The South Carolina Military Department / Office of the Adjutant General (SCMD) is comprised of more than 11,800 part and full-time service members and civilian employees including approximately 9,100 Soldiers, 1,300 Airmen, 930 State Guard and Joint Service Detachment members, and 500 state employees. It is headquartered at 1 National Guard Rd, Columbia, SC and has more than 60 operational facilities throughout the state in 41 of 46 counties. The SCMD is a community-based organization with a dual role. The SC National Guard (SCNG) supports the federal mission to serve in support of national defense in partnership with active duty and Reserve units both overseas and in the continental United States; while the SCMD supports the state mission to serve the governor and citizens of South Carolina in response to natural disasters, civil unrest, and contingency operations as directed by the governor with defense support of civil authorities (DSCA). DSCA capabilities include law enforcement support, personnel and cargo transportation, hauling, vehicle recovery, vertical and horizontal construction, earth-moving and clearing, heavy demolition, reconnaissance and security operations, damage assessments, refueling, air movement, search and rescue, casualty evacuation, aerial supply, firefighting, water purification, field feeding, medical support, security, chemical radiological response, communications support, and operations support. Multiple organizations that comprise the South Carolina Military Department: - SOUTH CAROLINA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD https://www.scguard.ng.mil/ - SOUTH CAROLINA AIR NATIONAL GUARD https://www.169fw.ang.af.mil/ - SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION https://www.scemd.org/ - STATE OPERATIONS https://scmd.sc.gov/ - STATE GUARD http://sg.sc.gov/ - SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY MUSEUM https://www.scmilitarymuseum.net/ - STARBASE http://www.scstarbase.org/ - YOUTH & POST CHALLENGE https://scyouthchallenge.com/ - Joint Services Detachment
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“Don’t be afraid to take a leap of faith. Submit your packet because you never know what’s in store for you.” After years of working toward his goal of becoming an Army pilot, South Carolina National Guard Warrant Officer Alante Snell realized his dream.
Happy 5th Birthday to United States Space Force! #SemperSupra
Happy birthday to the National Guard. 388 years of protecting our nation and responding where needed. #guard388 National Guard Bureau
In the South Carolina National Guard our Soldiers and Airmen have incredible opportunities to serve their nation and state. #NationalGuard https://lnkd.in/gwZ22-VC
Flanked by leaders from the South Carolina General Assembly and the South Carolina National Guard on December 4, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill updating South Carolina’s Uniform Code of Military Justice. H4642 (now Act 145) - Military Code and Code of Military Justice Revisions updates a number of provisions and removes antiquated language in the UCMJ making it more user-friendly to commanders. The bill was first introduced in the South Carolina House of Representatives in January and in the South Carolina Senate in March and was passed unanimously in both chambers. Read more here… https://lnkd.in/gayRF7Cy
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 59th Aviation Troop Command provided tactical, air movement, support in a CH-47 Chinook to the Highlander Cadets Battalion, Presbyterian College, U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, during a field training event at Fort Jackson, Nov. 21. 2024. The Highlander Battalion is one of the oldest Army ROTC (Official Page) programs in the country with almost 100 years of history as a commissioning program for the U.S. Army. The battalion is part of the Military Science Department of the Presbyterian College campus, which is comprised of students from the Presbyterian College, Lander University, and Newberry College. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. 1st Class Roberto Di Giovine)
With temperatures dropping this week, now is a good time to prepare for the winter season. For more information about how to prep for all sorts of weather, visit www.scemd.org https://lnkd.in/eUKvibJs
This morning the South Carolina Emergency Management Division held a press briefing on SC Winter Weather Preparedness Week as proclaimed by the South Carolina Governor's Office. Winter Weather Preparedness Week runs December 1-7 and encourages South Carolina citizens to take the proper precautions to prepare for winter weather here in our state.
On Friday, South’s Carolina Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, and State Command Sergeant Major, Sgt. Maj. Norris McCall attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Florence Recruiting Center located at 250 N. Beltline Drive in Florence. Special thanks to South Carolina Senator Mike Reichenbach for speaking at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. These storefront recruiting sites give the South Carolina Army National Guard increased community awareness and accessibility to recruiters.