With drug overdose deaths down statewide, Kennebunk officials are saying that now is an opportune time to look upstream and get ahead of the fight against substance misuse. To that end, according to a news release from the Kennebunk Police Department, the department is partnering with the Maine National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, with the […]
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Bangor Air Guard base competing for new air refueling tankers
The $1.3 billion fleet of Pegasus air refueling tankers would replace the aging Stratotankers operated by the Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing, also known as the MAINEiacs.
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Maine panel seeks help for National Guard members exposed to harmful chemicals
Agent Orange and other powerful herbicides were used near the Gagetown military base in New Brunswick starting in the 1960s.
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Leader of Maine National Guard retiring; Mills nominates first woman to post
If confirmed by the Legislature, Brig. Gen. Diane Dunn would succeed the retiring Maj. Gen. Douglas Farnham.
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Maine National Guard helicopter assists in rescue of injured hiker on Mount Katahdin
The 43-year-old woman broke an ankle while hiking with a group along the Knife Edge trail.
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Commentary: New bill will help prevent sexual assault in the Maine National Guard
L.D. 1783 will collect data, amend the Victims’ Compensation Fund to better support survivors, further assist those who have experienced trauma and adopt a paid leave provision.
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Maine Voices: 20 years ago, Sanford, Springvale residents gave warm sendoff to departing troops
And the same good cheer greeted the soldiers of the ‘3rd Herd’ when we returned after more than a year away from our families, friends and community.
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Police, prosecutors, Maine National Guard can do more to help sexual assault victims, AG says
Attorney General Aaron Frey released a report to lawmakers this week outlining how allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the Maine National Guard are investigated.
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Mainewhile: School crisis merits deployment of National Guard
This past winter, as our hospitals began to buckle under the strain of COVID, Gov. Janet Mills took a bold step and activated the National Guard to help. Guard members were deployed to hospitals across the state, temporarily taking over nonmedical duties to allow medical staff to focus their efforts, ensuring that communities continued to […]
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Maine National Guard members to deploy to Eastern Europe this spring
The deployment comes amid increase tensions between Russia and the United States, but a National Guard spokesperson says the exercise is not related to President Biden’s plan to send reinforcements to NATO allies.