Swamp Foxes prepare to become ATSO ready

169th Fighter Wing, Airmen participate in the Ability To Survive and Operate (ATSO) training in the base hanger, December 9, 2012, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. This training is being conducted in large venues throughout the December UTA to reduce time spent on computer based training and get a more hands on training to be prepared for the unit's upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Jorge Intriago/Released)

Swamp Foxes prepare to become ATSO ready

169th Fighter Wing, Airmen participate in the Ability To Survive and Operate (ATSO) training in the base hanger, December 9, 2012, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. This training is being conducted in large venues throughout the December UTA to reduce time spent on computer based training and get a more hands on training to be prepared for the unit's upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Jorge Intriago/Released)

December 2012 Awards Ceremony

Retired members of the South Carolina Air National Guard were honored along with their spouses during the December UTA award ceremony, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., December 9, 2012. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Jorge Intriago/Released)

SCANG Retiree Ceremony and Honorary Commander Change of Command

Col. Mike Hudson, Commander of the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., presents recent SCANG retirees with the Meritorious Service Medal and the Guardsman Retirement Medal during a mass formation Dec. 9, 2012. A change of command was also performed as Mr. Steven Mungo, the owner of Mungo Homes, assumed the 169th FW Honorary Commander position from Mr. Bill Dukes, the owner of the Columbia restaurant Blue Marlin. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson/Released)

McEntire Fall Festival 2012

More than 300 people attended the fall festival held by the McEntire Family Readiness group, Oct. 27. Swamp Fox members and their families showed up in costume and enjoyed several activities including a hayride, costume contest, face painting and other fun activities. Several squadrons decorated their building for the hayride and from those, the kids voted the Fire Department as their favorite stop. Family Readiness would like to thank everyone that volunteered and came out to support this year’s festival, making it a huge success.

Eagle Vision

Master Sgt. Thor Elmgren gives a capabilities brief to Air Force JROTC.

SCANG News

SCANG News cover pages from years past.

SCANG Airman thinks fast during UTA fire

Senior Airman Walter James, with the 169th Force Support Squadron?s Services Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., poses for a photo in the dining facility where the small fire he extinguished broke out, Nov. 4, 2012. (SCANG photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson/Released)

ESOHCAMP Inspection

Tech. Sgt. Rose Wingate, with the 169th Maintenance Squadron?s Aerospace Ground Equipment shop at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., accompanies Mr. Luis Diaz, the environmental inspector from SAIC, during an Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ESOHCAMP) inspection, Nov. 7, 2012. The ESOHCAMP inspection covers all aspects environmental, biological, and safety standards to ensure the base is in compliance with federal, state, local, DODI and AFI regulations. (SCANG photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson/Released)

Indian Waters Council Boy Scouts Camporee 2012

Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Guyton, 169th Security Forces Squadron, demonstrates the proper use of fire arms to boy scouts of America at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. , November 3, 2012. Guyton demonstration was to assist the boy scouts in earning merit badge. The base hosted the Indian Waters Council Boy Scouts Camporee and supported the event with Army and Air National Guard static displays, recruiters and demonstration from medical, security, emergency management and fire department. (SCANG photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)

Chief Master Sgt. Kellie Gibbs

Chief Master Sgt. Kellie Gibbs with the 169th MDG at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., poses for her portrait on Nov. 2, 2012. (SCANG photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson/Released)

169th Fighter Wing receives an AFOA ACA inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Norris, a weapons inspector assigned to 1st AF from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fl., evaluates the 169th Fighter Wing's weapons load team during a weapons reliability check. The McEntire team consists of Master Sgt. Jeremy Pow, team leader, and Senior Airmen Steven Hollis and Carlos Graham, all assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing's Aerospace Control Alert unit. McEntire Joint National Guard Base's Aerospace Control Alert mission receives an AFOA inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH, Sept. 26, 2012. McEntire is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard and the 169th Fighter Wing. (National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward E. Snyder / Released)