MG R. Van McCarty

Class of 1982

Major General McCarty was appointed as SC Adjutant General by the Governor in Jan 2019.

he has served in numerous roles, including commander of headquarters and headquarters battery, 1st Battalion, 178th Field Artillery (Forward) in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005, and commander of headquarters and headquarters battery, 151st Field Artillery Brigade Forward 6, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, in 2008.earning a Bronze Star w/1OLC.

Also, McCarty, 58, graduated from the FBI National Academy at Quantico, Va., and served for 24 years in the Law Enforcement Division of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

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