South Carolina National Guard
Worn from:
12 June 1974 - Current.

The bayonets allude to mission and combat readiness.
The crescent, taken from the state flag of South Carolina,
and the colors blue and gray refer to the history of the
state and the militia, which, in 1775, on James Island,
arrived wearing blue uniforms with a silver crescent on
their caps. The crescent is also used to represent the
unit's allotment to the South Carolina Army National Guard.