When you think of the SC State Fair, you probably think of all the fun rides and delicious food.
Military leaders from across South Carolina and Fort Gordon, Georgia attended the 2022 Governor’s Commanders Brief this morning at the Pastides Alumni Center. South Carolina’s eight major military installations are made up of over 68,000 Department of Defense personnel.
The VA is offering debt relief for vets who were victims of recent hurricanes Fiona and Ian.
Women veterans are getting access to life-saving reproductive health care, but it is already under threat.
In tonight’s Military Matters. New numbers on military or veteran suicide are out, and they’re going down. The new report out by the pentagon says the number of suicides each day fell to 17 in 2020. And while one is too many, the numbers are encouraging that the mental health programs in the military are working. The V.A. Secretary offered…
In tonight’s Military Matters, new numbers on military or veteran suicide are out, and they are going down.
Fort Jackson is holding its annual “U.S. Army’s Drill Sergeant of the Year” competition this week. The nine men and two women face mental and physical challenges, including net climbing, low crawling under barbed wire, shooting range tests, and suiting up in their chemical warfare gear.
Fort Jackson held a wreath laying ceremony to honor the lives lost on September 11th, 2001. This Sunday marks 21 years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon took the lives of 2,977 people.
The Chapin American Legion Post 193 held a ceremony today at Fort Jackson National Cemetery to honor the dedicated service given by three previously unclaimed veterans.
The service honored U.S. Army Specialist Edward Linetty, U.S. Navy Seaman Dennis Hubble, and U.S. Army Private Nelson Human.
Fort Jackson is offering a new program for Army recruits who don’t meet the testing or physical requirements to join the Army.
According to the US Army’s website, only about 23% of young Americans fully meet the Army’s eligibility requirements. Instead of lowering standards to join, Fort Jackson has a new program designed to meet recruits where they are and bring them up to the Army’s standards.
