter Win More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., takes off from Joint Base Balad, Iraq to fly a mission on July 19, 2010.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon flown by Capt. Mark Fattmann, a fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., takes off for a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 23, 2 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
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., takes off for a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq on Aug. 3. The 169th Fighter Wing sent F-16's, pilots, maintena More
Staff Sgt. David Edens, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., performs pre-flight checks as Lt. Col. Boris Armstrong, a fighter pilot with the 15 More
Airman 1st Class James Crowder, an avionics specialist with the 169th AMXS, removes a panel from the tail of an F-16 Fighting Falcon as Avionics Specialist Staff Sgt. Brent Manley directs with the training orde More
Airmen of the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., held a ceremony, Sept. 11, 2011, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Brig. Gen. R. Scott Williams gav More
The South Carolina Air National Guard honors the memory of its first commander and base namesake during a special ceremony Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. October marks the 50th anniversary of when Congaree Air Base wa More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Krofchick, an aircraft metals technologist with the 169th Maintenance Squadron’s Fabrications Flight at McEntire JNGB, S.C., welds metal together, Dec. 2, 2011, while fabricating a bin to be More
Staff Sgt. Jermaine Edmunds, an electronic warfare technician with 169th Maintenance Squadron’s Electronic Warfare shop at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., conducts pre-setup for a 120-day Preventative More
Firefighters with the 169th Civil Engineering Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., respond to a simulated aircraft mishap with a crashed F-16 fighter jet and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during More
Airmen with the 169th Security Forces Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., respond to an insurgent group posing a threat to local aircraft during a joint exercise, Operation Rita, on Feb. 2, 20 More
M16 qualification training continues on Feb. 3, 2012, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., home of the Swamp Foxes and the 169th Fighter Wing.
Chief Master Sgt. Richard Parsons, Air Combat Command command chief master sergeant at Langley Air Force Base, Va., speaks with Staff Sgt. Isaac Struckman and Airman 1st Class Dillon Horton, weapons mechanics w More
Staff Sgt. Clark Collins, Joint Terminal Air Controller (JTAC) with the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, N.C. Air National Guard, conducts close air support (CAS) training with F-16 fighter pilots from th More
A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., arrives at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, April 5, 2012, to pick up personnel and cargo. Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire prepare More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alek Reynolds, a crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conducts preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft after its arrival at Kandaha More
Crew chiefs with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conduct a foreign object debris check on the flight line before F-16 fighter jets land April 15, 2012. M More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilots with the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepare to take off on their first flying mission from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 17, 2012. Pilots an More
Staff Sgt. Shelby Griscom, a crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan raises the American and South Carolina flags on the flight line, April 17, 20 More
Senior Airman Jonathan Laymon, a weapons loader with the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon to the end of the runway, after it landed at More
First Lt. Andrew Lehman, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to fly his first combat sortie April 20, 2012. First Lt. Lehman is deplo More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Andrew Lehman, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, prepares to fly his first combat sortie April 20, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan. ( More
Airman 1st Class Isaac Niesen, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, marshals Capt. Jeffery Beckham, an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot as More
Major Matthew Gaetke, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, returns to KAF after flying a mission April 30, 2012. Maj. Gaetke is deployed from t More
Country singer super star, Toby Keith, visited Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to perform for deployed troops April 27, 2012. Toby Keith has performed for the men and women serving overseas at several deployed More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., sits on jacks for phase maintenance at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. Personnel are deployed More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., sits on jacks for Phase maintenance at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. Personnel are deployed More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Terra Brice, a crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts post-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon air More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Fontenot, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects the intake of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft engine after its return from More
Airman 1st Class Rhiannon O’Leary, an ammo technician assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares the ammunition rack for missiles that were downloaded f More
Airman 1st Class Rhiannon O’Leary, an ammo troop assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, interacts with the local children attending the bazaar school May 5, More
Tech Sgt. Ryan Plantin, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, performs pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before it launches More
Airman 1st Class Terra Brice, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts post flight procedures on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after i More
Capt.William Broman, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission May 10, 2012. Personnel are More
Staff Sgt. John Denny, a weapons loader assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, signals as Lt. Col. Walter Meares and 1st Lt. Andrew Lehman, fighter More
Maj. Brian Ferguson, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission May 20, 2012. Personnel are More
Airman 1st Class Randy Williams, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon preparing More
Major Damon Remley, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, inspects a missile before he prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission More
U.S. Air Force Major Damon Remley, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, inspects a missile before he prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for a mission at Kandaha More
Senior Airman Tony Goodwin, a conventional munitions maintainer assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts a test on GBU-38 bombs May 26, 2012. Personne More
Maj. John Wilcox, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, climbs into the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to launch for a mission as crew chief More
