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STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Armed Forces Day 2013
May 18 is Armed Forces Day. What is it and how did it originate? President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members fo...
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:21 AM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND Army ROTC secures elite Top 10 finish prestigious military event
The team of Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from the University of North Dakota finished sixth overall at this years prestigious Sandhurst Military Skills Competition (SANCOM) held recent...
Posted on 5/15/13 at 8:54 AM
EH? PLUS Honor Flight Northland fundraiser Saturday
The All American Club is providing the spaghetti and the Blue Water Big Band is providing the music for a fundraiser on Saturday afternoon. The event, which is to raise money for Honor Flight Northla...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 1:54 PM
THE NEW FORTY Freedom is not free.
USA Today's website has a powerful story and video aboutUSMC Cpl. Ronny "Tony" Porta that I think should be mandatory reading and viewing for every American who wants to maintain citizenship in this c...
Posted on 4/29/13 at 8:58 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Dayton backs clean energy
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Gov. Mark Dayton said Minnesota should move toward cleaner energy and set a goal to eliminate power use from coal-fired plants, he told hundreds gathered at the Capito...
Posted on 4/22/13 at 5:56 PM
In New Mexico desert, U.S. drone pilots learn the new art of war 
The tide of war may be receding, as President Barack Obama is fond of saying, but U.S. military demand for unmanned drones and their remote pilots is growing.
By Tabassum Zakaria , April 24, 2013
About 80 Guard members deployed for Fargo flooding
North Dakota National Guard officials say about 80 soldiers are in Fargo helping with flood fighting efforts.
By Associated Press , April 24, 2013
USAF hears comments about tankers at Grand Forks Air Force Base
Air Force officials say they'll select a "preferred" candidate to be the main operating base for the new KC-46A flying tankers in May, but a final decision won't be made for a year.
By Kevin Bonham , April 18, 2013
Funding to train service dogs for ND veterans
North Dakota's Senate has approved a measure to provide $50,000 to train service dogs to assist veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
By Associated Press , April 18, 2013
N.D. LAWMAKERS: Grand Forks base, region stand ready for tanker mission
base for the nation’s new KC-46A aerial refueling mission.
We strongly support basing the KC-46A tanker mission at Grand Forks Air Force Base, and we encourage the Air Force to choose Grand Forks for the first main operating base for this new aircraft.
By Sen. Tom Campbell et alia , April 17, 2013
OUR OPINION: ‘Welcome to paradise’
As Air Force officials visit Grand Forks today, perhaps they’d also like information from a more disinterested source: former commanders of the 319th Air Refueling Wing.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , April 17, 2013
With Korea again in the news, war veteran remembers one of its bloodiest battles
As the world waits anxiously to see what comes next from the North Korea of today, whether missiles or simply more torrents of bellicose words, a dwindling number of aging veterans remember their Korea.
By Chuck Haga , April 16, 2013
US general: Taliban likely to be long-term threat
The United States accepts that a diminished but resilient Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after U.S. troops complete their combat mission next year, the top U.S. military officer said Sunday.
By Robert Burns , April 07, 2013
Minnesota soldiers who taught Afghan Army return home
A Minnesota National Guard unit that's spent a year training and coaching the Afghan National Army has returned home.
By Associated Press , April 05, 2013
North Korea warns military cleared to wage nuke attack
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Ratcheting up the rhetoric, North Korea warned early Thursday that its military has been cleared to wage an attack on the U.S. using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear" weapons.
By JEAN H. LEE , April 03, 2013
Funds for military honor guard included in budget
A key legislative committee considers a budget request for the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs this week that includes a provision for funding honor guards at military funerals.
By Associated Press , April 02, 2013
ND funds to help ID veterans exposed to defoliant
The Legislature has approved a measure that will provide funding to help identify North Dakota veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2013
Klobuchar, Walz tout bill to restore vets benefits
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Congressman Tim Walz are holding a Minneapolis press conference to discuss their legislation aimed at helping wrongly discharged military veterans restore their benefits.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2013
Tim Lamb, Grand Forks, letter: Air Force’s loss can be Grand Forks’ gain
Our community should embrace Col. Timothy Bush in his retirement, if he and his family can find a place in their hearts to embrace us. He’s honest and genuine and has a vision for the future of the UAS mission.
By Tim Lamb , March 27, 2013
OUR OPINION: Air Force should loosen its waistline rules
The Air Force should pay attention to what its senior airmen and civilian critics are saying and lose the waistline standard.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , March 27, 2013
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