Story by Capt. Jessica Donnelly | 108th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.16.2016
EDISTO, SOUTH CAROLINA – Soldiers with South Carolina Army National Guard engineer units worked with the city of Edisto in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew to clear the roadways allowing residents to return home in the week following the storm’s impact with the coast....
Courtesy Story | South Carolina National Guard | 10.15.2016
WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – As Hurricane Matthew began its tear toward the Florida coast, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency Oct. 4, 2016, activating approximately 1,800 South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. Among the first activated were members of the 246th Army Band who were called upon to support the Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) at the......
Story by Capt. Jordan Cochran and Staff Sgt. Robert Durham | 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.09.2016
Approximately 300 Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived on the coast of the Republic of Haiti from USS Mesa Verde to aid the country after the Category IV storm, Hurricane Matthew, tore through the region causing severe flooding and displacing citizens here already struggling from a massive 7.6 earthquake in 2010 and recent epidemics of water and mosquito-borne illnesses....
Story by Capt. Jessica Donnelly | 108th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.09.2016
HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA - The South Carolina National Guard was ready to respond to missions along the coastal region Oct. 9, 2016, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew....
Story by Capt. Jessica Donnelly | 108th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.08.2016
ADAMS RUN, SOUTH CAROLINA -- Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard responded to a request from emergency services to assist with transportation to a 9-1-1 call in Adams Run, South Carolina, Oct. 8, 2016, as flood waters rise throughout the lowcountry restricting access to citizens who remain behind....
Story by Capt. Gregory Carroll | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 10.05.2016
RELEASE #2016-26 Recruits will evacuate to MCLB Albany due to Hurricane Matthew
Story by 1st Lt. Jessica Donnelly | 108th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.05.2016
Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard assisted local law enforcement and other first responders along the coastal region of South Carolina Oct. 5, 2016, in evacuation of citizens in response to Hurricane Matthew and the potential impact the storm presents to the coast....
Story by Cpl. Shawn Valosin | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.16.2014
Marines with Alpha Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group assaulted the SR-8 range here with M-249 Squad Automatic Weapons, M-240B medium machine guns and the Corps’ old work horse, the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun, April 14....
