SCANG participates in Relampago VII

U.S. Air Force Col. Quaid Quadri, center right, South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Madison Woo, center left, South Carolina Air National Guard’s 157th Fighter Squadron commander, pause for a post-flight photo with Colombian Air Force Col. Pedro Vega, Air Combat Command commander, right, and Colombian Air Force’s 111th Fighter Squadron commander, Maj. Rommel Rodriguez, in front of an F-16 fighter jet during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, September 2, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Carl Clegg, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)