National Guard conducts Carolina Thunder 2014 [Image 1 of 9]

COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES

11.15.2014

Photo by Sgt. Brad Mincey 

South Carolina National Guard

Pfc. Charles Roddey, a Squad Assault Weapon gunner with Company B, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, prepares his gear and equipment before loading onto a CH-47 Chinook Nov. 15, 2014, during Carolina Thunder 2014 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. South Carolina National Guard, along with North Carolina and Georgia National Guard units conducted “Carolina Thunder 14,” a drill weekend, joint training exercise Nov. 15, 2014. More than 30 aircraft participated in the mass take-off from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C. Units conducted air and ground operations at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. The S.C. Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons joined AH-64D Apaches, CH-47 Chinooks, UH-60 Black Hawks and more than 100 Infantry Soldiers from the S.C. Army National Guard to train with Apaches from the N.C. Army National Guard and the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSATRS) and Joint Terminal Training Center (JTAC) from the Georgia Air National Guard in a collective force-on-force, enemy suppression and assault mission. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brad Mincey/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.15.2014
• Date Posted: 11.16.2014 10:11
• Photo ID: 1659376
• VIRIN: 141115-Z-WS267-006
• Resolution: 2400x3600
• Size: 4.16 MB
• Location: COLUMBIA, SC, US