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Wednesday, January 16, 2013  The South Carolina Air National Guard plans to conduct an air defense exercise in the skies above Florence.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Fighter jets from McEntire Joint National Guard Base are scheduled to fly an air defense exercise in the vicinity of Florence.

Friday, December 07, 2012  More than 2,000 people are gathering at Pearl Harbor on Friday to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  South Carolina Air National Guard jets are scheduled to conduct air defense exercises in the skies over Anderson, Florence and Greer.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Residents around the South Carolina communities of Anderson, Florence and Greer may see fighter jets escorting a single-aircraft engine in the skies.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Members of the South Carolina Air National Guard are scheduled to fly an air defense exercise in the skies over Anderson, Florence and Greer.

Friday, June 08, 2012  About 100 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing are on their way to Afghanistan.

Friday, April 27, 2012  About 400 members of a South Carolina Army National Guard aviation unit are returning home after a seven-month deployment to Iraq and Kuwait.

Monday, April 09, 2012  About 500 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard are heading to Afghanistan.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  The South Carolina Air National Guard is scheduled to fly air defense exercises over Florence and Myrtle Beach.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Members of the South Carolina Air National Guard are conducting some air defense exercises.

Friday, November 04, 2011  The South Carolina Air National Guard will be conducting air defense exercises Saturday, November 5th near Florence and Dublin, GA.

Sunday, August 21, 2011  Pressures on its members, including long deployments and the prospect of budget cuts, were at the top of the agenda during a three-day South Carolina Army and Air National Guard strategy session in Greenville.

Sunday, August 07, 2011  A national nonprofit is helping the children of South Carolina Air National Guard service members get ready for school.

Friday, May 06, 2011  South Carolina's Air National Guard F-16 unit is taking over a new homeland defense mission to ward off airborne threats in the southeastern United States.