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Changes in GI Bill transfer benefits for National Guard members coming July 12
June 20, 2019 — Provisions allowing Guard members to transfer some or all of their Post- 9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse or children are set to change in less than 30 days, limiting the time frame Soldiers and Airmen can transfer those benefits... MORE

National Guard members will soon see changes to the program that allows them to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse or children that will limit the time frame they can initiate that transfer. Set to go in effect July 12, Guard members will need to have served six years before they can transfer benefits and they must transfer the benefits by the time they hit 16 years of service. Additionally, Guard members extend their enlistment contract by at least four years to transfer benefits.

National Guard 'ready' as 2019 hurricane season kicks off
June 5, 2019 — The National Guard has been busy responding to recent tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest, as well as other areas, but stands ready for this year's "hurricane season" that began June 1... MORE

A South Carolina National Guard Soldier with Task Force Palmetto, helps clear a road in the vicinity of Cayey, Puerto Rico. The Soldiers are working in conjunction with the 190th Engineer Battalion of the Puerto Rico National Guard to clear mud and debris from the roads in the wake of Hurricane Maria and subsequent rain storms.

149th CES boosts morale of remote base through training
August 14, 2018 — More than 40 Air National Guard members from the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron, a sub-unit of the 149th Fighter Wing, participated in a deployed-for-training exercise July 9-21, at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, Canada... MORE

Members of the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron work to build a cabin.

Guard and Reserve units welcomes Charleston civic leaders to the Alamo City
March 21, 2018 — Various community and business leaders from the Charleston, South Carolina area boarded a Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster aircraft to participate in a Civic Leader tour to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, March 15-16, 2018... MORE