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  • SCANG welcomes new leaders during change of command

    The Swamp Fox welcomed three new commanders as the guidon was passed on several key leadership roles during a change-of-command ceremony during May's drill weekend, May 14.Colonel David Meyer handed over command of the 169th Fighter Wing to his vice commander, Col. Nicholas Gentile, as Meyer moves

  • Inaugural Base2Base run a success

    61 people participated in the inaugural Base2Base run on May 1 from Eastover to Sumter, SC. Relay teams of two runners as well as individuals ran eastbound along Highway 378 for 21.2 miles. The race started at the front gate at McEntire Joint National Guard Base and finished at Shaw Park on the

  • SCANG personnel aim high to win TAG match

    MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. - South Carolina Air National Guard personnel brought back the trophy for 1st place from the annual Warfighter Sustainment Exercise that took place at McCrady Training Center, March 6, 2016.The SCANG has participated in the largely Army dominated event for

  • F-35s Arrive at McEntire

    The South Carolina Air National Guard welcomed two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets on its runway for the first time, March 21st and 22nd.The F-35A fighter pilots, assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, arrived to perform fourth and fifth generation integration fighter

  • CONR Deputy Commander Visits the SCANG

    Canadian Forces Brig. Gen. Alain Pelletier, deputy commander of the Continental United States NORAD Region, flew with the South Carolina Air National Guard here and addressed the 169th Fighter Wing's role in the homeland defense mission, February 29 - March 1.During his visit, Pelletier toured the

  • Austin retires, McEntire may have the last WAF

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lorrie Austin, an accounting liaison assigned to the 169th Comptroller Flight, and who is believed to be the last enlisted service member of the Women of the Air Force, prepares to retire with 21 years of active service from the South Carolina Air National Guard here, Feb.

  • F-16's Fast-track Through Flight Line Fueling

    Airmen of the South Carolina Air National Guard demonstrated the need for speed last weekend as they accelerated six F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets through "hot-pit" ground refueling exercises here, February 6-7.Keeping the F-16's engines running reduces the amount of time the jet is on the

  • Swamp Fox Airmen prepare at RED FLAG

    More than 150 Swamp Fox Airmen and nearly a dozen F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing, have deployed to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada to prepare for an aviation Theater Security Package deployment this summer.This type of training is necessary in order

  • Wing Inspection Team Evaluates Deployment Readiness Processes

    Equipped with red Swamp Fox hats and badges, the Wing Inspection Team, WIT, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, participated in the Red Flag Deployment Inspection here, Jan. 19-22.Inspectors from the Air Combat Command Inspector General, ACC-IG, were also on-hand as part of the 169th FW Unit

  • McEntire Offers Free Motorcycle Training Courses

    South Carolina National Guard and 169th Fighter Wing personnel and their dependent family members are welcome to participate in the various Motorcycle Safety Courses offered throughout the year here, free of charge.The Basic Riders Course, The Basic Rider's Course II and the Military Sport Bike

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