8th Troop Command
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8th Troop Commander
Engineering Command
The Engineer Detachment provides STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics) support to the SCNG (J2, J3, & 218th), SCSG, and State/County/Municipal Governments and Agencies in preparation for and following a disaster.
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Engineering Detachment Commander
Roles & Functions Include:
Conduct Safety Damage Assessments of public and private infrastructure and buildings for safety issues and preliminary estimates of percent damage.
Support County EOC specifically to coordinate the activities of the Engineer Command with other participating Agencies.
SAR support, specifically assessing safety for deployed Urban Search and Rescue teams.
In addition to Engineers and Architects, the Engineer Detachment membership includes Land Surveyors, computer modelers, real estate Appraisers, water treatment plant operators, Geologists, Hydrologists, and infrastructure specialists. The typical member is over 40 years old and has at least one college degree and twenty years of work experience.
Judge Advocate General
SCSG’s JAG Section consists of experienced lawyers from throughout South Carolina whose civilian practice includes criminal, corporate, tax, estate planning, litigation, administrative, and employment law. Our mission is evolving into one that includes: supporting the SCANG’s JAG; providing legal advice to the SCSG command; and helping veterans and veteran support groups. In 2015 we hosted a free wills clinic and helped dozens of veterans and their families.
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Judge Advocate General, SCSG
Medical Command
The South Carolina State Guard Medical Detachment plans, programs, provides, and sustains health force protection and medical support to meet operational, training, and mobilization medical readiness requirements of SCSG units and soldiers.The Medical Detachment is also trained and ready to immediately mobilize its professional medical personnel to support federal, state, and local first responders during emergency situations in the State of South Carolina.
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Officer In Charge
Mission
Support the mission of the S.C. State Guard.
Monitor the health of the force.
Provide insight and guidance in all activities requiring medical support.
Promote wellness and healthy lifestyles among personnel.
Provide health and safety awareness, first aid, and preventive medicine support in garrison and in the field.
Provost Marshall Command
The Mission of the Provost Marshall Command is to provide highly trained personnel, capable of performing limited Military Police and Specialized Security missions in support of the Governor of the State of South Carolina when directed to do so.
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Officer in Charge
Chaplain Command
The Chaplain Corps Detachment of the SCSG is comprised of Ordained Military Chaplains who are ready to serve their fellow guardsman, their families and community. Under the Direction of the Chief of Chaplains, Chaplain (LTC) Donald Hayes, the State Guard Chaplains serve with one goal in mind, the overall spiritual and moral welfare of the individual guardsman and the unit.SCSG members are encouraged to seek out their Chaplains in times of need. Your Chaplains are there to support you.
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SCSG Chaplain Command Commander
Requirements To Become A Chaplain In SCSG You Must Have:
M.Div or equivalent from DOE Accredited Seminaries
Ecclesiastical Endorsement
Ordination
Clinical Certification
5 Years in Leadership as a member of clergy
Demonstrate Four Core Competencies of a Military Chaplain: (FPCA) Facilitate, Provide, Care, Advise
To Become A Chaplain Candidate In SCSG You Must Have:
Have completed at least two years of college or presentation of the equivalent.
Letter of recommendation from ecclesiastical supervisor.
Have two years of practical spiritual leadership.
Search And Rescue Command (SARCOM)
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SARCOM Officer In Charge
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Command Sergeant Major - 8th Troop Command
Land & Water Search and Rescue
The SCSG Search and Rescue Command (SARCOM) is a technical rescue team comprised of highly trained men and women that provide Search and Rescue (SAR) assets to support State and Local Authorities in times of emergency and disaster.
Members of SARCOM are Technical Rescue Specialists in Wilderness Search and Rescue, Swiftwater and Flood Rescue, Dive Rescue, and Cadaver and SAR K-9.
Wilderness Search and Rescue
The SCSG Wilderness Search and Rescue Team assists federal, state and local first responders in searches for lost and injured persons in the rugged and mountainous terrain areas of South Carolina. Team members are highly trained in a variety of technical skills, including: Navigation, Radio Communication, Wilderness survival, First Aid, Rescue Rope Training, Utilizing Aircraft & Surface Vessels, and Climbing.
Swiftwater and Flood Search and Rescue
The SCSG Swiftwater and Flood Search and Rescue Team searches for and rescues individuals who may be injured or in need of medical attention.
Roles and functions include: Provides emergency medical care including Basic Life Support; Transports humans and animals to the nearest location for secondary air or land transport; Supports helicopter rescue operations and urban SAR in water environments; Operates in environments with or without infrastructure, including those with compromised access to roadways, utilities, transportation, and medical facilities, and with limited availability of shelter, food, and water.
Dive Search and Rescue
The SCSG Dive Teams assist with rescue and recovery services, swiftwater and flood rescue, and evidence recovery.
Depending on the task at hand, SCSG divers utilize many different types of underwater equipment. Some of these include: SCUBA gear, Mixed Gas Technical Diving.
Roles and functions include: Searches for, locates, identifies, and retrieves objects, including remains and evidence, from under the surface of the water; Helps locate and recover drowning victims, abandoned vehicles, and evidence in criminal cases; Provides safety divers for special events; Assists Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Team