Maine National Guard in the News
W. Virginia Guard, active Army work together for equipment reset
13 July 2011, 12:52 pm
The Army's Project Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical teamed up with the National Guard and the state of Maine to upgrade key communications equipment, a mutually beneficial partnership highlighting the efficiency of a united force..
2 p.m. EST UPDATE: 2,500 National Guardmembers respond to year's biggest storm
2 February 2011, 11:52 am
More than 72 hours into a winter storm that halted traffic, canceled airline flights and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people from Texas to Maine, the National Guard is continuing relief operations in seven states...
Maine Army National Guard unit provides force protection in Kabul
14 October 2010, 12:52 pm
For the 1136th Transportation Company, providing base security is not the typical mission. But for this Maine guard unit it is a mission they have taken on to protect servicemembers stationed throughout the Kabul Base Cluster (KBC) in Kabul, Afghanistan...
Maine Guardsmen running 21 marathons in 21 days
14 May 2010, 12:52 pm
Two Maine Army National Guard Soldiers have begun to run 21 marathons in 21 days and will end their endeavor at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., on May 31...
Maine Guard conducts its first ever air assault in Afghanistan
10 May 2010, 12:52 pm
Afghan national security forces and Soldiers with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment of the Maine National Guard conducted their first ever combat air assault here in the Lalakeh village May 1...
Stephen King helps Maine troops return home for holidays
14 December 2009, 11:52 am
Author Stephen King and his wife are donating money so that 150 Maine Army National Guardsmen can go home for the holidays...
Maine Guardsmen support base expansion in Afghanistan
7 December 2009, 11:52 am
Earlier this year, troops from the Maine National Guard's 286th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion supported the first Afghan buildup by transporting equipment, supplies and building materials to numerous forward operating bases...
Maine Guardsman who led last bayonet charge dies
24 November 2009, 11:52 am
Retired Army Col. Lewis L. Millett, who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading what reportedly was the last major American bayonet charge, died Nov 14...
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