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FORT MCCLELLAN, Ala. — Eight South Dakota Army National Guard soldiers graduated from Warrant Officer Candidate School during a ceremony at Fort McClellan, Alabama, April 16. Warrant officers make up the technical foundation of the U.S. Army, specializing in a technical area such as human resources, information systems, aviation, maintenance and others throughout their careers. […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – In one of its most intensive periods of flying in recent memory, Civil Air Patrol’s South Dakota Wing flew nearly 75 hours in support of a South Dakota Air National Guard national defense exercise held the first week in August. The flying and planning included 23 volunteer CAP members from […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Willis Johnson said he just wanted to help. So, earlier this month the billionaire Republican donor, who amassed a fortune building an international junkyard empire, took the unusual step of calling South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a rising Republican star who has railed against illegal immigration and aligned herself firmly […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A private donor is paying for members of the South Dakota National Guard to travel to Mexico to help secure borders between the United States and Mexico. According to a news release posted on South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s website, the response  to sending state national guard troops to Texas is based […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for the South Dakota National Guard’s new Army Aviation Readiness Center on Friday, June 11, at 1 p.m., located at 4750 Guard Road, near Rapid City Regional Airport. The public is encouraged to attend the event.  The $20 million, 57,000 square-foot building features training classrooms, […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota National Guard will provide support to Indian Health Services and the Oglala Sioux Tribe during two COVID-19 vaccination events on the Pine Ridge Reservation in April and May. IHS in partnership with the OST requested the support of the SDNG for the vaccination events in Kyle and Pine […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Patrick Pardy has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the South Dakota Army National Guard during a ceremony at Camp Rapid. Pardy will serve as the land component commander for Joint Force Headquarters in Rapid City. “Being promoted to brigadier general is the single greatest honor of my […]
