Over 350 personnel from the South Carolina Military Department were activated during the last week of January to support Winter Storm Gianna operations. This included 21 personnel at Camden's Company C, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Army National Guard.

The unit's partnership with a local grocery store was interrupted when the store closed early due to the unusual snowstorm, causing a shortage of food for the soldiers during the mission. A call went out from Company C to Elgin's Veterans of Foreign Wars Robert R. Larson Auxiliary Unit 11079. The VFW contacted Lugoff's Larry Jeffers American Legion Post 195. The post and its Auxiliary Unit 195 allocated $600, and Unit 11079's Auxiliary chipped in $100. Post 195 members and the soldiers arrived at the Lugoff Food Lion, where the troops picked up the food to augment their MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat) combat rations.

The husband-wife team of Post 195 Chief Charity Officer Cliff Turner and Unit 195 chaplain Dana Turner met Company C's Sgt. James Tavelle, a guardsman from Monck's Corner, and Pfc. Brandon Elkins, from Columbia. The food was packed into a U.S. Army High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV/“Humvee”) and transported to their armory.

“The American Legion exists to support the community, veterans and our troops. This is another effort to continue that mission,” said Post 195 Commander Ruppert Baird. “We hope the troops and all our neighbors made it through safely.” Company C's Ssgt. Joshua Griffith confirmed that the groceries were well received by the soldiers.

The South Carolina Military Department consists of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guards, State Guard and State Operations. State Operations includes the state's Emergency Management Division and other entities.
As of this writing, Company C's mission was continuing.