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Capt. Prioleau trains with RAF

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bakari Prioleau, the 169th Security Forces Squadron operations officer at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, trains with the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. Prioleau participated in the reserve exchange program and trained with the RAF’s 609 Squadron security personnel for a two-week annual training period. The intent of the exchange program is to increase awareness of culture, professional development and training within NATO forces to better understand what other militaries do. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo)

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Capt. Prioleau trains with RAF

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bakari Prioleau, the 169th Security Forces Squadron operations officer at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, trains with the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. Prioleau participated in the reserve exchange program and trained with the RAF’s 609 Squadron security personnel for a two-week annual training period. The intent of the exchange program is to increase awareness of culture, professional development and training within NATO forces to better understand what other militaries do. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo)

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Lt. Col. Quaid Quadri Portrait

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Quaid Quadri, commander of the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 29, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Chief Master Sgt. Larry Spivey

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Larry Spivey, the component maintenance flight chief assigned to the 169th Maintenance Squadron, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 28, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Airman 1st Class Luke Ikeda, Airman Spotlight

U.S. Airman 1st Class Luke Ikeda, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pre-flights an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 16, 2017. Ikdea was recognized as an outstanding Airman by his supervisors and his peers and was the Airman Spotlight subject for the month of October. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Airman 1st Class Luke Ikeda, Airman Spotlight

U.S. Airman 1st Class Luke Ikeda, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes a F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 16, 2017. Ikdea was recognized as an outstanding Airman by his supervisors and his peers and was the Airman Spotlight subject for the month of October. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Airman 1st Class Luke Ikeda, Airman Spotlight

U.S. Airman 1st Class Luke Ikeda, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pre-flights an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 16, 2017. Ikdea was recognized as an outstanding Airman by his supervisors and his peers and was the Airman Spotlight subject for the month of October. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Airman 1st Class Luke Ikeda, Airman Spotlight

U.S. Airman 1st Class Luke Ikeda, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pre-flights an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 16, 2017. Ikdea was recognized as an outstanding Airman by his supervisors and his peers and was the Airman Spotlight subject for the month of October. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Doctor Paul Wade portrait

Doctor Paul Wade, the Director of Psychological Health assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 23, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Portrait of Chief Master Sgt. Carl Christie

Portrait of U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Carl Christie, the operations compliance superintendent for the 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., March 7, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)

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Perseids Meteor Shower

Photos taken during the Perseids meteor shower at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., August 11-12, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Floyd)

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Lt. Col. Richard Smith, 169th CES commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Smith, the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron commander at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, poses for a portrait July 12, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Caycee Watson)

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F-AIR 2017

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Thorne, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, stands next to a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing while at José María Córdova International Airport duringthe Colombian Air Force’s Feria Aeronautica Internaccional – Colombia in Rionegro, Colombia, July 14, 2017. The United States Air Force is participating in the four-day air show with two South Carolina Air National Guard F-16s as static displays, plus static displays of a KC-135, KC-10, along with an F-16 aerial demonstration by the Air Combat Command’s Viper East Demo Team. United States military participation in the air show provides an opportunity to strengthen our military-to-military relationships with regional partners and provides the opportunity to meet with our Colombian air force counterparts and facilitate interoperability, which can be exercised in future cooperation events such as exercises and training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Base Renovations

Jamel Moody, a civilian contractor, cuts sheet rock on the roof of the Base Operations building during a renovation project at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., June 8, 2017. Select buildings and runway sections are undergoing renovations designed and contracted by the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron which will aid training missions of Swamp Fox Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Base Renovations

Civilian contractors work on renovation projects at various locations around McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., June 8, 2017. Select buildings and runway sections are undergoing renovations designed and contracted by the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron which will aid training missions of Swamp Fox Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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Base Renovations

Civilian contractors work on renovation projects at various locations around McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., June 8, 2017. Select buildings and runway sections are undergoing renovations designed and contracted by the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron which will aid training missions of Swamp Fox Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Romel Scott

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Romel Scott, a radio frequency technician assigned to the 169th Communications Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., June 4, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ashleigh S. Pavelek)

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Portrait of Col. Keith Miller

South Carolina Air National Guard portrait of U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Miller, commander of the 169th Operations Group, from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., September 30, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Megan Floyd/Released)

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Chief Master Sgt. Mark Drafts

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Drafts, from the 169th Maintenance Group at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, March 8, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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ESOHCAMP Inspection

Mr. Luis Diaz, the environmental inspector from SAIC, inspects the 169th Maintenance Squadron’s Aerospace Ground Equipment facilities at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., during an Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ESOHCAMP) inspection, Nov. 7, 2012. The ESOHCAMP inspection covers all aspects environmental, biological, and safety standards to ensure the base is in compliance with federal, state, local, DODI and AFI regulations. (U.S. Air National Guard by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson)

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