6 Apr 2019

McEntire JNGB hosts STEM Day education experiences for SC Youth

More than 2,000 South Carolina students and teachers with interests in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math received a day of focused-fun learning with Airmen and Soldiers from the South Carolina National Guard during a STEM Day event today.Public, private and home-schooled students from around the state participated in this unique experience

2 Apr 2019

Swamp Fox bioenvironmental team leads the way for chemical testing

The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, has a reputation for being number one. In addition to being awarded the 2017 Biomedical Science Corps Small Team of the Year, the team of five Swamp Foxes was the first choice from a selection of units to field-test

26 Mar 2019

SCANG hosts Junior ROTC “Top Gun” competition

More than 500 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from around the state traveled to McEntire Joint National Guard Base to compete in the 2019 “Top Gun” Drill Meet, March 23.This annual military drill and ceremony competition, hosted by the South Carolina Air National Guard, drew in 20 high schools from the Midlands, Upstate and the

27 Feb 2019

SCANG supports NORAD during Super Bowl LIII

When the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams kicked off Super Bowl LIII, South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets were securing the airspace above Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz stadium. The SCANG’s Aerospace Control Alert unit sent jets airborne to support the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command by

19 Dec 2018

SCANG EV4 supports Hurricanes Florence and Michael first responders

Months before the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, members of the 169th Communications Squadron’s Eagle Vision IV (EV4), Mobile Ground Satellite Station at McEntire, were already acquiring optical images of the high priority targets provided by Mr. Scott Brown, the Chief of Preparedness at the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD). By

20 Nov 2018

Swamp Foxes volunteer to help Tyndall AFB recover from Hurricane Michael

A team of nine South Carolina Air National Guard Airmen volunteered to help nudge Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida toward recovery after Hurricane Michael left the base in near complete destruction this past October.Within 24 hours of receiving the request for support, personnel from the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron and Medical Group were on the

19 Sep 2018

McEntire JNGB staged for Florence relief efforts

In the aftermath and devastating flooding in South Carolina due to Tropical Storm Florence, this sprawling base in Lower Richland County is again the hub of activity for the National Guard’s domestic operations response.

17 Sep 2018

South Carolina Air National Guard Airmen assist law enforcement, safeguard citizens

The South Carolina Air National Guard deployed 13 Airmen, assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron, to assist law enforcement recovery efforts following the path of Tropical Storm Florence.

30 Aug 2018

SCANG honors life of Swamp Fox leader, friend

Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Stanley Hood Sr., former South Carolina Air National Guard chief of staff and base commander from Columbia, South Carolina, passed away August 25.

19 Jul 2018

Swamp Fox Engineers build homes for Navajo veterans during training mission to New Mexico

Forty engineers from the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, spent their two weeks of annual training building homes for Native American veterans in Gallup, New Mexico.