Air Force Maj. David Leedom, 157th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Senior Airman Thurmond Bowens, 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, perform preflight procedures as F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing prepare to depart Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina to an alternate airfield September 29, 2022. The temporary relocation is a safety precaution ahead of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Ian. The aircraft will return to South Carolina and resume their normal flight training operations just as soon as cond

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Air Force Maj. David Leedom, 157th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Senior Airman Thurmond Bowens, 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, perform preflight procedures as F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing prepare to depart Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina to an alternate airfield September 29, 2022. The temporary relocation is a safety precaution ahead of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Ian. The aircraft will return to South Carolina and resume their normal flight training operations just as soon as conditions allow.

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