Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Gregory, a native of Sebago, recently participated in the Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS, exercise with 18 other nations as the assistant quality assurance officer, engineering repair division leading petty officer and one of the ship’s fire marshals. BALTOPS 2019 included sea, air and land assets. The multinational exercise provides a […]
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dominic M. Pompeo graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn […]
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MILITARY NOTES Lt. j.g. Cyrus Wolfinger, a Cape Elizabeth native, is participating in a rigorous training process to become a U.S. naval aviator. He is a student pilot with the “Stingrays” of Training Squadron 35, based in Naval Air Station Corpus, Christi, Texas. The squadron flies the T-44C Pegasus aircraft. “It’s an exciting job, there’s […]
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Commentary: President Trump’s war-crime pardons would dishonor our troops
The world would get the message that we have shrugged off accountability and are no longer a disciplined military force.
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Air Force Airman Benjamin E. Dorsey graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits […]
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Trump approves sending more forces to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran
The decision to send the additional forces to U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations across the Middle East, was made late Thursday.
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Dana Milbank: Republicans will take from constituents to give to Trump
They’ll uphold his emergency declaration even though it puts military projects in their districts on the block.
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Kathleen Parker: Don’t tell Martha McSally what she can’t do
The Arizona senator, who recently disclosed having been raped in the military, wants to continue to speak for women.
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The View From Here: There’s not much room for compromise between the parties anymore
Even in ‘odd’ years, powerful political forces drive elected officials away from common ground.
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Another View: Why make anyone register for the military draft?
Progress isn’t adding women to what may be an obsolete system.