F-16 taking off at McEntire Joint National Guard Base
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire Joint National Guard Staion, South Carolina, prepares lands at a simulated deployed location during a Phase I operational Readiness Excercise (ORE). Aircraft and Personnel assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire are currently involved in a Phase I ORE which evaluates a unit's ability to process personnel, equipment, and aircraft from home station to a deployed location safely and efficiently. The 169th is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard and is training for an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) scheduled for late 2007. (US Air Force photo by Master Sgt Marvin Preston)