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  • U.S. Air Force personnel recently deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, return home July 18, 2021 to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina. "Swamp Fox" Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing were deployed to PSAB for the past three months to project combat power and help bolster defensive capabilities against potential threats in the region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Megan Floyd, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

    Swamp Foxes return from Saudi Arabia after successful deployment

    Approximately 300 Airmen and a contingent of F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing have returned home after a successful three month deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Destiny Sims (left), assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, supports Operation Healthy Delta, a Department of Defense sponsored Innovative Readiness Training program designed to provide military training opportunities by providing key services to local citizens. Sims is assisting Capt. (Dr.) Tanaka who is examining a patient at Massac County High School, Metropolis, Illinois June 16, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Jim St.Clair, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

    Swamp Foxes Support Operation Healthy Delta 2021

    More than 40 Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) deployed to the Midwest to participate in Operation Healthy Delta 2021, a Department of Defense sponsored Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program designed to provide military training opportunities by delivering key services to local citizens in underserved communities. Swamp Foxes from the 169th Medical Group and 169th Force Support Squadron provided medical and food service support in three locations in Sikeston, Missouri, Caruthersville, Missouri and Metropolis, Illinois June 14-24.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Elizabeth Sailer (right), 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, works with fellow engineers Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Novak (middle), HQ Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Hickam, Hawaii, and Tech. Sgt. Adam Ballash, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, to perform a soil test using a Clegg hammer during an Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, April 22, 2021. The demonstration simulates the rapid repair of a battle damaged runway. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Jim St.Clair, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

    Swamp Fox engineers participate in joint training during airfield repair demonstration

    This isn’t your father’s rapid runway repair. Eight Airmen from the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron (169CES) joined Pacific Air Forces and U.S. Navy engineers to participate in an Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB), South Carolina April 21-28, 2021. The demonstration simulated the rapid repair of a battle damaged runway. Swamp Fox engineers were joined by engineers from the 36th Engineer Squadron, Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, and the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, plus engineers from U.S. Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 133, Gulfport, Mississippi to field test the 'just enough, just-in-time' repair capability on a decommissioned runway at McEntire JNGB. The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s (AFCEC) Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair concept uses local materials and minimal manpower and equipment in order to expedite a temporary runway repair designed to support tactical and mixed load combat operations just long enough until a permanent repair can be made.
  • U.S. Air Force equipment load crewmembers from the 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron and C-5 Super Galaxy aircrew from the 312th Airlift Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, load palletized equipment onto the heavy transport aircraft at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, as the South Carolina Air Naitonal Guard's 169th Fighter Wing prepares for an Air and Space Force Expeditionary Force deployment to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 8, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

    Swamp Fox fuels experts assist C-5 crew with maintenance problem during deployment surge

    Teamwork makes the dream work, as the old saying goes. When a C-5 Galaxy transport jet landed at McEntire last week to pack up cargo for the wing’s overseas deployment, the aircrew discovered a fuel leak which could have grounded the aircraft. Fortunately, three Swamp Fox Airmen stepped in with the right expertise to troubleshoot and fix the problem so the jet could take off on time.
  • U.S. Air Force personnel, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, load onto on a U.S. Air Force contracted Boeing 747 transport aircraft from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, to support an Air Expeditionary Force deployment to to Prince Sultan Air Base Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2021. The 169th Fighter Wing will support U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) by preserving operational depth, staging joint forces and projecting overwhelming combat power in the region. This is the wing’s largest deployment since the summer of 2018 when they supported an Air Expeditionary Force rotation to Kuwait. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Jim St.Clair, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

    Swamp Foxes deploy to Saudi Arabia for expeditionary force rotation

    Approximately 300 Airmen and a contingent of F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing have deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Camille Caldwell, the health services manager with the 169th Medical Group at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, September 20, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Caycee Watson)

    Chief Caldwell selected as next command senior leader

    The South Carolina National Guard announces U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Camille R. W. Caldwell as the next state command senior enlisted leader (CSEL) for the South Carolina National Guard.
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Bridgers (left), South Carolina National Guard Assistant Adjutant General-Air, speaks with U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (right) and South Carolina State Attorney General Alan Wilson (center) during a visit to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, March 5, 2021. The purpose of the visit was to highlight the capabilities of McEntire JNGB for federal and state response as well as the benefits McEntire JNGB provides to the citizens of South Carolina. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Mackenzie Bacalzo, 169th Fighter Wing, Public Affairs)

    McEntire Joint National Guard Base holds Legislative Day for Congressional, state leaders and staff

    Three members of Congress, South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor, members of the South Carolina Legislature plus senior congressional staff spent March 5, 2021 with leaders of the South Carolina Military Department at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB). The purpose of the visit was to highlight the capabilities of McEntire JNGB for federal and state response as well as the benefits McEntire JNGB provides to the citizens of South Carolina. “We are honored to show our distinguished visitors McEntire’s value to our community, state and nation,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Akshai Gandhi, the 169th Fighter Wing Commander.
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    Swamp Fox Intel Hosts Air Combat Command Course

    The 169th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Intelligence Flight hosted the Air Combat Command (ACC) Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) mobile training course from November 9-20. The course consisted of students from the 51st Intelligence Squadron and the 20th OSS Intelligence Flight from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. plus four SCANG Airmen
  • Recruiting strategies have adapted a more virtual and social media based approach in order to reach multiple audiences while maintaining the safety of the recruiters and applicants.

    Swamp Fox recruiters meet FY20 goal by successfully adapting to a COVID-19 world

    The 169th Fighter Wing’s Recruiting and Retention team met its fiscal year 2020 enlistment goal and continues bringing in potential Airmen to the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Steve David, Recruiting and Retention Superintendent, explained his team has successfully adapted to COVID challenges by shifting to a more focused virtual approach when communicating with applicants. “With the discovery of COVID, we’ve really ramped up our social media recruiting. We have additional assets from the National Guard Bureau (NGB) that allows us to have marketing and advertising individuals that assist us in social media, Facebook, and Indeed,” David said.
  • Pictured from left to right are Airman 1st Class Chase Szoke, Tech. Sgt. Austin Soltow, Staff Sgt. Michael Fisher and Senior Airman Joseph Richter were part of a team who designed a commemorative tail flash on a Swamp Fox F-16 fighter jet with the tail number 911 to honor those who died during the terrorists attacks.

    Swamp Foxes pay tribute to 9/11 with special aircraft paint job

    The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Maintenance Group honored the memory of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001 with a commemorative paint job on one of the SCANG’s F-16 aircraft.
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