BANGOR Change of command at Air Refueling Wing The outgoing commander of the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Col. Frank W. Roy, relinquished command to Col. Matthew A. Bourassa during a socially distanced change of command ceremony in early August. Brig. Gen. Steven Michaud, commander of the Maine Air National Guard, presided over the ceremony, which […]
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Another View: Military-related grievances still very much relevant
The Founders’ concern about quartering troops takes modern form in defense spending and war powers.
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Commentary: War on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it
Yet the senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.
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Army National Guard conducts senior enlisted change of responsibility AUGUSTA In a June 5 ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Smith turned over his responsibilities as state command sergeant major, the senior enlisted soldier in the Maine Army National Guard, to Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Dill. Smith is retiring after 34 years of service. “As I […]
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Another View: Don’t bungle the ending of America’s longest war
The U.S. should let progress, not politics, guide the pace of its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Insight: Strip Confederates’ names from military bases. They were slavery’s soldiers
To continue to honor those who sought to destroy the Union in defense of slavery sends an abominable signal to African Americans.
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SAN DIEGO (NNS) Capt. Jack Fay, a Scarborough native, relieved Capt. Matthew McGonigle as Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One (COMLCSRON ONE) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego May 29. McGonigle, a native of Turnersville, New Jersey, has served as COMLCSRON ONE commodore since March 2018. During his tenure, he […]
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Military Notes
Nicole Budri, a graduate of Falmouth High School class of 2016, graduated from the U.S .Coast Guard Academy on May 20. Budri graduated with a degree in operations research and computer analysis with high honors and an appointment as an ensign in the Coast Guard. Her first billet will be at Sector New Orleans doing […]
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Commentary: We must save lives at risk from COVID, new nuclear arms race
Encourage our U.S. senators to sign on to an extension of the New START Treaty.
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Maine Voices: A real world is out there. It invites our attention
Campaigns – for president and Congress – are not bothering to acknowledge our critical situation or address its causes and remedies.