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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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,

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