Airmen, F-16s arrive in Colombia for bilateral engagement
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.Akshai Ghandi, the 157th Fighter Squadron commander assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, greets Mr. Benjamin Ziff, Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy in Colombia, during the first day of Relampago (Lightning) 2014, Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 11, 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s from the 169th Fighter Wing will participate in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)