Army Brig. Gen. Timothy Sheriff, deputy commanding general of the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, South Carolina National Guard looks on as Army Col. Frank Rice, commander of the 678th Air Defense Brigade, South Carolina National Guard places the new unit patch on the shoulder of Command Sgt. Maj. Russell Vickery, brigade command sergeant major of the 678th during an activation ceremony for the unit in Eastover, , February 20, 2016. The ceremony included an uncasing of the guidon marking the definitive point in time to commemorate the beginning of the unit’s history.

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Army Brig. Gen. Timothy Sheriff, deputy commanding general of the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, South Carolina National Guard looks on as Army Col. Frank Rice, commander of the 678th Air Defense Brigade, South Carolina National Guard places the new unit patch on the shoulder of Command Sgt. Maj. Russell Vickery, brigade command sergeant major of the 678th during an activation ceremony for the unit in Eastover, , February 20, 2016. The ceremony included an uncasing of the guidon marking the definitive point in time to commemorate the beginning of the unit’s history. ( Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Pickering/Released)

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