MILITARY
Balliet retiring from Guard
August 28, 2010
Vaughn completes basic training
Air Force Airman Joshua E. Vaughn graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.August 21, 2010
Skattum completes artillery training
Army Pvt. Sean C. Skattum has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.August 21, 2010
Opdahl graduates from basic training
Pvt. Sean David Opdahl graduated on Aug. 6 from Basic Combat Training in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He has been a member of the North Dakota National Guard since October 2009.August 21, 2010
Gumeringer completes training
Air Force Airman Sara M. Gumeringer graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.August 21, 2010
Cleghorn promoted to major in guard
Benjamin Cleghorn of Jamestown has been promoted from captain to major. He is a member of the 136th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Camp Grafton, Devils Lake.August 21, 2010
Finck traveling to U.K. to learn from English military 
Jamestown native Staff Sgt. Chad Finck with the 817th Engineer Company (Sapper) will fly across the Atlantic Ocean to the United Kingdom next month as part of the Guard’s soldier exchange program.
By Ben Rodgers , August 19, 2010
Murray graduates from basic training
Air Force Airman Blaine P. Murray graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
August 14, 2010
Isakson mobilized for deployment
August 14, 2010
U.S. commander says Iraqis ready to handle security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq's military is ready and able to take over security operations as the United States ends it combat role and prepares for a major troop withdrawal, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Sunday.
August 08, 2010
Military families attend day camp
TURTLE RIVER STATE PARK, N.D. — Madilyn Neumann won bragging rights for the first catch of the day at Military Kids Bravo Camp at Turtle River State Park.
By By Ann Bailey , Forum Communications Co. , August 04, 2010
U.S. casualties set record in July
KABUL, Afghanistan — In a summer of suffering, America’s military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.
By By Robert H. Reid, The Associated Press , July 31, 2010
Body of second Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan
The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban.
July 30, 2010
Four killed in plane crash at Alaska military base
The deadly crash of a military cargo plane on a training mission occurred just about a minute after it took off from a runway at an Alaska base, officials said Thursday.
July 29, 2010
Four killed in plane crash at Alaska military base
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) — Four airmen were killed when a cargo plane crashed during a training run at an Alaska Air Force base, sending a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, military authorities and witnesses said.
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer , July 29, 2010
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