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Yesterday at 6:15 PM  Gov. Nikki Haley is spending time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.

Friday, May 17, 2013  About 1,500 members of the South Carolina Army National Guard are taking part in five days of training involving potential responses to a natural disaster.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Families of fallen SC Guardsmen have been working with state lawmakers on a measure that would lower the flag at the Statehouse to half-staff in memory of future fallen soldiers.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Military policy officials and local chamber members allocate base-preservation funding amid federal spending reductions.

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.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Marines are expected to be in top physical shape, and in order to get to that level drill instructors take them through physical training drills.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  When people think of Marines, often the iconic image of a drill instructor comes to mind.

Monday, February 18, 2013  If you didn’t know they were married, you'd think Roberto and Holly Digiovine were the wonder twins. They do everything together; live, work and play.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Get to know our citizen soliders from the Midlands.

Friday, February 01, 2013  A Fort Hood soldier has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, saying he shot his friend accidentally while trying to scare away his hiccups.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  The South Carolina National Guard's Detachment 1, Co B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion left for Ft. Hood, Texas. But not before a final goodbye ceremony.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Dorothy Davis and Jaguar Palmer are seniors at Lower Richland High School; both are looking for careers in the military.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to announce Thursday that more than 230,000 battlefront posts are now open to women.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The South Carolina Army National Guard is dedicating a memorial to honor three soldiers killed last year in a bomb attack in Afghanistan.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  Christmas came early for hundreds of families on Saturday.