JTACs train at Poinsett

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Derek Romanyk, 20th Operations Support Squadron wing weather officer and Senior Airman Koletyn Jones, 20th OSS weather forecaster, take readings on a tactical weather sensor at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Wedgefield, S.C., Sept. 3, 2015. The weather is provided to joint terminal attack controllers approximately 10 minutes ahead of preparing coordinates to call in air strikes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jensen Stidham/Released)

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Marines train at Poinsett

During roadside bomb training at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Wedgefield, S.C., U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Motor Transportation Company, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., carry a Marine with simulated injuries out of a vehicle, April 23, 2015. During this drill Marines worked together to save injured Marines and tow their vehicle away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Cossaboom/Released)

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Poinsett offers training opportunities, fresh air

Published July 14, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- U.S. service members perform training operations for their respective career fields at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, near Wedgefield, S.C., April 23, 2015, and Sept. 3, 2015. Both ground and air units take advantage of the 12,500 acre range to train for deployments.

Although the 20th Fighter Wing maintains Poinsett, other Defense Department units such as the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and Marines assigned to Marine Corps Station Beaufort, S.C., use the range to practice various skills such as close air support controls and roadside bombing training in field conditions.

JTACs train at Poinsett

Marines train at Poinsett