Staff Sgt. Leonard Gajewski, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, reviews maintenance forms on the F-16 Fighting Falcon that Capt. Je More
Lt. Col. Michael Rose, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, returns to the flight line in an F-16 Fighting Falcon after flying a mission May 31 More
Lt. Col. Scott Bridgers, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, returns after flying a mission and reaching his 4,000th F-16 Fighting Falcon flyi More
Senior Airman William Padgett, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, stands as road guard on the flight line as the sun comes up June More
Airman 1st Class Joshua McMillan, a weapons technician assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, tightens screws on a BRU-57, the carriage for bombs on More
Senior Master Sgt. Tommy Claytor and Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Burton, from the 169th Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., wait to begin in-processing after arriving at Kandahar Airf More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Benjamin Lawrence, a conventional munitions maintainer assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, downloads 20 mm rounds used in F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from More
Col. Mike Hudson, 169th Fighter Wing Commander at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., speaks with members of a Colombian delegation during their tour of base facilities July 24, 2012. The visit occurred o More
A C-17 Globemaster III from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., lands at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2012 with cargo and personnel from the 169th Fighter Wing returning from a four-month Air Ex More
F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilots with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., return to a hero’s welcome after a four-month Air Expeditionary Force deployment at Kandahar Airf More
Construction is taking place on the flight line at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 5, 2012. The ramp where the 157th Fighter Squadron’s F-16 Fighting Falcons park is being demolished for a compl More
Personnel with the 169th Maintenance Group at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., work to prepare F-16 Fighting Falcon jets for launching during a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise, Jan. 12, 2013. Th More
Firefighters with the 169th Civil Engineering Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., respond to a training scenario to remove a pilot from the cockpit of an F-16 Block 52 fighter jet Feb. 8, 2013 More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Velders, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., replaces the covers on an F-16 Block 52 fighter jets during a Pha More
The commander of the Colombian Air Force, Gen. Tito Saul Pinilla Pinilla, received a tour of the South Carolina National Guard, April 8, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C. The adjutant gene More
U.S. Air Force airmen with the Cargo Deployment Function of the 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., process cargo being simulated deployed during the readiness exerci More
U.S. Air Force fighter pilots with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., taxi an F-16 fighter jets back to position on the flight line after landing from flying a mission durin More
U.S. Air Force maintenance personnel with the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., don their gas masks in response to a simulated chemical attack on the flight line during a Phase II 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. Army Sgt. Cody Espinoza, from B. Battalion, 1-204th Air Defense Artillery, Miss. Army National Guard, demonstrates his rules of engagement skills during the Region 3 Best Warrior Competition at the McCrady More
U.S. Army Private 1st Class Brandon Freitas, with the 544th Military Police Company, Puerto Rico Army National Guard, warms up before completing the Fit to Fight obstacle course during the 2013 Region 3 Best Wa More
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Calvi, with the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, completes a six-mile ruck march with a full combat load during the 2013 Region 3 Best Warrior Competit More
U.S. Army Pfc. Lee Bailes, D. Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, demonstrates his strength and endurance while completing Victory Tower and a skills competency course More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Kaylor with the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, works to set up an antenna needed for the mobile towe More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1782nd Engineer Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, drive a convoy of construction vehicles to begin clearing a road blocked by downed trees and crushed vehicles, during t More
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Argabright with the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, regulates a group of local civilians at a supply point of distribution during an Ardent Sentry exercise held in Ridgeland, S.C., More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Berendzen, a survey team member with the 43rd Civil Support Team, South Carolina Army National Guard, assists survey team member Spc. Robert Nelson with his chemical protective gear before 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
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Kroto, a services specialist with the 169th Services Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, cleans tables in the dining tent before 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 Staff Sgts. Ryan Fodness and David Mikusek, with the 169th Security Forces Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, are photographed while deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Sout More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Erskine Ham, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, waits to marshal an F-16 Fighting More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Terrence Hughes with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, communicates over the radio with the Unit Control Cente 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, conducts pre-flight checks on an F-1 More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hannah Connor, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 169th Operations Support Flight, assigned to the base Patient Decontamination Team at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, 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 Senior Airman Ryan Jones, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, cleans an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighte More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Ferrario, a fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, speaks with his crew chief, Senior Airman Step More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago, a photojournalist with the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, photographs U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Boett 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
U.S. Air Force Maj. David Way, a fighter pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, parks an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet on the flight l More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alex Chang, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon f More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, is parked on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, 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
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, lands after flying a training mission, Jan. 31, 2014. (U.S. Air N More