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D-Dawg returns from his fini-flight as an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., on May 14, 2011

Fini flight of Col. Deane "D-Dog" Pennington. (USAF photo by SMSgt Ed Snyder, 169th FW/PA)
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Fini flight of Col. Deane "D-Dog" Pennington. (USAF photo by SMSgt Ed Snyder, 169th FW/PA)
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Maj Gen Robin Rand, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff - Headquarters U.S. Air Force, visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina.

Maj Gen Robin Rand, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff - Headquarters U.S. Air Force, visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina. SSgt Brian Sturkie, A1C Steadman DeMarco and A1C Adam Emberson, prepare their F-16 Block 52 fighter for Maj Gen Rand's first solo flight in a Swamp Fox Flying Falcon. (SCANG Photo by: SMSgt Edward E. Snyder, 12 May 2011 - RELEASED)
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The Air Sovereingty Alert mission begins at McEntire Joint National Guard Base

The Air Sovereingty Alert mission begins at McEntire Joint National Guard Base with a ribbon cutting ceremony, 6 May 2011. This homeland defense mission returns to the Swamp Foxes of the 169th Fighter Wing and the South Carolina Air National Guard after a nearly thirty-year departure from a time when the unit flew the F-102 "Delta Dart" until 1974. In attendance are Maj Gen Garry Dean - 1st Air Force (AFNORTH) and Commander of the US North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, MG Robert Livingston - the South Carolina Adjutant General, MG Lester Eisner - the South Carolina Deputy Adjutant General, BG Bramhall, Brig Gen Grady Patterson - the South Carolina Assistant Adjutant General for Air and Brig Gen Scott Williams - the 169th Fighter Wing Commander. (SCANG Photo by: Master Sgt. Pelham Myers Jr, 6 May 2011 - RELEASED)
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SC National Guard celebrates "Family Day"

SC National Guard celebrates "Family Day" with special ceremonies, local bands, F-16 and UH-60 demonstrations, static displays and children activities at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., on April 2nd, 2011. (SCANG Photo by: SMSgt Edward Snyder, 2 April 2011 - RELEASED)
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SC National Guard celebrates "Family Day"

SC National Guard celebrates "Family Day" with special ceremonies, local bands, F-16 and UH-60 demonstrations, static displays and children activities at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., on April 2nd, 2011. (SCANG Photo by: SMSgt Edward Snyder, 2 April 2011 - RELEASED)
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SC National Guard celebrates "Family Day"

SC National Guard celebrates "Family Day" with special ceremonies, local bands, F-16 and UH-60 demonstrations, static displays and children activities at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., on April 2nd, 2011. (SCANG Photo by: SMSgt Edward Snyder, 2 April 2011 - RELEASED)
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McEntire fire fighters demonstrate to Air Combat Command inspectors that they are able to meet objectives and task evaluations during Unit Compliance Inspection

Firefighters with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., respond to a simulated F-16 ground emergency involving an accidental External Power Unit activation on a landed jet and a possible hydrazine leak during a Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) on February 6, 2011. Firefighters responded to the emergency, chocked, pinned and declared the aircraft was fire safe before removing the pilot and escorting contaminated crew chiefs to be decontaminated and receive medical attention. The exercise demonstrated to Air Combat Command inspectors that fire fighters could meet objectives and task evaluations. ( U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released )
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McEntire fire fighters demonstrate to Air Combat Command inspectors that they are able to meet objectives and task evaluations during Unit Compliance Inspection

Senior Airman Jason Law, a firefighter with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., responds to a simulated F-16 ground emergency involving an accidental External Power Unit activation on a landed jet and a possible hydrazine leak during a Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) on February 6, 2011. Firefighters responded to the emergency, chocked, pinned and declared the aircraft was fire safe before removing the pilot and escorting contaminated crew chiefs to be decontaminated and receive medical attention. The exercise demonstrated to Air Combat Command inspectors that fire fighters could meet objectives and task evaluations. ( U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released )
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McEntire fire fighters demonstrate to Air Combat Command inspectors that they are able to meet objectives and task evaluations during Unit Compliance Inspection

Firefighters with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., respond to a simulated F-16 ground emergency involving an accidental External Power Unit activation on a landed jet and a possible hydrazine leak during a Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) on February 6, 2011. Firefighters responded to the emergency, chocked, pinned and declared the aircraft was fire safe before removing the pilot and escorting contaminated crew chiefs to be decontaminated and receive medical attention. The exercise demonstrated to Air Combat Command inspectors that fire fighters could meet objectives and task evaluations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Caycee Cook/Released)
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McEntire fire fighters demonstrate to Air Combat Command inspectors that they are able to meet objectives and task evaluations during Unit Compliance Inspection

