Main Gate (visitors, commercial and military) 4:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. inbound and outbound Morrell Gate (personnel with military ID only) Duty Day: 6:15 - 8:15 a.m. inbound only AND 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. outbound only RSD: 6:00 - 8:15 a.m. inbound AND 3:30 - 5:15 outbound only Church Gate (personnel with military ID only) Closed, open for emergencies only
AUGUST SATURDAY Main: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Chicken Alfredo, Green Beans Corn on the Cob, Garlic Bread, Salad Bar Snack: Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Meatball Subs, Curly Fries, Onion Rings
SUNDAY Main: Breakfast Burritos, Turkey Sausage, Bacon, Hash Browns, Grits, Scrambled Eggs, French Toast Snack: Beef and Bacon Burritos, Pizza, Tater Tots
Ice Cream, Assorted Desserts, Assorted Beverages, Chips & Assorted Fruits, Full Salad Bar The Dining Facility is open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone using the facility must present a valid ID card.
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Worship Schedule Saturday 4:00 p.m. - Catholic Mass (245th Classroom) Sunday 10:30 a.m. - Protestant Worship (Maintenance Hangar Classroom) 3:00 p.m. - Catholic Mass (245th Classroom) Saturday/Sunday as available Ops/Maintenance Devotional (Following Roll-Call in Hangar) Security Forces Devotional (Following Roll-Call in Classroom) Your SCANG Religious Support Teams can be reached by email or phone 803-647-8265
South Carolina Air National Guard Base Tour Program
Tour Information Base tours are offered to local civic organizations, schools and youth groups middle-school age and older to educate people about the South Carolina Air National Guard and McEntire’s missions. Tours are free of charge and can be subject to last-minute cancellations due to mission requirements and resource availability. We do not accommodate tour requests to combine different groups. Tours are given twice a month on Thursdays not preceding a drill weekend and are scheduled on a first-requested, first-served basis. Public tours of McEntire Joint National Guard Base are available to groups of 10 to 40 people. Tours for children under the age of 10 are considered on a case-by-case basis and must be requested by a SCANG sponsor who will be able to accompany the group. No tours will be given on drill weekends or federal holidays. Tour requests must be submitted no later than 60 days prior to the date of the tour and requested through the 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office. Tours are coordinated one month in advance. Groups requesting a tour must complete the Tour Request Form and e-mail it back to usaf.sc.169-fw.mbx.Public-Affairs@mail.mil.
Tour Itinerary Tours start at 9 a.m. and are scheduled for a maximum of 4 hours. These guided tours end no later than 2 p.m. and are subject to limited availability. Tours of McEntire may include various organizations on base to include a static display and Army National Guard Aviation, however, no particular activities can be guaranteed. Every effort will be made to honor your request, but ultimately, we work around our daily operations schedule and mission requirements. In these cases, a tour may be cancelled at any time, without notice. There will be no substitutions during these cases. Transportation Groups are responsible for providing their own transportation. All buses/vans must arrive at the Main Gate for security processing. Groups will be met at the Main Gate by the tour host who will escort the group and remain with them for the duration of the tour. If a group is more than 10 minutes late, tour itinerary is subject to change. Cameras Cameras are allowed on the tour; however, there are some restrictions. Your tour guide will inform you of these restrictions. Required Attire Closed-toe shoes are required on all tours. Additionally, tour guests cannot wear tank tops, cut off t-shirts or attire that contains offensive material.
Lunch Prepared food is not available on this installation, however seating is available. Guests who wish to have 30 minutes built into their itinerary for lunch must plan to bring their own food and drink. Directions to McEntire Main Gate
From I-26 E: Merge onto I-77 N via Exit 116 toward Charlotte- 6.1 miles Merge onto Shop Rd. Exit 6A- 1.8 miles Turn left onto Pineview Rd SC-768- 1.9 miles Turn right onto Garners Ferry Rd/US-76E/US-378E- 7.7 miles Turn right into the Main Gate entrance From Sumter: Follow US-76W/ US-378W- 21.4 miles Turn left into the Main Gate entrance From Charlotte: Merge onto I-77S toward Columbia (crossing into South Carolina)- 83.8 miles Take the SC-262/Leesburg Rd Exit 9B toward US-76/US-378/ Garners Ferry West- 0.4 miles Turn right onto Leesburg Rd- 0.8 miles Turn left onto US-76 Garners Ferry Rd- 10.1 miles Turn right into the Main Gate entrance
The Visitor Control Center is to the right. Additional Information Public Affairs will not sponsor overnight visits. For Boy Scout camping opportunities troops must have a sponsor that is a member of the South Carolina Air National Guard. The sponsor must obtain approval from the 169th Fighter Wing for the event. The sponsor must also be on-site with the troop for the duration of the camping or tour event. For additional information, call 803-647-8208 or e-mail usaf.sc.169-fw.mbx.Public-Affairs@mail.mil.
The 169th Fighter Wing is the primary unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard and is located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. The 169th Fighter Wing flies the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a single-seat multi-purpose fighter with the capability to fly at up to twice the speed of sound. The mission of the 169th Fighter Wing is to provide world class combat capability to meet our nation's needs for contingency and general war requirements. Our primary federal mission is accomplished by employing conventional munitions in the Destruction/Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (DEAD/SEAD), while providing 24/7 homeland defense alert fighter response. Additionally, the wing provides to the Governor of South Carolina with defense assistance to the state's homeland security office and disaster preparation and response support for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) activities.
The Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via the medium people already use and trust: text. Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the US, anytime, about any type of crisis and a live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds quickly. Click here for more information about the Crisis Text Line.
The 169th Fighter Wing Care Team Brochureand SCNG Behavioral Hotline Card, offers additional information. Please know that help is available.
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