169th Fighter Wing/Public Affairs
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169th Fighter Wing - Phase I & II Readiness Exercise
U.S. Air Force F16 Block 52 fighters assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard, are launched and recovered during a Phase II Readiness Exercise at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing are preparing for a Phase I and II Readiness Inspection, which evaluates a unit's ability to deploy, then operate and launch missions in a chemical combat environment. Available in high definition.
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder | 169FWPA | 04.12.2013
Recent Photos
(843 votes; 2.95)
245th ATCS readiness exerciseU.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Kaylor with the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, works to...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson | 169FWPA | 05.03.2013
South Carolina Air National Guard fighter pilot reunionU.S. Air Force photo of the South Carolina Air National Guard's pilot reunion ceremony at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C., May 5, 2013. ...
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder | 169FWPA | 05.04.2013
245th ATCS Readiness ExerciseU.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Long (left) and Master Sgt. Franklin Kelly, from the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard,...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago | 169FWPA | 05.04.2013
McEntire firefighters conduct live fire trainingU.S. Air Force and civilian firefighters, assigned to the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson | 169FWPA | 04.27.2013
169th Fighter Wing readiness exercise flight line ppsU.S. Air Force Maj. Jeff Beckham, a pilot assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Block 52 and performs preflight checks during the...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago | 169FWPA | 04.12.2013
169th Fighter Wing readiness exerciseU.S. Air Force fighter pilots with the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., taxi an F-16 fighter jets back to position on the flight...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson | 169FWPA | 04.12.2013
Recent Video
(21 votes; 3.41)
169th Fighter Wing - Phase I & II Readiness ExerciseU.S. Air Force F16 Block 52 fighters assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard, are launched and recovered during a Phase II...
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder | 169FWPA | 04.12.2013
169th Fighter Wing Returns from AfghanistanMain body personnel returning home. More than 300 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing return from Operation Enduring Freedom this...
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder | 169FWPA | 08.22.2012
169th Fighter Wing returns from OEF deploymentB-Roll of main body personnel returning home. More than 300 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing return from Operation Enduring...
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder | 169FWPA | 08.23.2012
169th Fighter Wing returns from OEF deploymentB-Roll of F-16 pilots returning home. More than 300 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing return from Operation Enduring Freedom this...
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder | 169FWPA | 08.21.2012
SCANG F-16 Pilots Return from OEF DeploymentB-Roll of SCANG F-16s and pilots returning home. More than 300 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing return from Operation Enduring...
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder | 169FWPA | 08.22.2012
C-17 LandingMore than 300 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing return from Operation Enduring Freedom this week. The deployed Swamp Foxes have...
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder | 169FWPA | 08.21.2012
Recent News Stories
(16 votes; 3.14)
245th Air Traffic Control Squadron practices for...Members of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base are operating and training in evaluation mode.
Story by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson | 169FWPA | 05.08.2013
Who are you calling 'Chair Force'?A four-man team of Swamp Foxes represented the 169th Fighter Wing in this year's South Carolina National Guard Warfighter Sustainment Training Exercise, better known...
Story by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson | 169FWPA | 04.04.2013
Kandahar Airfield veterinarians serve four-legged warriorsWhen a working dog is sick or injured, the staff of the Kandahar Airfield Veterinary Medical Team is a dog’s best friend.
Story by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Hudson | 169FWPA | 08.09.2012
Third generation Air Force pilot flies during Operation...Each sortie U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael “Midnight” Rose flies over Afghanistan he adds to the Air Force’s rich history and his family’s. As an F-16 pilot...
Story by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Hudson | 169FWPA | 08.05.2012
Mom and son reunite at Kandahar AirfieldFor those brief moments of embrace, they weren’t serving in a land far from home. It’s just a mother and her son. Never mind the hospital setting where she works,...
Story by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Hudson | 169FWPA | 07.24.2012
Military Working Dogs train at Kandahar AirfieldHis nose is working overtime. Seeking and scanning the dirt for the unseen. Aaron, a Military Working Dog, and his handler, Air Force Staff Sgt. Larry Harris, work...
Story by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Hudson | 169FWPA | 07.12.2012
