Air Force Airmen with the 169th Fighter Wing conduct a foreign object damage walk on the taxiway and runway at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, Feb. 3, 2023, in preparation for the return of the unit's F-16 fighter jets that have been temporarily operating out of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, due to major runway renovations at McEntire JNGB. The FOD walk is a significant part of the final phases of the runway reconstruction project that began in April, 2022. Pictured is a photomerge of three images.

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Keywords: 169fw, fox, jngb, mcentire, scang, swamp