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National Guard assists local responders in Port Royal anti-terrorism exercise
April 24, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - More than a dozen law enforcement and local-area first responders joined the South Carolina National Guard in a highly realistic maritime anti-terrorism exercise in Port Royal Sound...

Minister, Volunteer, Chaplain - State Guard Chaplain Supports Vigilant Guard 08
April 23, 2008 — MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The events that took place on Sept. 11, 2001, led a west Tennessee minister to join the Tennessee State Guard, but it's friendships and associations that have kept him in uniform...

National Guard practices search and rescue with local emergency responders
April 23, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - The South Carolina National Guard and Lady's Island Fire and Rescue teamed up to find 10 "missing diabetic youth" on Monday, April 21, in Hunting Island State Park during an emergency...

Medical teams airlift victims to local hospitals
April 23, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - With roads out and bridges down, medical teams rely on helicopters to transport victims to hospitals during the Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise April 21 - 24 in Beaufort, S.C.The...

State response teams work hand in hand with National Guard
April 23, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - In an emergency the first responders are local agencies, but when they need help, they call the South Carolina Emergency Response Task Force (SCERTF). If those resources are not...

National Guard and local units engage in large-scale emergency medicine exercise
April 23, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Hundreds of Air National Guard personnel and members of local-area disaster response agencies participated in one of the largest mock-disaster scenarios in Beaufort County history...

Soldiers provide assistance to Sun City community
April 23, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Soldiers from the 351st Aviation Support Battalion from Hartsville, S.C. distributed water to the Sun City community in Beaufort County during the Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise April...

Canteen Catering Incorporated
April 23, 2008 — MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Bobby Arpert, owner and site manager of the Canteen Catering Incorporated stands outside of the dinning tent at the U.S. Navy Support Activity Center - Mid-South in Millington,...

Tennessee Army National Guard Mobile Emergency Response Team Advanced Debuts at Vigilant Guard 08
April 23, 2008 — MILLINGTON, Tenn. - An earthquake strikes west Tennessee. Most communications are down. Those needing on-site information to coordinate the relief and sustainment mission are "in the dark". Most are...

Millington Mayor Swaps Coat & Tie For Camouflage
April 23, 2008 — MILLINGTON, Tenn. - After 24 years in the Navy and nearly eight years in local government, the mayor of this Memphis suburb said he's glad to extend his service as a member of the Tennessee State...

Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference: Army, Air Guard enlisted leaders seek common ground
April 22, 2008 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The stars of the National Guard's Army and Air Force enlisted force gathered near one of this country's pivotal battlegrounds to explore ways to work in closer harmony, more...

Engineers clear away neighborhood flood waters
April 22, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Among the many problems created in the wake of a devastating earthquake, flooding is one of the most unpredictable. Homes, property, and roadways can all be severely affected if...

Media invitation to the largest preparedness exercise in South Carolina hosted by the National Guard (Updated)
April 22, 2008 — The media is invited to attend a brief on 22 April at 5:30 p.m. (EDT) at the South Carolina National Guard Joint Information Center by the mayors of Beaufort and the surrounding locations as part of...

877th Engineer Company practices high extraction techniques
April 22, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Standing on top of an 18 foot tower, the soldiers of the 877th Engineer Company from Augusta, Ga. lower a woman to safety at the Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise in Beaufort, S.C., April...

Church helps soldiers during the 2008 Vigilant Guard exercise
April 22, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Col. Gordon Johnson of Columbia, S.C., has the large responsibility of caring for soldiers and airmen's needs at the North Carolina Forward Operating Base (FOB) during the Vigilant...

Partnership active for Vigilant Guard 2008
April 22, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - When the European nation of Moldova is the host of a six-nation disaster response exercise in May, it will be utilizing some of the lessons learned in the Lowcountry of South Carolina...

Vigilant Guard 2008 training helps Beaufort Memorial Hospital sharpen skills
April 22, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - The emergency room at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital received extra training during Vigilant Guard 2008. Vigilant Guard 2008 was a three-day exercise designed to test the ability of...

Guard Civil Support Team Supports Shelby County Fire Department During Vigilant Guard 08
April 22, 2008 — MILLINGTON, Tenn. - An earthquake followed by a fire and subsequent chemical leak had west Tennessee firefighters scrambling, so they called on the National Guard for help.That was the scenario in...

JISCC Team
April 22, 2008 — MILLINGTON, Tenn. - A new mobile communications system debuted during an emergency exercise here that will allow individuals and agencies to keep talking even during the direst circumstances.The 230th...

West Tennessee Rocks...and the Guard Rolls; NG exercises a mock earthquake scenario
April 22, 2008 — MILLINGTON, Tenn. - A fresh cloud of white dust slowly settles to reveal a mangled pile of rubble. Once a hospital and parking garage, wires and rebar protrude out of the broken concrete. The deep mud...

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response

Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska