The South Carolina Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the U.S. Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization. National coordination of various state National Guard units is maintained through the National Guard Bureau.
South Carolina Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The South Carolina Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of South Carolina.
The South Carolina Army National Guard is composed of approximately 10,000 soldiers (as of February 2009) and maintains 80 facilities across the state with over 2 million square feet (180,000 m2) of space.
Organization
Joint Force Headquarters-South Carolina, Army Element, in Columbia Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters-South Carolina, Army Element, in Columbia South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Columbia Company A, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Greenville Detachment 1, Company A, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Spartanburg Detachment 2, Company A, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Anderson Company B, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in West Columbia Detachment 1, Company B, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Hartsville Detachment 2, Company B, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in West Columbia Company C, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Charleston Detachment 1, Company C, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Walterboro Detachment 2, Company C, South Carolina Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Conway South Carolina Medical Detachment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base 251st Medical Company (Area Support), in Darlington 43rd Civil Support Team (WMD), in Pine Ridge 59th Chaplain Detachment, in Columbia 108th Public Affairs Detachment, in Columbia 246th Army Band, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base 1051st Judge Advocate General Detachment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base 1810th Judge Advocate General Trial Defense Team, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base 1980th Support Detachment (Contracting Team), in Columbia McCrady Training Center, in Eastover Army Aviation Support Facility #1, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Army Aviation Support Facility #2, at Donaldson Center Airport Army Aviation Operations Facility #1, at Columbia Airport Unit Training Equipment Site #1, at McCrady Training Center Combined Support Maintenance Shop #1, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Field Maintenance Shop #1, in Greenville Field Maintenance Shop #3, in Hemingway Field Maintenance Shop #5, in Rock Hill Field Maintenance Shop #6, in Edgefield Field Maintenance Shop #6a, in Saluda Field Maintenance Shop #8, in Union Field Maintenance Shop #11, in Hartsville Field Maintenance Shop #12, in Darlington Field Maintenance Shop #13, in Summerville Field Maintenance Shop #14, in Varnville 59th Aviation Troop Command, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 59th Troop Command Battalion, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Detachment 5, Company B, 2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 641st Aviation Regiment (Detachment 24, Operational Support Airlift Activity), at Columbia Airport (C-26E Metroliner) 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 151st Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (part of 34th Combat Aviation Brigade) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 151st Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Company A, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 151st Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (AH-64E Apache) Company B, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 151st Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (AH-64E Apache) Company C, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 151st Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (AH-64E Apache) Company D (AVUM), 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 151st Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Company E (Forward Support), 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 151st Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Company A (CAC), 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 111th Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (UH-60L Black Hawk) Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 111th Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Detachment 1, Company D (AVUM), 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 111th Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Detachment 1, Company E (Forward Support), 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 111th Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Detachment 2, Company C (MEDEVAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (HH-60L Black Hawk) Detachment 1, Company B (AVIM), 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base 2nd Battalion (Security & Support), 151st Aviation Regiment, at Donaldson Center Airport (part of 38th Combat Aviation Brigade) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Security & Support), 151st Aviation Regiment, at Donaldson Center Airport Company A, 2nd Battalion (Security & Support), 151st Aviation Regiment, at Donaldson Center Airport (UH-72A Lakota) Detachment 1, Company B (Heavy Lift), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at Donaldson Center Airport (CH-47F Chinook) Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at Donaldson Center Airport Detachment 3, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at