May 7, 2024 Congresswoman Nancy Mace visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base Congresswoman Nancy Mace visited McEntire Joint National Guard Base, May 5, 2024, for an engaging and informative day alongside the dedicated Airmen of the South Carolina Air National Guard.
April 25, 2024 Swamp Fox 5k Nature Trail The 169th Fighter Wing unveiled a brand-new nature trail, April 23, 2024, equipped with five workout stations designed to promote outdoor fitness and recreation.
Dec. 18, 2023 Semper Santa The South Carolina Air National Guard is home of multi-capable, combat-ready Swamp Fox Airmen, a fleet of tactical F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, and its very own…Santa.
Nov. 27, 2023 Swamp Fox Airman earns the Bronze Star Medal Master Sgt. Christopher Vine with the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron, here, was recently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious achievements while deployed to Iraq in 2022, making him the only current South Carolina Air National Guard enlisted Airman to hold this honor.
June 30, 2023 Students soared to new heights at STARBASE Swamp Fox summer camp The South Carolina Air National Guard wrapped up another fun-filled STARBASE Swamp Fox summer camp for 23 future innovators from June 20-23, 2023.
June 22, 2023 South Carolina Air National Guard supports Operation Healthy Delta Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing participated in Operation Healthy Delta, an Innovative Readiness Training mission, June 9-23, 2023.
May 18, 2023 South Carolina Air National Guard goes off grid for terror threat training It's just past 5 a.m., and nearly two dozen U.S. Airmen are responding to what may be multiple terror threats in a nearby village. They suit up in protective gear and grab essential equipment for the ruck from base camp to the village. Under the cover of darkness, the unsuspecting adversaries don't
March 22, 2023 SCANG Defenders receive new Air Force sidearm After more than three decades of use, the United States Air Force’s standard sidearm, the M-9 Beretta pistol, is being replaced by the newer M-18 Sig Sauer pistol. Airmen assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron, informally known as Defenders, have recently been issued the new weapon and have
March 10, 2023 Swamp Fox engineers renovate Wateree Recreation Area More than 50 Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer Squadron executed a restoration project at the Wateree Recreation Area in Camden, South Carolina, during their extended drill weekend March 2-5, 2023.
Feb. 8, 2023 To be airborne is to be ground ready After more than a year of weather wars, underground surprises, and miles of paper trails, a monumental endeavor in South Carolina Air National Guard history has ended. The runway reconstruction project at McEntire Joint National Guard Base was completed the first week in February.