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  • 169th Security Forces Squadron lends helping hand during hurricane

    The 169th Security Forces Squadron stationed here sent 13 Law Enforcement Specialists to Bluffton, S.C., Oct. 9, 2016 to assist in the response to the damage left after Hurricane Matthew skirted the coast of the state."While doing law enforcement duties, we ensured the general safety and welfare of

  • Foxtrot Warrior Run VI charity supports local veteran

    Nearly 200 Airmen and Soldiers from the South Carolina National Guard and their families and friends ran in the Sixth Annual Foxtrot Warrior 5k/10k Run, here October 16, 2016.The event was a "fit-to-fight" fundraising opportunity organized by the South Carolina Air National Guard's Top Three

  • Swamp Fox Air Traffic Controllers deploy for Operation INHERENT RESOLVE

    While Hurricane Matthew barreled up the eastern United States, one group from the South Carolina Air National Guard loaded their gear to face a very different set of challenges.On Oct. 9, more than a dozen Airmen from the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron deployed to Iraq for six months in support

  • F-16 Engines Rumble in the Hush House after Renovations

    Construction on the South Carolina Air National Guard's Enclosed Noise Suppression System Structure concluded here, May 6, after approximately 12 weeks of renovations.The renovations began in February and recur approximately each decade due to the slow and continuous oxidation of the metal

  • Swamp Fox Airmen and Families Celebrate History and Diversity

    Family, fun and fellowship fueled the atmosphere here during May's training weekend, May 14.Airmen of the South Carolina Air National Guard and their families gathered for the 169th Fighter Wing's Family Day celebration to participate in numerous activities designed to entertain and educate them on

  • SCANG welcomes new leaders during change of command

    The Swamp Fox welcomed three new commanders as the guidon was passed on several key leadership roles during a change-of-command ceremony during May's drill weekend, May 14.Colonel David Meyer handed over command of the 169th Fighter Wing to his vice commander, Col. Nicholas Gentile, as Meyer moves

  • Inaugural Base2Base run a success

    61 people participated in the inaugural Base2Base run on May 1 from Eastover to Sumter, SC. Relay teams of two runners as well as individuals ran eastbound along Highway 378 for 21.2 miles. The race started at the front gate at McEntire Joint National Guard Base and finished at Shaw Park on the

  • SCANG personnel aim high to win TAG match

    MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. - South Carolina Air National Guard personnel brought back the trophy for 1st place from the annual Warfighter Sustainment Exercise that took place at McCrady Training Center, March 6, 2016.The SCANG has participated in the largely Army dominated event for

  • F-35s Arrive at McEntire

    The South Carolina Air National Guard welcomed two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets on its runway for the first time, March 21st and 22nd.The F-35A fighter pilots, assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, arrived to perform fourth and fifth generation integration fighter

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