15-Apr-2024Source: US Air Force
U.S. Army and Air Force units came together to perform a historic first at Shaw Air Force Base on March 21 – 22. Two U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters assigned to the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, landed at Shaw AFB on the first day, and on the second day... Read more
30-Mar-2022Source: South Carolina National Guard
The South Carolina National Guard received the first five AH-64E model Apache attack helicopters, delivered to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, March 24, 2022. The South Carolina National Guard is updating a 34-year-old fleet of 24 aircraft with the new E-model, which will be assigned to and flown by the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 59th... Read more
20-Jun-2018Source: South Carolina National Guard
Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard headed to Texas May 21, 2018, in support of Operation Guardian Support, President Trump’s mission to secure the southern border. One UH-72 Lakota helicopter from the 2-151 Aviation Battalion, along with three crew members departed from the Donaldson Flight facility in Greenville, after being delayed by weather... Read more
15-Apr-2015Source: US National Guard
As a man-made fire burns through the forest, threatening property and lives, the South Carolina National Guard is called in to assist civilian firefighters in extinguishing the blaze. This is the scenario the Soldiers and aviators of the 2-151st Security and Support Aviation Battalion faced at Manchester State Forest here during a training exercise April... Read more
10-Feb-2015Source: SC Army
A change of command ceremony was held for the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, at the Army Aviation flight facility at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Feb. 8, 2015. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. James Fidler relinquished command of the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter unit to Maj. John McElveen, in front... Read more
30-Jul-2014Source: The State
The $27.5 million Army Aviation Support Facility is home base for 10 helicopters — six Chinooks and four Lakotas — and 75 full-time soldiers. See full story... Read more
19-Jan-2011Source: Hendrick Construction
Hendrick Construction won a $26 million contract to build a 111,000-square-foot aviation support facility for South Carolina National Guard helicopters. The project, which is on the west end of the existing South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center in Greenville, S.C., features two helicopter hangars and a central support area to facilitate flight operations. The 30-acre... Read more
