Story by Tech. Sgt. Julie Parker | 116th Air Control Wing | 03.20.2015
Airmen from the 116th Medical Group’s highly-trained emergency response team joined approximately 2,000 military and civilian emergency responders in Vigilant Guard, a multi-agency emergency preparedness exercise in South Carolina, March 7-8....
Story by 2nd Lt. Stephen Hudson | 169th Fighter Wing | 03.10.2015
A Category 4 hurricane named Zephyr slammed into the South Carolina coast, knocking out power and communications. That is the scenario of Vigilant Guard, a training exercise going on in South Carolina, March 3-12....
Story by Sgt. Brad Mincey | South Carolina National Guard | 03.10.2015
As a fire slowly creeps towards a neighborhood, threatening to destroy the evacuated homes, the South Carolina National Guard and civilian fire and rescue swoop in to douse the flames and save the day here March 10, 2015....
Story by Staff Sgt. Frank O'Brien | 29th Infantry Division | 03.10.2015
Vigilant Guard South Carolina is a federally-funded exercise fostering cooperation between federal, state, and local emergency management agencies and first responders across South Carolina, March 3-12, 2015. Over 5,000 civilians from emergency service agencies and 2,000 Airmen and Soldiers from the National Guard are participating in the exercise. Sam Hodge, Georgetown County's emergency......
Story by Sgt. Chris Stephens | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.10.2015
The Southeast has seen it before. A hurricane comes rolling through and the National Guard is called into action to support those in need....
Courtesy Story | 228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade | 03.10.2015
South Carolina National Guard units worked with local emergency management agencies and first responders during a mass casualty exercise that covered both Greenville and Anderson, South Carolina, March 10, 2015, as part of Vigilant Guard S.C. 2015....
Story by 2nd Lt. Stephen Hudson | 169th Fighter Wing | 03.09.2015
The National Guard’s top officer got a first-hand look at training taking place at Vigilant Guard this week.
Story by Sgt. Tashera Pravato | 108th Public Affairs Detachment | 03.08.2015
Multiple nonprofit organizations have joined forces to support the South Carolina National Guard throughout the state during Vigilant Guard 2015, a regional emergency response exercise focused on agency interoperability during a response to a natural disaster....
