Video by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg | 169th Fighter Wing | 05.01.2017
Jamia "Mia" Porcher is an Airman 1st Class in the South Carolina Air National Guard. On June 7, 2016, while stopping to assist a fellow motorist involved in an accident, Mia was struck by a passing car and critically injured leaving her paralyzed. This is her story....
Video by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg | 169th Fighter Wing | 02.12.2017
STARBASE Swamp Fox, a Department of Defense math and science program for fifth-graders, held a special ceremony Sunday to celebrate its tenth anniversary of being hosted at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John “Coach” Motley, director of STARBASE Swamp Fox, was the program’s master of ceremonies and emphasized the program’s success is due to the total team effort......
Video by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg | South Carolina National Guard | 11.19.2016
Get ready for take off at the South Carolina National Guard Air/Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base on May 6th and 7th, 2017. The SC Guard Expo is an opportunity for the men and women of the South Carolina National Guard to say thank you to their fellow citizens for all the support they have received during multiple deployments overseas and during flooding and hurricane related......
Video by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg | 169th Fighter Wing | 10.09.2016
The South Carolina Air National Guard's 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron deploys to Iraq in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, SC on Oct. 9, 2016. This deployment marks the first time since 2003 that their full radar system will be deployed along with a compliment of around 15 personnel. During their six-month deployment they will......
Video by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg | 169th Fighter Wing | 08.25.2016
Sergeant Dustin Martin (black gloves) and Private 1st Class Michael Bouknight (green gloves) use dummy rounds to test the weapons systems on a Boeing AH-64D Apache Helicopter from D. Co. 1st of the 151st ARB, SCARNG. An ammunition handling check is done periodically to check the onboard weapons systems to include the 30mm M230 E1 Automatic Gun, the AGM-114 Hellfire Missile and the Hydra 70......
Video by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg | 169th Fighter Wing | 08.18.2016
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Taj Troy, a pilot assigned to the 169th Operations Group inspects his F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon prior to takeoff at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, SC on Aug. 18, 2016....
Video by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 01.27.2015
Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa fought through the downwash of the MV-22 Osprey to complete their fast rope insertion training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 27, 2015. The insertion technique allows the Marines to slide down a rope into a variety of difficult landing zones and expands their operational capabilities throughout the region. Two......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Carl Clegg | 108th Wing | 07.23.2014
Members of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron practice tandem jumping as they parachute over Volk Field, Wis. during the National Guard PATRIOT 2014 exercise....
