Relampago 2014, South Carolina Air National Guard and Colombian Air Force combined air cooperation engagement
Lt. Col.Akshai Ghandi, right, greets Mr. Benjamin Ziff during the first day of Relampago 2014, Aug. 11, 2014, in Rionegro, Colombia. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with Colombia. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons 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. Ghandi is the 157th Fighter Squadron commander assigned to South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, and Ziff is the deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy in Colombia (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago)