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KNBN NewsCenter1 Faces in the Crowd: Erin Fagnan Raised in a family with three brothers, Aberdeen native Erin Fagnan says that nothing holds her back from her goals and that hard work and experience played a big part in her success. April 30, 2021 RAPID CITY, S.D. — Erin says being the first South Dakota Army National Guard Drill Sergeant is a huge honor but came from 11 years of hard work and self sacrifice, strong physical and mental health. and pushing herself out of her comfort zone. Staff Sgt. Erin Fagnan Erin says, “It’s day in and day out working hard and building that trust and...

KNBN NewsCenter1 April 21, 2021 RAPID CITY, S.D. — On April 10, the South Dakota Army National Guard graduated their first female drill sergeant from the U.S. Army’s Drill Sergeant Academy in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Staff Sgt. Erin Fagnan of Rapid City is the first female from South Dakota to attend and graduate from the academy while serving in the South Dakota Army National Guard, and also graduated on the Commandant’s List – putting her in the top 10 in her class of 107 students. Fagnan is a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion...

Share This: Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (G-1). “A professional appearance is an outward manifestation of the pride they have in themselves and in service to our country.” Changes are coming, and so is an updated Army Regulation 670-1 (Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia). For those who aren’t familiar, the AR 670-1 is like the Bible of military appearance. It details, to the fraction of an inch, the wear of the uniform, the placement of badges, patches, and awards. It dictates all the standards for what is — and more importantly, what is not — allowed in unifor...