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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 mission accomplishment in the European-theater. The deployment was the unit’s second deployment of its ...

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, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo) The South Carolina National Guard has announced A...

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 Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard. “Mentoring and coachin...

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.  McMaster's press office said that he will meet with members of the 2-151st Aviation Regiment and 1052nd Transportation Company at a military installation and Customs and Border Prot...

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 the mobile testing site mission began, our Soldiers and Airmen have excelled in meeting the demands...