More than 60 U.S. Airmen and four F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet aircraft from the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Columbia, South Carolina, participated in the weeklong Relámpago 4 exercise from 15 – 19 July, 2019. The South Carolina Air National Guard members trained with their State Partnership Program counterparts, the Colombian Air Force, during exercise Relámpago 4. This is the third time SCANG F-16s have gone to Rionegro, Colombia to fly with the Colombian Air Force. Some of the missions they practiced include Air Combat Maneuver, Opposed Surface Attack Tactics, Defensive Counter Air, and Combat Search and Rescue. Interview subjects for this video include: U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew “Tank” Thorne, Deputy Base Wing Commander, 169th Fighter Wing and Maj. Andres “Skyfire” Galvis, Commander, 111th Combat Squadron, Colombian Air Force. Credit: Colombian Air Force public affairs provided some portions of this video, as did U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danny Rangel. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg)
Date Taken: | 07.22.2019 |
Date Posted: | 07.24.2019 19:45 |
Category: | Package |
Video ID: | 698726 |
VIRIN: | 190723-Z-QX261-0001 |
Filename: | DOD_107047874 |
Length: | 00:01:54 |
Location: | RIONEGRO, ANTIOQUIA, CO |
Downloads: | 48 |
High-Res. Downloads: | 48 |
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