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The South Carolina National Guard received the first five AH-64E model Apache attack helicopters, delivered to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, March 24.

The South Carolina National Guard is once again stepping in to help keep roads clear of disabled vehicles during upcoming winter weather.

Winter storm Izzy has caused travel chaos as wintry weather conditions forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Tens of thousands of people across the Carolinas were left without power on Sunday after a winter storm swept ...

The state national guard’s Major General Van McCarty said the SC National Guard is looking to help South Carolina schools in critical need of school bus drivers.

2 EASTOVER, S.C. - The 678th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, held an uncasing of the colors ceremony in Eastover, South Carolina, May 16, 2021. The uncasing of the colors is a military tradition signifying the relocation of the command headquarters, in this case, with the unit’s return from deployment. The 678th ADA Brigade deployed to Europe May 22, 2020, in support of the European Deterrence Initiative, setting conditions for missio...

By Capt. Jessica Donnelly, South Carolina National Guard Office of the Adjutant General / Published April 15, 2021 The South Carolina National Guard has announced Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Camille R. W. Caldwell as the next state command senior enlisted leader (CSEL) for the South Carolina National Guard. The 32-year military veteran also currently serves as a civilian Special Agent Criminal Investigator with Office of Special Investigations Procurement Fraud Detachment 5, Do...

19 Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard announces U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Camille R. W. Caldwell as the next state command senior enlisted leader (CSEL) for the South Carolina National Guard. Caldwell will serve as the second state CSEL for the South Carolina National Guard. In this role, she will be the advisor to the adjutant general for South Carolina, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, and other key leaders on matters of health and welfare of the Sold...

Updated: 7:13 PM EDT April 8, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is going to the southern border between Mexico and the United States to visit National Guard members from the state who are stationed there.  McMaster said he and South Carolina Adjutant General Van McCarty will meet with the troops on Friday and Saturday. They plan to visit a section of the border in Texas.  McMasters press office said that he will meet with members of the 2-151st Aviatio...

19 Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard surpassed the quarter of a million mark in the number of COVID-19 tests conducted at over 829 mobile testing sites since May 2, 2020. The more than 268,095 COVID-19 tests supported by the South Carolina National Guard is a new milestone in the state’s effort in response to COVID-19. It’s a testament to the state’s unified COVID-19 pandemic support effort led by Governor Henry McMaster. "For more than 270 days since...