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The South Carolina Military Department has over 60 National Guard Armories located throughout the state of South Carolina.  While these facilities were built for Soldiers to assemble and train, these armories are a part of the community and can be made available to rent by the public. The cost of renting a South Carolina National […]

Story by Sgt. Brad Mincey EASTOVER, S.C. — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr. relinquished command of the South Carolina Military Department to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty during a change of command ceremony, Feb. 16, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover. The ceremony recognized Livingston as the last popularly […]

  WHAT: The South Carolina Military Department will conduct a change of command ceremony to recognize the outgoing Adjutant General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., and welcome the incoming Adjutant General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty. WHO: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty will take command of the South Carolina Military […]

Construction is conducted for improvements on the South Carolina National Guard armory in Greenwood, South Carolina, Feb. 13, 2019. Improvements are being made on armories throughout communities in South Carolina with different levels of construction including full renovations, like the Greenwood armory, or special projects such as bathroom upgrades, parking lot renovations, improving drainage, fixing […]

The South Carolina National Guard conducted a TAG Match, Feb. 8-10, 2019, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The TAG match is a marksmanship competition for members of the South Carolina National Guard that serves as an opportunity for service members to test marksmanship skills and use weapon systems in a battle-focused environment. (U.S. Army National […]

The 2-263rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Battalion conducted a change of command ceremony Feb. 10, 2019, in Anderson, South Carolina, to recognize the outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Dominick Martin, and welcome the incoming commander, Maj. (promotable) David Ridgeway. Maj. Gen. Timothy Sheriff, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command commander, and Col. Richard Wholey, Jr., […]

Photo By Capt. Jessica Donnelly | U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, looks over memorabilia and plaques in his office at the South Carolina Military Department headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina, Jan. 24, 2019. Livingston will retire in March 2019 after more than 40 years of military service and is the last popularly elected adjutant general in the nation.

COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES 02.04.2019 Story by Lt. Col. Cindi King The South Carolina Military Department will change leadership on February 16, 2019, and close the chapter for the last popularly elected adjutant general in the nation, South Carolina’s Adjutant General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr. With the passing of legislation in 2014 […]