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  • 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron sets up mobile tower at Shaw AFB

    Exercises, practices, preparations and inspections are not wasted efforts for the South Carolina Air National Guard's 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron. The 245th ATCS packed up their mobile air traffic control tower and set up operations below Shaw Air Force Base's control tower earlier in June.

  • Fuel the body and keep the jets flying

    Everyone knows that food fuels the body. This is especially true when the body is worked through a few extra Readiness Exercise hours during those hot S.C. spring and summer days.The 169th Force Support Squadron's Services Flight is able to supply flight line and maintenance personnel with easier

  • 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron practices for an Outstanding

    Members of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base are operating and training in evaluation mode. While the 169th Fighter Wing is practicing to deploy personnel and generate F-16 sorties in a deployed chemical combat environment, the 245th Air Traffic Control

  • Swamp Fox pilots gather for reunion and memorial service

    A distinguished fraternity of former pilots from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) attended a special reunion and memorial service held at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Saturday. The gathering of Swamp Fox aviators was the first of its kind held since the late 1990s, according to

  • Colombian Air Force Commander visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base

    General Tito Saul Pinilla Pinilla, the Commander of the Colombian Air Force, toured McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover April 8, as part of a weeklong visit to the United States. The Adjutant General of South Carolina, Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., hosted Pinilla for the latest

  • New ID card scanning system at McEntire

    If you've come through McEntire's main gate recently, you've most likely noticed a new system that has been put into place. It is a new ID card scanning device called the Defense Biometrics Identification System, which the 169th Security Forces Squadron has been utilizing since March 28. DBIDS can

  • Who are you calling "Chair Force"?

    A four-man team of Swamp Foxes represented the 169th Fighter Wing in this year's South Carolina National Guard Warfighter Sustainment Training Exercise, better known as the TAG Match. It was held March 15-17 at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C. There were nine teams participating, with the

  • PAR Teams: Critical for ORI success

    After the enemy attacks, a specialized team is called upon to survey the damage. They are positioned to be the first responders on scene to ensure all is safe before anyone else is put in potential danger.The Post Attack Reconnaissance team (PAR) is one of the first to leave their safety zone in

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