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  • 169th Fighter Wing/Public Affairs 2013 NGB Media Contest winners

    Congratulations to the 169th Fighter Wing/Public Affairs team for their outstanding representation of the South Carolina National Guard in the 2013 National Guard Bureau Media Contest.2nd Place, Outstanding initiative in New Media, 169th Fighter Wing/SCANGContributors: Lt. Col. James St. Clair2nd

  • Different uniform: same mission

    The Defenders at McEntire Joint National Guard Base don't all wear the Airman Battle Uniform, some wear blue. However, they are all committed to protecting McEntire's people, assets and property. That is especially true for Security Specialist Veronica Dennis.Dennis is a civilian South Carolina

  • July Commander's Corner

    It has been a couple years since my last Commander's Column, and this wing has continued to set new standards and demonstrate the patriotism, professionalism, and performance that make me so proud to be a Swamp Fox. You have all epitomized the Air Force's core values of "Service Before Self" and

  • July Chief's Concerns

    I recently had the opportunity to attend a Command Chiefs' meeting, standing in for our State Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Larry Crowson. The meeting was very informative and numerous important topics were discussed. One of the main topics was the process of conforming to a "3 to 1" Total Force

  • June Commander's Corner

    As I write these words in late April, with the specter of budget cuts this year and next, there are technician furloughs and possibly another round of Base Realignment and Closure on the horizon. All the while, we are still making every preparation for a Certified Readiness Evaluation in September.

  • June Chief's Concerns

    I was raised on a tobacco farm in Horry County, South Carolina. Working on the farm is where I learned the value of hard work and determination. At a very young age I was taught that there were two very important things that we must take care of, our family (people) and our crops (job). If we fail

  • May Commander's Corner

    On a recent trip back from a spring break vacation, I watched "The Impossible", a movie about the real life experience of a family that survived the tsunami that hit Thailand in 2004, good movie. The devastation, from this event as most remember, was tremendous as well as the need for medical and

  • May Chief's Concerns

    There are many things in life that we cannot control. One thing we can control, though, is our attitude and how we respond to situations. As a unit, we have been very busy recently with deployments far from home, inspections, and exercises. We have been attacked, worked long hours, and even worn

  • April Commander's Corner

    In a recent ORE/ORI staff meeting, Chief Crowson said, "If you're bucking, you're not pulling." I thought this was applicable, in that, if your attitude is poor and you've lost the team effort concept, then you're not pulling your own weight. I do feel like we are a team and that it takes all of us

  • April Chief's Concerns

    We are currently preparing for our operational readiness inspection (ORI) in November, as we face one of the toughest fiscal climates in memory. Many of the fiscal steps we will be required to take are unprecedented within the Air Force and Air National Guard. How many of us even heard of the word