COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster, joined the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs (SCDVA) to host the annual Governor’s Commanders Briefing on Thursday, October 7th at Pastides Alumni Center in Downtown Columbia. The discussion was lead by SCDVA Secretary Will Grimsley and SC Military Base Task Force Chairman, Dan Beatty. Leaders from state military installations provided updates to Governor McMaster on successes and progression of affairs at South Carolina Bases.

Military installation leaders included:

BG Patrick Michaelis – Fort Jackson

MG Van McCarty – National Guard

Col Lawrence Sullivan – Shaw Air Force Base

Col Karl Arbogast – MCAS Beaufort

Capt John Cole – Coast Guard

Col Marc Greene – Joint Base Charleston

BG Paul Stanton – Fort Gordon

Capt Andrew Tarrant – Beaufort Naval Hospital

Col Timothy Dremann – Parris Island

WATCH THE PREVIOUSLY LIVE STREAM of the briefing by CLICKING HERE.