Family Readiness puts on a "scary" fun event

Hot off the presses ... one last time

The premiere edition of the SCANG News was published in February 1977. Sylvester Stallone's Rocky had just stepped into the ring for the first time; it looked like the Eagles had a serious hit on their hands with Hotel California; and I was rocking second grade. In addition to UTA dates, job

SCANG Airman thinks fast during UTA fire

   A quick-thinking Airman potentially saved a building on base from damage when an electrical fire broke out in the kitchen of the on-base dining facility here during November drill.    Senior Airman Walter James, with the 169th Force Support Squadron, was in the kitchen during the lunch rush in

SCANG holds first annual Remembrance Service

   Members of the 169th Fighter Wing attended an inaugural Remembrance Service during last month's drill held at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. The interfaith service was organized and run by McEntire's Chaplain Corps and included music, lighting of candles, words of inspiration, prayers and

Eagle Vision IV member returns from deployment to Turkey

   SCANG Eagle Vision 4 team member Master Sgt. Troy Wilkerson recently returned from a 40-day deployment with the USAF Eagle Vision 1 team to the Ankara Support Facility in Ankara, Turkey. The team consisted of 12 members: Wilkerson, two from EV6 (226 CBCS, Huntsville, Alabama) and nine from EV1

McEntire hosts Boy Scout Camporee

   Hundreds of Boy Scouts from the Midlands' Indian Waters Council held their 2012 Camporee here during November drill. McEntire, in partnership with the Indian Waters Council, hosted more than 800 scouts from over 50 units. Local Cub Scout Troops and venturing crews also took part.   Subject matter

ACA 'Mission Ready' across the board

  It is not an unknown fact that McEntire's Aerospace Control Alert teams are on point when it comes to mission success. That was recently confirmed when, yet again, the SCANG impressed a visiting inspection team. This time around, it was a no-notice North American Aerospace Defense Fighter Alert

ESOHCAMP over, the hard work continues

  In November, McEntire welcomed a week-long Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program inspection. ESOHCAMP is a multi-spectrum assessment of the base's environmental management systems, occupational health, ground safety, weapons safety and flight

Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System

   The Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System is used to account for all Air Guard personnel and their families in the event of a state/national disaster. Thisprogram allows members to say "here I amneed some help."   AFPAAS provides a tool to report individual status, current

One-on-one, State Command Chief Crowson

This month, The SCANG News sits down with Chief Master Sgt. Larry Crowson, the State Command Chief for the South Carolina Air National Guard. As the top enlisted leader in the SCANG, Crowson is responsible to the Adjutant General and the Assistant Adjutant General-Air for quality of life issues and