Here we are, a little more than two weeks past the Thanksgiving holiday and, not coincidentally, COVID-19 infections are spiking. New grim records are being set every day. Even the perpetually positive and upbeat Dr. Shah looks wiped. According to the Maine CDC, over 73% of the state’s population has received their second dose of […]
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Maine National Guard failed to address sex abuse in its ranks, report says
An investigation by the Bangor Daily News documented many instances of sexual abuse and harassment since 2013.
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, Op-eds, Opinion
After two wars and incalculable sacrifice, the Maine National Guard pivots to a peacetime mission
The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of the guard’s shift from hostilities overseas to helping here at home.
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Bill Nemitz: Where Maine soldiers once tried to do the impossible, the Taliban now rule
For the Maine Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, the fall of Afghanistan is a cautionary tale.
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Maine National Guard soldiers to deploy to southern border
About 125 members will go to the border with Mexico this fall to replace guardsmen now deployed to support Customs and Border Patrol agents.
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Joseph E. Tinkham II, former head of Maine National Guard, dies at 73
The major general also led the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management and served as homeland security adviser to Govs. Angus King and John Baldacci.