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Inside the $533 billion Defense Department appropriation bill wending its way through Congress is $200 million earmarked for projects and businesses in South Carolina.
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Fort Jackson doctors have confirmed a total of 20 H1N1, or "swine", flu cases since April, and are awaiting lab test results on 11 patients who tested positive for Type A influenza, to determine the exact strain they have.
About 80 soldiers in an Army Reserve unit based at Fort Jackson have been called up for active duty in a yearlong tour in Kuwait. The 310th Human Resources Sustainment Center, which held its farewell ceremony over the weekend, will head overseas after four to six weeks of training at a Wisconsin base.
BEAUFORT COUNTY — Construction crews will be a familiar sight at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island this summer as the Corps rebuilds, renovates and revamps the depot’s aging facilities and infrastructure.