As a community based organization, the South Carolina National Guard takes pride in being requested to participate in local events throughout our state.  If you are hosting a public event and are looking to have the SC National Guard participate, we can provide support in the form of a helicopter static displays and helicopter flyovers. Please refer back to the “Basic Support Guidelines” on the Community Relations Home Page. All requests are subject to the availability of our units and their current schedules. Even if we have identified support for your event, there is a chance they will have to back out, with little notice, due to events or requirements that may arise. If a substitute can attend in their place, we will notify the requestor of the change. 

Due to training regulations, National Guard Bureau guidance and schedules of our assets and units, requests must be submitted 126 days prior to the event. If your request occurs within less than 126 days, you must submit an Exception to Policy form signed by the requestor to acknowledge that the time constraints will lessen the likelihood of support ability from our organization.

To begin processing your request, we need a Community Relations Event Worksheet (CREW) and a DD 2535 filled out and sent to ng.sc.scarng.list.comrel@army.mil

CREW Form

DD 2535

AMR

ETP Form (only required for requests submitted within the 126 day window)

Be advised that federal holidays have precedence of support. Requests for events outside of the below listed can still be considered, but support cannot be guaranteed.
 

Some things to keep in mind

• You cannot have both a flyover and a static display for an event. It is one or the other.
• For a static display, the helicopter must land before the event starts, when there are not people around the landing area and will need to take off after the event site is cleared of people.
• Requests are taken on a first come, first serve basis. Regardless of who is requesting support.
• Precedence for supporting holiday events/parades falls to the 6 major patriotic holidays listed above.
• After being vetted, an event may warrant a hold harmless be sent to the requestor. If not filled out, we cannot send support to the event.
• Attendees will not be permitted to climb on, ride in, or operate any of our equipment, nor can we haul things with our vehicles for the event. These are displays only.