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Albuquerque Journal
April 27, 2018
The governor will deploy up to 150 troops according to the governor, down from the 250 members of New Mexico's National Guard she originally said she'd send to the southwest border at President Trump's request. All will go through background checks and get additional training before working with theÃâà...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
April 25, 2018
The former leader of the New Mexico National Guard is scheduled to give the commencement address to this spring's graduating class at New Mexico Highlands University. Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Melvyn Montano of Albuquerque will be the speaker for the May 12 commencement ceremony.
U.S. News & World Report
April 24, 2018
Retired Military Leader to Speak to Highlands Graduates. The former leader of the New Mexico National Guard is scheduled to give the commencement address to this spring's graduating class at New Mexico Highlands University. April 24, 2018, at 2:24 a.m.. Retired Military Leader to Speak to Highlands Graduates. Share.
Lexington Herald Leader
April 9, 2018
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol sector that includes part of West Texas and all of New Mexico said Monday he met with leaders of the New Mexico National Guard to begin discussions about what will be required and their capabilities. El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Hull says troops areÃâà...
Santa Fe New Mexican
April 9, 2018
“For years and years we always have to fight for something … you don't want to forget.” The event, hosted by the New Mexico National Guard and the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, attracted close to 200 people, many of whom were military personnel or retired veterans. Roughly a dozenÃâà...
KAAL
April 9, 2018
New Mexico National Guard Troops Nowhere Near Deploying ... The head of the U.S. Border Patrol sector that includes part of West Texas and all of New Mexico said Monday he met with leaders of the New Mexico National Guard to begin discussions about what will be required and their capabilities.
Santa Fe New Mexican
April 9, 2018
Eighty soldiers from the New Mexico National Guard are headed to the border following President Donald Trump's call for a greater military presence ... But a spokesman said Monday that officials from the New Mexico National Guard met over the weekend with federal officials to discuss the operation.
KVIA El Paso
April 8, 2018
U.S. Custom and Border Protection West Texas tweeted a photo Sunday afternoon showing several members of the Army National Guard at the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station. photo. The tweet states in part, "USBP A/DC Patrol Agent D. Toothman briefing NM Task Force Commander LTC G. VargasÃâà...
KOB
April 7, 2018
The Associated Press April 07, 2018 11:28 AM. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico National Guard and New Mexico Department of Veterans Services will honor veterans on the 76th anniversary of the surrender of Bataan in the Pacific theater during World War II. Advertisement. The ceremony will be Monday in SantaÃâà...
KOB
April 6, 2018
Kai Porter April 06, 2018 07:06 PM. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico National Guard and the U.S. Forest Service are preparing for what could be a very busy fire season in 2018. Advertisement. On Friday in the state's capital, members of the National Guard, along with the U.S. Forest Service and local fireÃâà...
KOAT Albuquerque
April 4, 2018
Wednesday evening President Donald Trump signed a proclamation authorizing guardsmen to help border patrol. Advertisement. The President wants troops to help him secure the southern border when it comes to stopping the flow of drugs and people coming illegally over the border.
Las Cruces Sun-News
April 4, 2018
WASHINGTON - New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she appreciates the Trump administration's efforts to involve states as the federal government takes steps to better secure the border. Martinez spokesman Mike Lonergan said Wednesday that the Republican governor offers her full support to theÃâà...
Farmington Daily Times
March 31, 2018
"We lost a lot of men who never came back from the war," said Smith, an Army and New Mexico National Guard veteran. This is the second year the event, designed as a homecoming and honoring event for Vietnam War veterans, took place at the Northern Navajo Veterans Center here. The event includedÃâà...
Albuquerque Journal
March 30, 2018
Joseph Vigil, chief spokesman for the New Mexico National Guard, which runs the military museum at 1050 Old Pecos Trail, said the museum is an appropriate home for the Chaves plaque, since the New Mexico Volunteers were the origins of the state guard. Andrew Leo Lovato, an associate professor atÃâà...
KRQE News 13
March 2, 2018
The New Mexico Living crew visited The New Mexico National Guard and talked about their Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, or ESGR program. ESGR was designed to assist with their civilian employers and promote the cooperation when emergencies may arise. We spoke with LieutenantÃâà...
Ruidoso News
March 1, 2018
Gov. Susana Martinez Wednesday signed legislation that supports New Mexico's military members, veterans and their families. “One of my priorities is protecting those who put their lives on the line for our freedom,” Martinez said. “By signing these bills into law I want to recognize the hard work andÃâà...
