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  • June Commander's Corner

    If you are like me andyou had friends or family attend the South Carolina National Guard Expo (I’mstill calling it an Airshow), then you know just how impressed the visitorswere with the Swamp Foxes. I have received countless texts and phone calls frompeople raving about the performances and the

  • June Fitness Tips

    Yummy hummus recipesHummus is a creamy, thick spread made primarily frommashed chickpeas and a few other healthy ingredients that have become popularworldwide over the past couple of decades. Basic hummus recipes contain 5healthy ingredients: chickpeas, olive oil, lemon or lime juice, garlic,

  • June Chaplain's Reflections

    If you’ve ever deployed,you know that many in the military assume that a lack of sleep is expected tobe a normal part of life and deployment. Even while stateside, many live forwork and constantly put their physical and emotional needs second. In mostcases, it’s not like they intend to overdo

  • June Chief's Perspective

    Happy June! First, I must say thank you to all of themen and women of the South Carolina National Guard for the hard work and professionalismthat was observed during the Air & Ground Expo. It never ceases to amaze methe lengths that all of our Airmen and Soldiers go through to ensure not only

  • May Retiree's Corner

    Wehad one of our ‘smaller’ Luncheon groups for our April Luncheon, about 40 folksto show, I need to beat the drums louder? Our featured speaker was Col. RitaWhitmire and she told us about how she came up through the ranks, later I foundout she was a point guard for South Carolina before coming to

  • May Chaplain's Reflections

    “Rememberingthe Price of Freedom”May 2017 Chaplain ReflectionLt Col Brian Bohlman“Fromthese honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gavethe last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that thesedead shall not have died in vain-- that this nation, under

  • May Commander's Corner

    We’re in the serious business of defending our nation and its interests at home and abroad.  Before deploying, we ensure that our affairs are in order in case, God forbid, something bad happens. In the last three years, we’ve had five Swamp Foxes who have died or been seriously injured. In many of

  • May Fitness Tips

    7 tips on dealingwith PFT anxiety Anxietyis prevalent in our world. It occurs at home, work, social situations, playingsports, and test-taking. Academic testing anxiety is very similar to physicaltest-taking anxiety. Those symptoms include: headaches, nausea, feeling too hotor too cold, etc. The

  • May Chief's Perspective

    BLUF…this article will be verycandid and probably somewhat unconventional. It’s my Statutory Tour experience/perspectiveover the past 2 years coupled with words of encouragement. It may be addedvalue for you or someone you know.  Every Air National Guard membershould either visit, go on a temporary

  • April Commander's Corner

    When youapproach the end of a career that brought so much joy and fulfillment, thelevel of appreciation for the unequivocal impact it had on your life risesexponentially. I’m not riding off into the proverbial sunset just yet, thoughin the not-so-distant future, the sun will set on my career in the