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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  About two dozen pilots and F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 77th Fighter Squadron are back home at Shaw Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Monday, April 22, 2013  A South Carolina native has died in the line of duty supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Residents of Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island may be able to hear members of the Marine Corps as they conduct helicopter training.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Shaw Air Force Base opened its first "combatives facility" this week where the Army and Air Force are training together to learn how to defend themselves on the ground by hand.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley and her family have bid a tearful farewell to her husband Michael as he leaves with a South Carolina National Guard unit for a month of training and then deployment to Afghanistan.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  More than 8,000 soldiers are leaving Fort Jackson on buses, trains, aircraft and private vehicles to be with their family.

Monday, December 10, 2012  More than five thousand motorcycles flooded city streets Saturday, all in an effort to make sure veterans who are in the hospital have a merry Christmas.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Some 225 Marines are home at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort after serving an eight-month tour of duty aboard the USS Enterprise.

Monday, October 01, 2012  The bomber struck a group of Afghan police and international troops shortly after they got out of their vehicles to walk through a market area in Khost city.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Make the call! Join WACH FOX Tuesday for a telethon benefiting the USO!

Friday, September 07, 2012  The Cayce-West Columbia Jaycees are planning a 5K run to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project on Tuesday, September 11.

Monday, August 06, 2012  Each sortie U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael “Midnight” Rose flies over Afghanistan he adds to the Air Force’s rich history and his family’s. As an F-16 pilot based at McEntire AFB and currently assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in Afghanistan, he is the third member of his family to fly in combat for the Air Force.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  The Army and Marine Corps announced a decrease in activated reservists and National Guard members while the Navy and Air Force announced an increase. The net collective result is 277 fewer reservists activated in comparison to last week.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Britain's government opted Tuesday to deploy 1,200 more troops to protect Olympic venues

Thursday, July 12, 2012  UK lawmakers demand answers about Olympic security after 3,500 more troops are requested