Senior Airman Jason Law, a firefighter with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., ascends a ladder to access an incapacitated pilot in the cockpit of an F-16 during a simulated ground emergency and aircrew extraction exercise during a Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) on February 6, 2011. Staff Sgt. Josh Hammer (left) and SSgt. Justin McKeown secure the ladder as the pilot is rescued. Firefighters responded to the emergency, chocked, pinned and declared the aircraft was fire safe before removing the pilot and transporting him to triage. The exercise demonstrated to Air Combat Command inspectors that fire fighters could meet objectives and task evaluations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Caycee Cook/Released)
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F-16 Fighting Falcon jets assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire Joint National Guard Base prepare to launch, enroute to an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) deployment to Southwest Asia.

F-16 Fighting Falcon jets assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire Joint National Guard Base prepare to launch, enroute to an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) deployment to Southwest Asia. The 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, is sending F-16 fighter jets, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel overseas for its first major combat operation since 2003, when the unit deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and flew more than 400 combat missions. The 169th FW is now an "Active Associate" wing. This unprecedented agreement with the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB Base embeds 150 active duty Airmen with the 169th FW to forge an even stronger, more mobile force. Elements of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing began this historic deployment two weeks ago when airmen began departing for Iraq in support of OIF. About 300 169th FW airmen have reached Iraq and await the arrival of these F-16 fighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Marvin Preston, 169th FW/PA ? RELEASED)
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McEntire fire fighters demonstrate to Air Combat Command inspectors that they are able to meet objectives and task evaluations during Unit Compliance Inspection

Firefighters with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., respond to a simulated F-16 ground emergency involving an incapacitated aircrew member requiring extraction from the aircraft during a Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) on February 6, 2011. Firefighters responded to the emergency, chocked, pinned and declared the aircraft was fire safe before removing the pilot and transporting him to triage. The exercise demonstrated to Air Combat Command inspectors that fire fighters could meet objectives and task evaluations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Caycee Cook/Released)
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Newly elected SC Adjutant General, MG Robert Livingston, addresses members of the SC Army and Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base.

Newly elected SC Adjutant General, MG Robert Livingston, addresses members of the SC Army and Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. (SCANG Photo by: SMSgt Edward E. Snyder, 20 January 2011 - RELEASED)
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McEntire's jets are cleared of ice before takeoff.

SSgt. Randy Greene with the 169th Maintenance Squadron on McEntire Joint National Guard Base clears off the ice from F-16s that are participating in the Governor?s Inauguration fly-over Jan 12, 2011.
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A crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon

F-16's from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. prepare for takeoff while parts of the runway are under construction, September 23, 2010. Large portions of McEntire's runway were being rebuilt during the summer which caused the runway to shutdown and aircraft were moved to the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), located at Savannah International Airport in Savannah. The runway has reopened again allowing Aircraft to return to McEntire. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)
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Security Forces personnel from McEntire train with heavy weapons at Fort Jackson

Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Security Forces Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., spent a day training with their heavy weapons at Fort Jackson's Bastogne Range, September 12, 2010. The training the Airman received was in heavy weapons qualification including M-203, M-240 Bravo, and the M-249. Heavy weapons training is an annual requirement for all Security Forces personnel Air Force wide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Jorge Intriago)
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Over 200 members of the 169th Fighter Wing return home August 29, 2010, after a 120-day deployment to Iraq.

Family members of deployed 169th Fighter Wing Airmen, greet their Airmen as they arrive to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., over 200 members of the 169th Fighter Wing return home August 29, 2010, after a 120-day deployment to Iraq. The 169th Fighter Wing detachment was assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. While assigned to the 332nd AEW, the men and women of the 169th Fighter Wing generated and flew more than 800 combat air patrol missions over Iraq from May through August. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago 169th FW/PA, August 29, 2010 - RELEASED)
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About 200 members of the 169th Fighter Wing return home Aug. 29, 2010 after a 120-day deployment to Iraq. The 169th Fighter Wing detachment was assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
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About 200 members of the 169th Fighter Wing return home Aug. 29, 2010 after a 120-day deployment to Iraq. The 169th Fighter Wing detachment was assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
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