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SC Black Hawk unit deploys for 1 year in Kuwait

Rebekah Seeger walks toward her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Seeger, and their two daughters, Scarlett Seeger, left, and Autumn Seeger, right, Friday morning at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Hopkins, SC. The South Carolina National Guard deployed about 60 crew members and 10 Blackhawk helicopters to Kuwait for one year.
Rebekah Seeger walks toward her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Seeger, and their two daughters, Scarlett Seeger, left, and Autumn Seeger, right, Friday morning at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Hopkins, SC. The South Carolina National Guard deployed about 60 crew members and 10 Blackhawk helicopters to Kuwait for one year. Sean Rayford online@thestate.com
MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE

The S.C. Army National Guard bid farewell Friday to 60 soldiers in a Black Hawk helicopter unit deploying for a year to Kuwait. Friday’s ceremony was at McEntire Joint National Guard Base near Eastover, where Company A of the 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion is based. The unit is deploying with 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The unit last deployed on a yearlong mission to Kosovo in 2012. Guard commander Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston Jr. says the unit is part of Operation Spartan Shield, which provides support to U.S. and allied military units in the Persian Gulf region.

Associated Press

This story was originally published June 3, 2016 at 9:02 PM with the headline "SC Black Hawk unit deploys for 1 year in Kuwait."

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