Congratulations to Columbia International University Professor Dr. Michael Langston who has retired from the South Carolina State Guard after 46 years of faithful service to his state and nation. He retires as Deputy Commander, Brigadier General.

The South Carolina State Guard swiftly responds to disasters, safeguarding people, property, and aiding community recovery alongside the National Guard and law enforcement when called upon.

Langston is also a former commanding officer of the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center, and a former director of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center. His service as an active duty Navy chaplain included Operation Desert Storm in Iraq and later as a theater chaplain in Afghanistan.

At CIU, Langston is professor of Practical Theology in CIU's Seminary & School of Counseling, discipling students to be chaplains around the world.

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