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Thursday, May 16, 2013  You may see fighter jets escorting a single engine plane in the skies over Myrtle Beach next Tuesday, as the South Carolina Air National Guard conducts an air defense exercise.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Sixty soldiers from the 251st Area Support Medical Command, S.C. National Guard, deployed from Darlington, Wednesday.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The South Carolina National Guard is celebrating the contributions of women during Women's History Month.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Devin Davis, 26, of Chesterfield County, says his life has changed dramatically on June 20, 2012 when his military police company out of Timmonsville was attacked by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  The South Carolina Army National Guard agricultural team in Afghanistan has built teaching centers and reached out to help more than 300 farmers during its yearlong deployment.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  More than 60 soldiers, that include Chinook helicopter pilots, departed from South Carolina as they headed to Afghanistan Saturday.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  The South Carolina Air National Guard plans to conduct an air defense exercise in the skies above Florence.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley's husband is scheduled to leave with his Army National Guard unit for a month of training before deploying to Afghanistan.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Soldiers with the 133rd Military Police Company gathered for a memorial dedication at their headquarters in Timmonsville Friday afternoon in honor of their three fallen comrades.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Soldiers with the 133rd Military Police Company, South Carolina National Guard, will dedicate a memorial at the Timmonsville Armory to honor three fellow guard soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan June 20, 2012.

Monday, December 24, 2012  More than 800 soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard's 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry, "Task Force Rifles" are back in the Palmetto State Christmas Eve after a year long deployment in Kuwait.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Fighter jets from McEntire Joint National Guard Base are scheduled to fly an air defense exercise in the vicinity of Florence.

Friday, December 07, 2012  More than 2,000 people are gathering at Pearl Harbor on Friday to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II.

Saturday, November 17, 2012  Noise from howitzers are expected to rattle central South Carolina as the Army National Guard trains at Fort Jackson.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  South Carolina Air National Guard jets are scheduled to conduct air defense exercises in the skies over Anderson, Florence and Greer.