Las Cruces Sun-News
March 1, 2018
It will soon be against the law in New Mexico to falsely claim military service in an attempt to gain benefits or special considerations offered to military members. House Bill 67 was one of five bills dealing with the military signed Wednesday by Gov. Susana Martinez. “Falsifying one's service record to getÃâà...
Ruidoso News
March 1, 2018
Gov. Susana Martinez Wednesday signed legislation that supports New Mexico's military members, veterans and their families. “One of my priorities is protecting those who put their lives on the line for our freedom,” Martinez said. “By signing these bills into law I want to recognize the hard work andÃâà...
Santa Fe New Mexican
February 22, 2018
Feb. 23, 1918: Captain T. J. Molinari, who was commissioned captain of the New Mexico National Guard in 1911, and served at the border, later at Albuquerque and then at Camp Kearney, has failed to pass the final physical examination, it is said, and is coming back to New Mexico. Officers who servedÃâà...
Albuquerque Journal
February 8, 2018
Gallegos, 20, was attending classes at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque with an eye to becoming a social worker and last month had enlisted in the New Mexico Army National Guard. ADVERTISEMENT. She was to attend the Dons cheerleading meet on Saturday when word wentÃâà...
Los Alamos Monitor
November 17, 2017
More than 115 Soldiers from the New Mexico National Guard's 111th Sustainment Brigade will deploy to Puerto Rico Saturday to assist with ongoing Hurricane Maria relief efforts. The soldiers will assist a joint task force with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the next 30 days, working directlyÃâà...
Las Cruces Sun-News
October 12, 2017
The former leader of the New Mexico National Guard is running for U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce's seat in Congress. In the latest twist in the Republican primary for the conservative-leaning district that sprawls across southern New Mexico, Andrew Salas has entered the race to succeed Pearce as the GOPÃâà...
taosnews
July 14, 2017
"I'm grateful for Governor Martinez's leadership and her continuing support of the men and women who serve in our New Mexico National Guard," Nava said in ... Nava enlisted in the New Mexico Army National Guard in 1988 and served as a mechanic with the 7th Battalion of the 200th Air Defense Artillery.
taosnews
July 14, 2017
"I'm grateful for Governor Martinez's leadership and her continuing support of the men and women who serve in our New Mexico National Guard," Nava said in ... Nava enlisted in the New Mexico Army National Guard in 1988 and served as a mechanic with the 7th Battalion of the 200th Air Defense Artillery.
KRQE News 13
May 29, 2017
Walk through the New Mexico National Guard Museum in Santa Fe with historian-soldier Captain Gabriel Peterman and every artifact has a colorful and often somber story. One of his favorites, photos and memorabilia from World War II's 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion formed out of Roswell, “Lightly armedÃâà...
CBS19.tv KYTX
December 31, 1999
Retired Col. Ben Skardon, 100, of Clemson, S.C., and a survivor of the 1942 Bataan Death March in the Philippines walked 8 miles of the 29th annual Bataan Memorial Death March marathon and half marathon that took place March 25, 2018, in the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range in NewÃâà...
Las Cruces Sun-News
December 31, 1999
That group included as many as 1,816 New Mexico National Guard members, serving with the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery. They were forced to march 65 miles in brutal conditions to reach prison camps. Thousands died along the way. Those who survived suffered continued brutality and risk to theirÃâà...
Albuquerque Journal
December 31, 1999
In 1992, White Sands Missile Range and the New Mexico National Guard began sponsoring the event, and it moved to White Sands. The event attracted participants from across the country, including Glenn Rivera from San Diego who “marched” with his younger brother in memory of their grandfather, JoseÃâà...
KHOU.com
December 31, 1999
Retired Col. Ben Skardon, 100, of Clemson, S.C., and a survivor of the 1942 Bataan Death March in the Philippines walked 8 miles of the 29th annual Bataan Memorial Death March marathon and half marathon that took place March 25, 2018, in the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range in NewÃâà...
El Paso Inc.
December 31, 1999
A major in the New Mexico National Guard who previously served in the Army for eight years, Perez represented the national veteran's group Team Red, White and Blue. His 60-year-old dad joined him, coming in at four and a half hours, a little cut up from a fall, but still looking good. The first female runnerÃâà...
