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Training

Airman 1st Class Darin Bradford from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Security Forces Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., fires the M-240 Bravo during heavy weapons training at Fort Jackson, S.C. September 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

Deployment

An F-16 with the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flown by Major Stephen "Boards" Kaminski, takes off at Kandahar Airfield for a day-time mission over Afghanistan on July 1, 2012. Swamp Fox F-16's, pilots, and support personnel fly missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Hudson)

Apache

An AH-64D Apache helicopter with the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, from Eastover S.C., flies over Camp Taji, Iraq, during their deployment. Nov. 14, 2011. (S.C. National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Tracci Dorgan)

Family

U.S. Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Michael S. Kirkland, command sergeant major of the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, salutes Soldiers of the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion leaving for a year-long deployment to Afghanistan, at Eagle Aviation, Columbia, S.C., on January 6, 2010. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine)

Into the Light

Airman 1st Class Bryan Martin, a weapons loader assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, uses the Universal Ammunition Loading System to upload 20 mm rounds into an F-16 Fighting Falcon, April 22, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook)

Welcome Home

More than 400 Soldiers of the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, S.C. National Guard, reunited with family and friends after a seven-month deployment to Iraq and Kuwait, April 27, 2012. (South Carolina National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

The South Carolina National Guard Newsroom

Ardent Sentry exercise begins

The S.C. National Guard is participating in a major NORAD and USNORTHCOM training exercise called Ardent Sentry, May 17-21, 2013. It involve...

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Ardent Sentry exercise begins

The S.C. National Guard is participating in a major NORAD and USNORTHCOM training exercise called Ardent Sentry, May 17-21, 2013. It involve...

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Lead flies, skills are honed during SCNG TAG Marksmanship Match

Soldiers never know what situations they are going to face. And with many South Carolina National Guardsmen deployed to dangerous areas like...

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S.C. National Guard Agribusiness Development Team 48 returns from Afghanistan

Even before the two buses rounded the corner onto the street in front of the Armory decorated with yellow ribbons, family and friends held "...

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Adjutant General accepts flag from South Pole expedition

The Adjutant General of South Carolina, Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., accepted a South Carolina state flag that was part of an expedi...

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Three Soldiers inducted into SCNG Warrant Officer Hall of Fame

A culmination of decades of service was recognized as three South Carolina National Guard warrant officers were inducted into the Warrant Of...

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S.C. National Guard leadership visits Colombian military partners

The Adjutant General of South Carolina, Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., led a team of ten to Bogota Colombia Feb. 19-22 for the latest ...

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Soldiers Battle for Top Spot in SCNG Best Warrior Competition

An early morning obstacle course, a Sergeants Major board, combatives, weapons qualification, a physical fitness test and knowledge of basic...

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SC Chinooks leave for deployment to Afghanistan

The South Carolina Army National Guard's Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th Aviation, General Support Aviation Battalion, CH-47 Chinook unit, ...

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S.C. Air National Guard promotes first black general officer

The South Carolina National Guard's Assistant Adjutant General for Air (ATAG), Brig. Gen. Calvin H. Elam, was promoted during a ceremony at ...

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S.C. National Guard ADT says goodbye to family and friends

Family, friends and fellow service members gathered this morning for a deployment ceremony at the McCrady Training Center, to send off the a...

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133rd MPs honor fallen Soldiers

South Carolina Army National Guard's, 133rd Military Police (MP) Company from Timmonsville, S.C., held a memorial dedication ceremony Jan. 4...

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Honoring our Fallen Heroes

Pvt. Algernon Adams

Aiken, SC
October 28, 2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Master Sgt. Thomas Thigpen, Sr.

Augusta, SC
March 16, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon

North Charleston, SC
October 27, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Warrant Officer Patrick Leach

Rock Hill, SC
December 9, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom

1st Lt Andrew Shields

Campobello, SC
December 9, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Spc. Chrystal Stout

Travelers Rest, SC
April 6, 2005
Operation Enduring Freedom

Sgt. Stephen High

Spartanburg, SC
April 6, 2005
Operation Enduring Freedom

Sgt. Edward Philpot

Latta, SC
October 23, 2007
Operation Enduring Freedom

Staff Sgt. James Bullard

Marion, SC
October 30, 2007
Operation Enduring Freedom

Sgt. Shawn Hill

Welford, SC
January 2, 2008
Operation Enduring Freedom

Sgt. David Leimbach

Taylors, SC
May 25, 2008
Operation Enduring Freedom

Staff Sgt. Willie Harley, Jr.

Aiken, SC
October 1, 2010
Operation Enduring Freedom

Sgt. Luther Rabon, Jr..

Lexington, SC
October 1, 2010
Operation Enduring Freedom

Sgt. John Meador

Columbia, SC
June 20, 2012
Operation Enduring Freedom

Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Thomas

Easley, SC
June 20, 2012
Operation Enduring Freedom

1st Lt. Ryan Rawl

Lexington, SC
June 20, 2012
Operation Enduring Freedom

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