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  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    When you think about safety and being a good wingman, what are the first thoughts that come to your mind? Many people think about drinking and driving. Others think about suicide prevention and how being a good wingman means that you will Ask, Care and Escort your wingman to safety. I would like to

  • April Commander's Corner

    The New Air Force Inspection System (AFIS)The most common complaint about inspections I heard as an ACC IG inspector was with the high ops tempo, why couldn't the IG inspect when we actually deploy?  I had a standard response, but it really came down to that wasn't what the IG wanted to see.  ORIs

  • April Chief's Concerns

    As I write this article, I am preparing for my final drill as a Swamp Fox. It has been a great thirty-one year plus journey from my time in the active Air Force to my twenty-two plus years in the SCANG. In that time, I have seen many changes take place like newer jets, increases in primary assigned

  • April Chaplain's Reflection

    "A Time for Hope"We live in a world filled with discouragements, heartaches, and grief. For many, it can seem like that is all life is! Yet no matter the hardship, within each of us there is alonging to see the challenges overcome and the griefs vanquished.This month Christians and Jews all over

  • April Retiree's Corner

    We had an average attendance of around 55 folks for our March Luncheon. We were wowed by Col. Mike Metzler telling us initially the many details about the Maintenance Group and later he got into details about the base in general. We are fully informed. We also introduced the new State Command Chief,

  • April Fitness Tips

    Resistance Band Training (Full body workout)2 sets of 10 repsBack rows:  Standing on resistance band (RB) with feet shoulder width apart, and leaning over slightly with knees bent, allow elbows to pull back as though you are cracking an egg in your shoulder blades.   Remember not to shrug your

  • March Commander's Corner

    Momentum is a powerful thing. Coaches of sporting teams will tell you that a swing in momentum at a critical point in the game can - and often does - change the outcome of the game entirely. In the workplace, momentum can also be described as "that's how I was taught to do it." In maintaining

  • March Chief's Concerns

    Sir Issac Newton, a noted English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and natural philosopher was once quoted saying, "If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." I can honestly say with great humility, that my years of service at McEntire reflect the

  • March Chaplain's Reflections

    "Living Through Grief"Unfortunately for all of us, loss is a part of life. Most of us learn that at far too young an age, yet no matter our age, loss hurts. Whether it's through the loss of someone or something dear to us, or because of unjust harm we caused, grief comes to all of us. How we respond

  • March Retiree's Corner

    We had one of our larger gatherings in a long time this month. We had almost 70 people to show. One of them was a first-timer, Robert (Bob) Dozier. We had a good raffle and a good speaker/liaison from McEntire, Lt. Col. Mike Dunkin, who we found out was an Aiken native and USC graduate in accounting