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Medical teams airlift victims to local hospitals
April 23, 2008
Victims of the 'rubble pile' hurry to the UH-60 Blackhawk to be evacuated to a local hospital during the Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise in Beaufort, S.C.

State response teams work hand in hand with National Guard
April 23, 2008
Rescue crews from the South Carolina National Guard work together to search for victims in the 'rubble pile' at the Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise in Beaufort, S.C.

National Guard and local units engage in large-scale emergency medicine exercise
April 23, 2008
Capt. Pauline Goss, of the 187th Medical Group, attends to a simulated disaster victim during National Guard exercise Vigilant Guard April 22 in Beaufort, S.C. Vigilant Guard is a three-day National Guard-hosted exercise involving a mock 7.3 scale earthquake, in Beaufort County, which began April 21. The exercise is designed to better prepare the National Guard for natural disasters in a cooperative effort with various national, state and local government agencies.

Soldiers provide assistance to Sun City community
April 23, 2008

Canteen Catering Incorporated
April 23, 2008

Tennessee Army National Guard Mobile Emergency Response Team Advanced Debuts at Vigilant Guard 08
April 23, 2008

Millington Mayor Swaps Coat & Tie For Camouflage
April 23, 2008
Millington Mayor Terry Jones is among more than 200 players from the Tennessee State Guard participating in Operation Vigilant Guard 08. Jones serves as civilian-military affairs officer with the Tennessee State.

Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference: Army, Air Guard enlisted leaders seek common ground
April 22, 2008
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Thomas McCauley, left, from the 109th Airlift Wing, presented Command Sgt. Maj. David Ray Hudson with a jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) bottle during the National Guard Bureau's first Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference in mid-April. Hudson, the Guard Bureau's senior enlisted leader, led the four-day conference for Army and Air Guard enlisted leaders in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Air Guard uses JATO bottles to give aircraft such as C-130 transports extra thrust during difficult takeoff situations.

Engineers clear away neighborhood flood waters
April 22, 2008
Two Soldiers from Detachment 1 of the 1221st Engineer Battalion (Route Clearance), a South Carolina National Guard unit from Batesburg, clear debris from a creek that during a training scenario has overflowed the banks in a Beaufort County community during the Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise. Vigilant Guard 2008 gave these soldiers an opportunity to accomplish a real-world mission in a training environment that resulted in a direct improvement for the community.

Media invitation to the largest preparedness exercise in South Carolina hosted by the National Guard (Updated)
April 22, 2008