Story by Senior Master Sgt. Nancy Ausland | 114th Fighter Wing | 08.10.2018
Early August each year, thousands of vehicles travel Interstate-90 through South Dakota for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. There is one vehicle making the trip that stands out from the rest due to its size and function. This vehicle is the South Dakota Air National Guard’s Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) and it will travel to Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D. to support the 82nd......
Story by 1st Lt. Chad Carlson | South Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 01.18.2017
More than 150 Soldiers and Airmen with the South Dakota National Guard departed South Dakota for Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, where they will provide support to the 58th Presidential Inauguration....
Story by Staff Sgt. Luke Olson | South Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 03.19.2015
The South Dakota National Guard’s 82nd Civil Support Team participated in a multi-agency first-responder exercise at the water reclamation plant in Sioux Falls, March 19....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Theanne Tangen | South Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 01.08.2014
The South Dakota National Guard’s 82nd Civil Support Team put a new twist on a training exercise Jan. 8 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, when instead of responding to a chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear threat, the team used their skills to help determine the cause of death of a local airman....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Theanne Tangen | South Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 11.15.2012
The South Dakota National Guard’s 82nd Civil Support Team paired up with personnel from the Sanford Underground Research Facility to conduct an emergency response training exercise at the Homestake Mine, Nov. 15....
Story by 2nd Lt. Chad Carlson | South Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 07.13.2012
The South Dakota Army National Guard’s 82nd Civil Support Team, located at Ellsworth Air Force Base, became the first civil support team in the nation to receive the National Guard Bureau’s Superior Unit Award....
Story by Staff Sgt. Theanne Tangen | South Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 04.11.2012
The South Dakota National Guard 82nd Civil Support Team worked through a new training scenario involving the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation’s bomb squad and personnel from the National Park Service at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Wednesday, April 11....
Story by Staff Sgt. Theanne Tangen | South Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 01.19.2012
The South Dakota National Guard’s 82nd Civil Support Team paired up with personnel from Jewel Cave National Monument to conduct a mock cave rescue and emergency response exercise, Thursday, Jan. 19....