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RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Army National Guard’s 109th Regional Support Group (RSG) was celebrated at a welcome home ceremony on Saturday, September 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the Monument Fine Arts Theater in Rapid City. 84 Soldiers were welcomed home by family, friends, and fellow service members during the event. Governor Kristi […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – There was a change of command ceremony for the South Dakota National Guard (SDNG) held recently in Rapid City. Mark R. Morrell, Brigadier General, was promoted to the rank of Major General and has taken over as the 23rd Adjutant General of the SDNG from Jeffrey P. Marlette, Major General, who […]
KEYSTONE, S.D. –U.S. Army National Guard officer candidates from 26 states, one U.S. territory, and the Reserves attended their graduation ceremony from Officer Candidate School at Mount Rushmore near Keystone, recently. The ceremony for the 126 candidates represents the end of Officer Candidate School, the first step in officer training and development, and the beginning […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem is deploying more South Dakota National Guard troops to the southern border. Noem said she’s joining a dozen other Republican governors answering the call for help from Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The governor plans on sending at least 50 troops. This isn’t the first time Noem has sent troops […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Five South Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers successfully completed the Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS) and four were pinned as Warrant Officers during a ceremony at the Sioux Falls Regional Training Institute on Saturday, April 29, 2023. WOCS is a two-phase program that consists of five weekend drills during a five-month […]
CUSTER, S.D. – The South Dakota Army National Guard promoted Halsey Hall, of Rapid City, to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer Five, during a ceremony at Crazy Horse Monument. Chief warrant officer five is the highest rank achievable in the warrant officer corps. Hall held his previous promotion at Crazy Horse in July 2015, […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A welcome home ceremony is scheduled for the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in the Duke Corning Armory on Camp Rapid. The public is highly encouraged to attend the event. Ten Soldiers from the 129th Mobile Public Affairs […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota National Guard selected Command Sgt. Maj. Marcus Stacey of Spearfish as its newest Senior Enlisted Leader. A change of responsibility ceremony was held at the Joint Force Headquarters in Rapid City. Command Sgt. Maj. Marcus Stacey replaces Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Couser as the organization’s Senior Enlisted Leader. […]