Donaldson Center Airport Detachment 3, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at Donaldson Center Airport 351st Aviation Support Battalion, in Sumter Headquarters Support Company, 351st Aviation Support Battalion, in Sumter Company A (Distribution), 351st Aviation Support Battalion, in Hartsville Company B (AVIM), 351st Aviation Support Battalion, at Capital City Airport (KY) — (Kentucky Army National Guard) Detachment 1, Company B (AVIM), 351st Aviation Support Battalion, at Gray Army Airfield (WA) — (Washington Army National Guard) Detachment 2, Company B (AVIM), 351st Aviation Support Battalion, at Abrams Airport (MI) — (Michigan Army National Guard) Detachment 3, Company B (AVIM), 351st Aviation Support Battalion, at Pendleton Army Airfield (OR) — (Oregon Army National Guard) Detachment 6, Company B (AVIM), 351st Aviation Support Battalion, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MI) — (Michigan Army National Guard) 59th Troop Command, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 59th Troop Command Battalion, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base 51st Military Police Battalion, in Florence Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 51st Military Police Battalion, in Florence 132nd Military Police Company (Combat Support), in West Columbia 133rd Military Police Company (Combat Support), in Timmonsville 751st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 751st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base 741st Quartermaster Company (Water Purification and Distribution), in Allendale Detachment 1, 741st Quartermaster Company (Water Purification and Distribution), in Barnwell 742nd Ordnance Company (Support Maintenance), at McEntire Joint National Guard Base Detachment 1, 742nd Ordnance Company (Support Maintenance), at McCrady Training Center 748th Quartermaster Company (Field Feeding), in Orangeburg 3648th Ordnance Company (Support Maintenance), in Orangeburg 1050th Transportation Battalion (Motor), in Varnville Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1050th Transportation Battalion (Motor), in Varnville 1051st Transportation Company (Light-Medium Truck), in Beaufort Detachment 1, 1051st Transportation Company (Light-Medium Truck), in Varnville 1052nd Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (Cargo), in Kingstree 1053rd Transportation Company (Light-Medium Truck), in Bennettsville 1055th Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (Cargo), in Laurens 117th Engineer Brigade, in Newberry Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 117th Engineer Brigade, in Newberry 710th Engineer Detachment (Explosive Hazards Coordination Cell), in Conway 122nd Engineer Battalion, in Edgefield Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 122nd Engineer Battalion, in Edgefield Forward Support Company, 122nd Engineer Battalion, in Edgefield 124th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation Company), in Saluda 125th Engineer Company (Multirole Bridge), in Abbeville Detachment 1, 125th Engineer Company (Multirole Bridge), in Clarks Hill 1221st Engineer Company (Clearance), in Graniteville 1220th Engineer Platoon (Area Clearance), in Batesburg 1226th Engineer Detachment (Asphalt), in Batesburg 1227th Engineer Detachment (Concrete Section), in Batesburg 178th Engineer Battalion, in Rock Hill Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 178th Engineer Battalion, in Rock Hill Forward Support Company, 178th Engineer Battalion, in Rock Hill 174th Combat Engineer Company Armored (CEC-A), in Wellford 679th Engineer Detachment (Utilities), in Chester 1222nd Engineer Company (Combat Engineer Company — Infantry) (CEC-I), in Fort Mill 1223rd Engineer Company (Vertical Construction Company), in Walterboro 1782nd Engineer Company (Engineer Construction Company), in Lancaster 264th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting Team — HQ), at McCrady Training Center 265th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting Team — Fire Truck), at McCrady Training Center 266th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting Team — Fire Truck), at McCrady Training Center 267th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting Team — Fire Truck), at McCrady Training Center 268th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting Team — Fire Truck), at McCrady Training Center 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, in Charleston Headquarters Support Company, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, in Charleston 108th Chemical Company, at Joint Base Charleston 111th Signal Company, in Charleston 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Mount Pleasant (part of 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Mount Pleasant Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, at McCrady Training Center Company A, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Moncks Corner Company B, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, at Joint Base Charleston Company C, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Mullins Company D (Weapons), 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Marion Company I (Forward Support), 237th Brigade Support Battalion, at Joint Base Charleston 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Union (part of 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Union Company A (Tank), 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Dillon Company B (Tank), 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Gaffney Company C (Mechanized Infantry), 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, in Fountain Inn Company H (Forward Support), 230th Brigade Support Battalion, in Greer