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  • Deja vu! Swamp Foxes prepare for ORI

       The SCANG is preparing for another Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) in 2013, but work has already begun to insure continuation of past successes. ORIs are conducted to evaluate and measure the ability of a unit to perform in wartime, during acontingency or a force sustainment mission,

  • SCANG ACA shines during AFOA

        Another inspection down makes another inspection aced by the SCANG during the 1st Air Force evaluation of the Aerospace Alert Control. The Alert Forces OperationalAssessment ran from Sept. 25-27, and while on base the team of eight inspectors looked at maintenance, operations, command post, and

  • Re-deployment processing completed in record time

         300 Airmen. 700 bags. Almost endless paperwork. The challenge for McEntire Joint National Guard Base was to in-process all the returning Swamp Foxes from their largest deployment since Operation Desert Storm as rapidly and as safely as possible. During the last week in August, it was mission

  • McEntire's Motorcycle Safety Program sports new rides, courtesy of Honda

         With motorcycle ownership, safety must go hand-in-hand. Fortunately McEntire Joint National Guard Base has a group of dedicated motorcycle safety instructors available to train riders. The training they provide not only enhances rider confidence and enjoyment, but fulfills a mandatory

  • Foxtrot III Benefits the Wounded Warrior Project

         The third Foxtrot Warrior Run was held at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 8, 2012. 120 runners consisting of Airmen, spouses and dependents supported the Wounded Warrior project, an organization that raises awareness and enlists the public's aid for the needs of injured service

  • SCANG Launches Airfield Pavements Project - Phase II

         McEntire has begun the second phase of upgrading its aircraft parking apron. The project is expected to increase the structural capacity and longevity of the airfield pavement in the goal of meeting current and future criteria.          Lt. Col. Michael T. Dotson, 169th Base Civil Engineer,

  • McEntire pilot dives into competition

    After hours and hours of training, it's now time for take-off. However, a few significant matters must be checked before leaving the runway. Mentally prepared? Check. System readiness? Check. Runway cleared? Check. Prepare for take-off! But wait... one more thing. After take-off, be positioned for a

  • SCANG personnel officer leads joint effort in Afghanistan

    Maj. Bryan Wright, A-1 Director for the Joint Force Headquarters, is deployed to Afghanistan. But he's not with the other Swamp Foxes at Kandahar Airfield in the south. Rather he is serving at Bagram Airfield just north of the capital Kabul. Wright arrived in Afghanistan last March and didn't know

  • Fire Department weathering Bahrain

    The SCANG deployed five firefighters in April for a six-month operation at Air Base Bahrain in an effort to protect Navy assets. The deployed team is responsible for handling potential aircraft emergencies for incoming jets, which could include anything from F16s to Navy P3 sub chasers."Although

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