169th Fighter Wing News

Feb. 27, 2019
SCANG supports NORAD during Super Bowl LIII

When the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams kicked off Super Bowl LIII, South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets were securing the airspace above Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz stadium. The SCANG’s Aerospace Control Alert unit sent jets airborne to support the North American Aerospace
Dec. 19, 2018
SCANG EV4 supports Hurricanes Florence and Michael first responders

Months before the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, members of the 169th Communications Squadron’s Eagle Vision IV (EV4), Mobile Ground Satellite Station at McEntire, were already acquiring optical images of the high priority targets provided by Mr. Scott Brown, the Chief of Preparedness at the South
Nov. 20, 2018
Swamp Foxes volunteer to help Tyndall AFB recover from Hurricane Michael

A team of nine South Carolina Air National Guard Airmen volunteered to help nudge Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida toward recovery after Hurricane Michael left the base in near complete destruction this past October.Within 24 hours of receiving the request for support, personnel from the 169th
Sept. 19, 2018
McEntire JNGB staged for Florence relief efforts

In the aftermath and devastating flooding in South Carolina due to Tropical Storm Florence, this sprawling base in Lower Richland County is again the hub of activity for the National Guard’s domestic operations response.
Sept. 17, 2018
South Carolina Air National Guard Airmen assist law enforcement, safeguard citizens

The South Carolina Air National Guard deployed 13 Airmen, assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron, to assist law enforcement recovery efforts following the path of Tropical Storm Florence.
Aug. 30, 2018
SCANG honors life of Swamp Fox leader, friend

Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Stanley Hood Sr., former South Carolina Air National Guard chief of staff and base commander from Columbia, South Carolina, passed away August 25.
July 19, 2018
Swamp Fox Engineers build homes for Navajo veterans during training mission to New Mexico

Forty engineers from the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, spent their two weeks of annual training building homes for Native American veterans in Gallup, New Mexico.
July 19, 2018
300 members of SC Air National Guard deploy with dozen jets to Southwest Asia

About a dozen South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets and the 300 citizen-soldiers who support them are on their way to Southwest Asia for an Air Expeditionary Force rotation.
June 29, 2018
SCANG holds change of command ceremony

In front of the assembled wing, Col. Nicholas Gentile Jr. handed the reins of the 169th Fighter Wing to the vice wing commander, Col. Akshai Gandhi, June 23.
April 29, 2018
SCANG hosts Junior ROTC “Top Gun” competition

The sound of cadence calls and marching filled the air Saturday as more than 500 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from around the state converged on McEntire Joint National Guard Base to compete in the 2018 “Top Gun” Drill Meet.