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Protecting the skies

1st Lieutenant Andrew Lehman, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to fly his first combat sortie April 20, 2012. Lehman is deployed from the 157th FS at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Swamp Fox F-16’s, pilots, and support personnel began their Air Expeditionary Force deployment early April to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/TSgt. Caycee Cook)
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Public Affairs Officer

Mr. Michael Bocchicchia, 169th Fighter Wing Civilian of the Year 2023
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Ranger Graduation

South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 pilot Maj. Stephen Kaminski receives his Ranger tab after graduating the U.S. Army's demading Ranger School at Fort Benning, Ga. Kaminski completed his training at Fort Benning and performed an F-16 flyover for his graduating glass.
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Ready to fly

1st Lieutenant Andrew Lehman, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to fly his first combat sortie April 20, 2012. Lehman is deployed from the 157th FS at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Swamp Fox F-16’s, pilots, and support personnel began their Air Expeditionary Force deployment early April to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/TSgt. Caycee Cook)
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Red Flag 16-1

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., is parked on the Nellis Air Force Base flight line Jan. 26, 2016, during exercise Red Flag 16-1. F-16 Fighting Falcons, along with approximately 30 other airframes, are participating in the advanced training program administered by the United States Warfare Center and executed through the 414th Combat Training Squadron, both located at Nellis Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor/Released)
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Red Flag 16-1

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., await the first sortie of the day Jan. 26, 2016, during exercise Red Flag 16-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Nicknamed the “Swamp Foxes,” the 157th FW is participating in the three-week long exercise that provides realistic combat training to maximize the combat readiness and survivability of participants by providing a realistic training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

Colombian Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 111th Combat Squadron, perform a celebatory "wave" in front of a taxiing F-16 Block 52 Viper in Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 16, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, troubleshoot the leading edge flap on a F-16 Block 52 fighter jet in Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 16, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

Chief of the Colombian Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Juan Pablo Rodriguez Barragán, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Miller, the 169th Operations Group commander from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, during a visit to Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 16, 2014, for Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, takes off from Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 15, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Dees, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, finishes his marshaling routine in Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 14, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, sit on the ramp while another takes off flying in the background in Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 14, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Lane Latham, a flight surgeon assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, and Colombian Air Force 2nd Lt. (Dr.) Luz Cortes, conduct a minor surgery to remove a cyst from a patient's back in Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 13, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

Colombian Air Force Senior Chief Technician (ret.) Jackson Andres Cardenas, explains he is having pain in his back to U.S. Air Force and Colombian Air Force medical staff in a routine visit to the clinic in Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 13, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, walk alongside Colombian Airmen for a foreign object debris or F.O.D. walk, Aug. 12, 2014 at Rionegro, Colombia, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

A U.S. Air Force crew chief, assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, cleans the canopy of an F-16 Block 52 fighter, Aug. 12, 2014 at Rionegro, Colombia, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, fly alongside Colombian Air Force Kfir’s, assigned to the 111th Combat Squadron, over Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 12, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew Booth /Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, fly alongside Colombian Air Force Kfir’s, assigned to the 111th Combat Squadron, over Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 12, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew Booth /Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, fly alongside Colombian Air Force Kfir’s, assigned to the 111th Combat Squadron, over Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 12, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew Booth /Released)
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Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement

A U.S. Air Force crew chief, assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, marshals an F-16 Block 52 fighter at Rionegro, Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014, Aug. 9, 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
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