The 169th Fighter Wing, in close coordination with the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, the Eastern Air Defense Sector and the Federal Aviation Administration hosted the Southeast Aerospace Control Alert Conference at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., June 5-7, 2018. The conference was a total team training initiative to improve homeland defense capabilities by developing techniques with joint forces during small-scale exercises. This conference consisted of South Carolina Air National Guard 169FW F-16 fighter jets, U.S. Coast Guard Rotary Wing Air Intercept Squadron MH-65D Dolphin helicopters from USCG Air Station Atlantic City and South Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol aircraft and crews to hone their skills with tactical-level air-intercept procedures. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brady King, weapons director for EADS, receives an ACA familiarization flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from the SCANG while participating in the Southeast ACA Conference, June 6, 2018. His pilot is Maj. Damon Remley, from the 169FW. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)
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