5th AR trains South Carolina NG unit for NCR mission

By Sgt. First Class Marlon V. Miguel, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment

SENECA, S.C. – The 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Brigade, Soldiers visited Seneca, S.C., recently to prepare the 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment for their upcoming mission to the National Capital Region.

The South Carolina National Guardsmen performed tasks on the Avenger Trainer and Stinger Training. This completed the second phase of their four phase training exercise to validate the unit for their deployment.

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Sgt. 1st Class Blake King, left, observercoach/trainer for 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Brigade, evaluated and observed members of the South Carolina National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, as they performed tasks on the Avenger Table Top Trainer during the Renegades’ visit recently to the unit’s armory in Seneca, S.C. Photo by Sgt. First Class Marlon V. Miguel, 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West
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Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, performed march order and emplacement crew drills on the Avenger weapon system during the Renegades training visit to the unit recently at Seneca, S.C., to evaluate all crews on Air Defense tasks in relation to the unit’s upcoming mission in the National Capital Region date. Photo by Sgt. First Class Marlon V. Miguel, 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West)

By Sgt. First Class Marlon V. Miguel, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment