SC Military Museum

El Comando Conjunto Estratégico de Transición, con su Departamento de Memoria Histórica, en el marco de la internacionalización de los museos militares y fortaleciendo la alianza estratégica con los #EEUU, realizó visita a #CarolinaDelSur al Museo Militar de la Guardia Nacional

The first five AH-64E model Apache attack helicopters to be delivered to the SC #NationalGuard arrived at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, March 24. The SC National Guard is replacing 24 D-model aircraft with the new E-model. (📷: Staff Sgt. Brad Mincey) #SCGuard (1/2)

This 24-Hour #Airplane clock says it's time for new @theSCANG additions to the museum's collection!

#Happy4thofJuly! The museum will be closed Monday, July 5th. We hope everyone has a fun and safe Independence Day!

The first gallery & Battery Bay are fully back open today! We also have living historians representing the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries on-hand to help bring our exhibits to life. As always, visitation to the #SouthCarolina Military Museum is FREE!

#ICYMI: #USNavy Sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinson @CVN70 spell out #HiMom!! on the flight deck of the ship in celebration of #MothersDay 2021. ❤️

Watch a special #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay message from @GarySinise. Today, we recognize the immeasurable contributions military spouses make to support their loved ones as they work to keep our nation secure. Their sacrifices are not forgotten and never taken for granted.

It is wonderful to see the @315AW out Joint Base Charleston and Bill Murray supporting America's favorite pastime!

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-178th Field Artillery Regiment, #SCGuard, conduct a live fire training exercise, May 1, at Fort Stewart during their annual training in order to be fully mission capable and ready to deploy (📷: Spc. Josiah Lining) #NationalGuard

April 16, 1945: the USS Laffey survived the longest kamikaze attack on a single vessel (80 min). She was hit by bombs, kamikaze planes & strafing fire that killed 32 & wounded 71. The Laffey's fortitude during this attack earned her the name "The Ship That Would Not Die".

History of Cayce in 50 Objects: #15: WW II Bullets: Bullets fired from B-25 Mitchell Bombers during practice runs over Bomb Island in Lake Murray. B-25 bomber crews, including Doolittle’s Raiders, were trained at the Columbia Army Air Base (now Columbia Airport) #TimeforHistory

U.S. Army #NationalGuard Soldiers w/the #SCGuard provide crash rescue training on an AH64 Apache, CH47 Chinook, & UH60 Black Hawk for Shaw Air Force Base personnel, April 12, to help familiarize Air Force personnel with rotary-wing aircrafts (📷: Sgt. Chelsea Baker)

#Didyouknow on this day in 1861, Fort Sumter was attacked by rebel troops? This attack sparked what would become the American Civil War. #CivilWar #SCHistory

We have returned to our normal hours! We hope this helps those with busy schedules and we look forward to your future visit! #opensaturdays #SaturdayVibes #scmilitarymusuem #museum #schistory #History #comevisit #helicopters #Tanks #halftrack

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Based out of #Charleston, the hospital ship Jarrett M. Huddleston journeyed across the Atlantic nine times to transport sick & wounded service members back home. Abbeville, #SouthCarolina native Dr. A. Ellis Poliakoff took these pictures while stationed aboard. #WWII

EASTER AT WAR - #WWII #Armyhistory #USArmy Technical Sergeant William E. Thomas and Private First Class Joseph Jackson with special “Easter Eggs” for Adolf Hitler during World War II, 1945.

Today is Gold Star Spouses' Day. The freedom we enjoy comes at a cost. On this day, our thoughts are with the surviving husbands and wives of fallen service members. You are not forgotten. Pictured here is the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument landside of the USS Yorktown.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers w/the #SCGuard brought displays to Columbia, SC, March 25, 2021 to educate the UofSC U.S. Army ROTC cadets, & the general public, on the various capabilities of these systems in the SC #NationalGuard (📷: Sgt. Tim Andrews & Spc. Flonasia Neals)

3pm today!