ARMY
So Appalled...
We're six days away from the USHL Entry Draft and we decided to take a look back at what happened with the Force last year. The Entry Draft is a funny thing and the Force are proof. Some teams like O...
Posted on 5/16/12 at 11:56 AM
When the Bells Stopped Ringing...
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Posted on 12/12/11 at 7:30 AM
Rep. Porter's letter to the Army Corps of Engineers
Rep. Todd Porter, R-Mandan, sent the following letter to the Army Corps of Engineers. I've asked him to let me know what response he receives. June 9, 2011 Colonel Robert Ruch Commander Omaha Dist...
Posted on 6/13/11 at 9:23 AM
Much respect
Nothing fancy here today just a shot out to my buddy who completed basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, in the show me state yesterday. He graduates today. He should ship out to Afghanistan after Chri...
Posted on 9/15/10 at 9:37 AM
The Salvation Army
www.thankgodforyou.org/northern help desperate men, women, and families to overcome their problems. 60 million meals, 10 million nights of homeless people lodging, 14 million people given social...
Posted on 11/20/09 at 6:18 PM
GI pleads guilty in WikiLeaks case, faces 20 years
Bradley Manning, the Army private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that could send him to prison for 20 years, saying he was trying to expose the American military's "bloodlust" and disregard for human life in Iraq and Afghanistan.February 28, 2013
Army to trim war tours to 9 months
WASHINGTON — Aided by the shrinking troop requirements for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is cutting the current yearlong deployment tours to nine months for most of its units beginning next January.By By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press , August 05, 2011
Army ditches black berets in favor of caps
It's hot, it doesn't keep the sun out of your eyes, and you need two hands and a mirror to make sure it's on straight. After 10 years of complaints, the Army is all but ditching the black wool beret and allowing soldiers to go back to the old brimmed patrol cap for their everyday duties.By SUSANNE M. SCHAFER, Associated Press , June 14, 2011
Dempsey chosen to head Joint Chiefs of Staff
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama moved Monday to seal an overhaul of his national security team, selecting Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman amid protracted battle in Afghanistan, U.S. involvement in the NATO-led effort against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and a winding down of the war in Iraq.By By Darlene Superville, The Associated Press , May 30, 2011
Local Guard members aid in fight
More than 50 members of the 817th Engineer Company (Sapper) based in Jamestown are in Bismarck, working 12-hour shifts to protect the city against historic water releases. Starting Wednesday afternoon about 650 North Dakota National Guard members from across the state descended on Bismarck and Mandan, said Capt. Dan Murphy, public affairs officer with the NDNG.By Ben Rodgers , May 27, 2011
Families can make award nominations
Members of the North Dakota National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve and their families across North Dakota are able to thank supportive employers this Thanksgiving by nominating them for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.December 24, 2010
The corps apparently is quite tone deaf
A few months ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a report that concluded that the proposed North Dakota flood control diversion would dump several feet of additional water on communities downstream on the Red River. The numbers were startling. The report immediately galvanized downstream landowners and community leaders, who came out fiercely against the diversion. No surprise in that reaction.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , December 03, 2010
Two N.D. National Guard units put on alert
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two North Dakota Army National Guard units have been notified that they might be called to duty.November 02, 2010
Army study seeks best suicide prevention programs
Military medical researchers say their efforts to reverse the rising number of suicides among servicemembers are based on “good ideas,” but they don't know which prevention programs work and which don't. They launched a $17 million study Wednesday to find out.October 27, 2010
Advocates see trouble for misdiagnosed soldiers
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely dismissed hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggests.August 15, 2010
S.D. couple share military deployment
MITCHELL, S.D. — Married couples are ideally supposed to share everything. A Mitchell couple is holding true to that creed, even when it comes to military deployment.By By Austin Kaus , Forum Communications Co. , July 27, 2010
Army: Mix-up at Arlington cemetery
WASHINGTON — An Army investigation has found that potentially hundreds of remains at Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, in a scandal marring the reputation of the nation’s pre-eminent burial ground for its honored dead since the Civil War. Army Secretary John McHugh announced Thursday that the cemetery’s two civilian leaders would be forced to step aside, and he appointed a new chief to conduct a more thorough investigation to examine the graves and sort out the mix-up.By By Anne Flaherty, The Associated Press , June 11, 2010
Army: Mix-up at Arlington Cemetery
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army investigation has found that potentially hundreds of remains at Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, in a scandal marring the reputation of the nation's pre-eminent burial ground for its honored dead since the Civil War.June 10, 2010
Missouri river reservoir still rises
Missouri River reservoirs in the Dakotas continue to rise. The Army Corps of Engineers says Lake Oahe rose 2.2 feet in April, and Lake Sakakawea went up nearly a foot. Oahe is 7.7 feet higher than a year ago, and Sakakawea 9 feet higher. The Missouri River basin is rebounding after prolonged drought that sent both lakes to record lows a few years ago.May 07, 2010
Guard to speak to VC children
Members of the North Dakota National Guard will take time to honor the service and sacrifice of children of military personnel in the Valley City, N.D., community on Thursday. “Honoring the Children of Military Members,” a half-hour presentation at each of the town’s elementary schools, will feature speakers and a color guard.May 05, 2010
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