McEntire Joint National Guard Base
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McEntire Joint National Guard Base or McEntire JNGB (IATA: MMT, ICAO: KMMT, FAA LID: MMT) is a military airport located in Richland County, South Carolina, United States, 10 miles (16 km) west of the town of Eastover and approximately 15 miles southeast of the city of Columbia. It is owned by the U.S. Air Force affiliated with the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG).
The base is named for the late Brigadier General Barnie B. McEntire, Jr., the first commander of the SCANG and its first general officer. McEntire died on 25 May 1961 when he rode his malfunctioning
The South Carolina Air National Guard was formed in December 1946. Today 1,250 members train at McEntire JNGS. About 900 of those are traditional Guard men and women. About 300 are full-time federal employees (technicians). About 50 are state employees (some are also traditional Guard members). The 169th Fighter Wing is the primary unit of the SCANG.
Units
The host wing for the installation is the 169th Fighter Wing, which, as an Air National Guard organization, is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC)
169th Fighter Wing contains:
- 169th Operations Group
- 169th Operations Support Flight
- 157th Fighter Squadron "Swamp Foxes"
- 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron
- 169th Maintenance Group
- 169th Maintenance Squadron
- 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 169th Maintenance Operations Flight
- 169th Medical Group
- 169th Mission Support Group
- 169th Force Support Squadron
- 169th Communications Flight
- 169th Security Forces Squadron
- 169th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron
History
The United States Army began construction on an airfield on land north of Congaree to be an outlying base to the Columbia Army Airbase. The original designation of the airfield was Congaree Army Airport, then Fort Jackson Airdrome, and finally Congaree Army Airfield. Construction was completed on January 31, 1943, with the completion of three 4,500 ft runways.
Congaree AAF was assigned to
The first Marines arrived in May 1944 to a deserted base. During May,
In September 1945, after
The base was eventually turned over to the South Carolina Air National Guard and renamed McEntire ANG Base in October 1961 by Governor Ernest F. Hollings. It was renamed McEntire Joint National Guard Station in 2005 to reflect the joint presence of Army and Air National Guard units.
South Carolina Air National Guard
The mission of the 169th Fighter Wing (169 FW) is to maintain wartime readiness and the ability to mobilize and deploy expeditiously to carry out tactical air missions or combat support activities in the event of a war or military emergency. The SCANG operates as part of the Total Force of the U.S. military and is fully integrated with the active duty Air Force as a gained unit of the Air Combat Command (ACC) to perform its military mission. The South Carolina Air National Guard also has a state mission, to respond to the call of the governor in the event of natural disaster or domestic disturbance.
The 169 FW flies the
In 1994, the wing transitioned to the F-16C/Block 52, the newest, most advanced F-16 in the Air Force inventory. The 169 FW also flew a single
Also located at McEntire is the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron (245 ATCS). The 245 ATCS has the ability to perform air traffic control at fixed air bases and at remote sites.
South Carolina Army National Guard
The 59th Aviation Troop Command of the
See also
- List of airports in South Carolina
- List of United States Marine Corps installations
- South Carolina World War II Army Airfields
Notes
- ^ "(MMT) MC ENTIRE JNGB". Federal Aviation Administration. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ISBN 0-9643388-2-3.
- ^ a b Shettle(2001):43
- ^ Current Wing member
References
- SCANG & McEntire Joint National Guard Base
- McEntire Air National Guard Station (ANGS) at GlobalSecurity.org
External links
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- FAA airport information for MMT
- AirNav airport information for KMMT
- ASN accident history for MMT
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMMT