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Times Record
April 27, 2018
There are also 120 Maine Army National Guard members and 124 Marine Corps reservists assigned to units at Brunswick Landing. In addition to Bath Iron Works, businesses recently locating or expanding at the former base include Oaks and Maple Cafe, Sailboat Interiors (Quahog Bay Bedding), EmbraceÃÂ ...
Bangor Daily News
April 26, 2018
Attorney and Maine Army National Guard member Adam Cote, a Democrat, has put a sizeable amount of cash into his gubernatorial campaign but, of his Democratic competitors, has given the second lowest amount to other Democratic candidates and causes over the years. Donna Dion, a formerÃÂ ...
Bangor Daily News
April 20, 2018
Douglas Farnham, Adjutant General for the Maine National Guard. Approximately 150 soldiers from Maine, Washington D.C. and Idaho will provide emergency enroute patient care, and transport medical personnel and supplies in Afghanistan and Southwest Asia. They are expected to be deployed for oneÃÂ ...
WABI
April 20, 2018
And as a collaboration between the three entities, we want to make sure that people know that we care about the community and we want to get these drugs out of the community before it becomes a problem," said Lt. Col. Darryl Lyon, Maine Army National Guard. You can take part in the national event onÃÂ ...
WGME
April 19, 2018
In a special ceremony at Bangor High School Thursday filled with pomp and circumstance, friends... family, and even Governor Paul LePage honored members of Company G Third Battalion 126th Aviation Regiment Medevac. The soldiers, including pilots, medics, communications and flight operations personnel areÃÂ ...
92moose.fm
April 18, 2018
The Maine National Guard is partnering with the Augusta Police and Kennebec County Sheriff's Office for a prescription Drug Take Back event at the Augusta ... Karen Heavey, Alcohol and Drug Control Officer for the Maine National Guard and Augusta Police Officer, Brad Chase, joined us on the Moose Morning Show.
fiddleheadfocus.com
April 18, 2018
Attorney and Maine Army National Guard member Adam Cote has built an insider's budget while running an outsider campaign that calls for new party leadership. And while he's raised more early cash than a field of candidates with deeper histories in Democratic donor networks, he's given the secondÃÂ ...
Seacoastonline.com
April 6, 2018
KITTERY POINT, Maine - The scope of the remaining work in restoring the Wood Island Life Saving Station is coming into focus with the non-profit working on the project recently sending 2018′s contracts for materials out to bid. Wood Island Life Saving Station Association (WILSSA) president Sam ReidÃÂ ...
Press Herald
April 3, 2018
Cote, who served on three combat tours with the Maine Army National Guard, said Maine can follow the lead of Vermont in banning bump stocks that can turn semi-automatic weapons into guns that can fire automatically. He also said there is no reason to allow magazines that hold 30 bullets at a time.
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
March 21, 2018
From collective efforts of feeding and outfitting Allied troops before the U.S. entry into the war, to later supporting Liberty Bonds on the home front, Maine was an active participant in World War I. A particular focus of the talk will be on the experiences of the Maine National Guard, the Old 2nd Maine, as theÃÂ ...
Stripes Okinawa
March 6, 2018
PORTLAND, Maine -- Sgt. Marina Gray, a petroleum supply specialist with the Maine Army National Guard, earned the title of Miss Maine USA on November 26, 2017. Gray will go on to compete at the national level Miss USA pageant this summer for a chance to represent the United States in the MissÃÂ ...
Maine Public
February 20, 2018
Farnham noted that it was 100 years ago this month that some 3,500 Maine Army National Guard members deployed to France in World War I - the first time National Guard soldiers served alongside regular Army units. “When these soldiers returned home to Maine, they became the community leaders ofÃÂ ...
Bangor Daily News
February 20, 2018
War experience is now common among most current members of the Maine National Guard, the head of the force told Maine lawmakers Tuesday. ... Farnham noted that it was 100 years ago this month that some 3,500 Maine Army National Guard members deployed to France in World War I — the first timeÃÂ ...
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
January 3, 2018
The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary teamed up with the Maine National Guard and Yellow Ribbon personnel to make pillowcases for deployed service member's children for Christmas. The pillowcases have photos of the children's parents displayed. Auxiliary member Lillian Frace andÃÂ ...
Press Herald
January 3, 2018
“Having earned his well-deserved second star as major general, he is Maine's highest-ranking reserve component officer, leading 3,000 of Maine's National Guard Airmen and Soldiers.” Farnham also serves as Maine's commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.
U.S. News & World Report
January 3, 2018
Republican Gov. Paul LePage says Maine Adjutant General Douglas Farnham has been promoted from the rank of brigadier general to major general. LePage presided over Farnham's promotion ceremony on Wednesday. Farnham leads 3,000 airmen and soldiers. He was promoted to brigadier generalÃÂ ...
WMTW Portland
September 22, 2017
Our Maine National Guard service members are prepared to provide critical communications support to help restore normalcy to the region," Brig. ... operations before, including a deployment to Vermont to assist Maine Army National Guard Engineers with Hurricane Irene response efforts in August of 2011.
U.S. News & World Report
December 31, 1999
The base started as Dow Field in 1940 and had 4,500 airmen before it closed in 1968. Historian Tom McCord tells WABI-TV that the city was worried about an economic "disaster." The base became what's now the Bangor International Airport. The Maine National Guard has refueling tankers located on theÃÂ ...
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
December 31, 1999
AUGUSTA — Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Farnham, Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard, presided over a change of responsibility ceremony for the state command chief warrant officer position on March 16 at Camp Chamberlain, according to a news release from the Maine Army National Guard.
Maine Public
February 21, 2018
Farnham noted that it was 100 years ago this month that some 3,500 Maine Army National Guard members deployed to France in World War I - the first time National Guard soldiers served alongside regular Army units. “When these soldiers returned home to Maine, they became the community leaders ofÃÂ ...
Lewiston Sun Journal
February 8, 2018
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Democratic Party will hold its monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Lewiston Armory. Participants should enter through the left side front door. All who want to get involved in local or state politics or to voice their opinion on the government are invited.
Press Herald
January 28, 2018
My leadership experience comes from 20 years in the Maine Army National Guard 133rd Engineer Battalion, where I led exceptional Mainers during combat tours in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. It also comes from 16 years as an energy entrepreneur and attorney working on energy projects in Maine.
Press Herald
January 21, 2018
At the top of the fundraising pack on the Democratic side is candidate Adam Cote, a Sanford attorney and 20-year veteran of the Maine National Guard. With more than a half-million dollars raised and a campaign war chest with just over $350,000 in it at the end of 2017, Cote is also the cash front-runner forÃÂ ...
Maine Public
January 21, 2018
About 500 Maine National Guard dual-status technicians will be furloughed. The longer the shutdown, the greater the effect on state government. Agencies like the departments of Labor and Environmental Protection fund most of their workers with federal funds. In the 2013 federal government shutdown,ÃÂ ...
Lewiston Sun Journal
January 21, 2018
Christopher Webb talks with Lewiston Middle School students about teamwork during an exercise with Maine National Guard units behind the school last fall. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal). Christopher Webb talks with Lewiston Middle School students about teamwork during an exercise with MaineÃÂ ...
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
January 20, 2018
AUGUSTA — A 41-year-old Palermo man pleaded guilty Thursday to a child pornography charge from 2012 that his attorney said ended his 16-year career in the Maine Army National Guard. Anthony Mangin had been charged with two counts of possession of sexually explicit materials, both from Feb.
Seattle Times
January 18, 2018
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The crowd of candidates vying to succeed Maine's term-limited Gov. Paul LePage reported this week receiving at least $2.2 million in contributions ahead of the primary season. Maine's 2018 race for governor includes two dozen hopefuls who faced a Tuesday deadline for filingÃÂ ...
Lewiston Sun Journal
January 17, 2018
AUGUSTA — Democratic candidate Adam Cote is leading the gubernatorial fundraising race, according to campaign finance reports that were being filed Tuesday with the state. Cote, a Sanford attorney and 20-year veteran of the Maine National Guard, has raised $546,000 since he launched hisÃÂ ...
Lewiston Sun Journal
January 7, 2018
MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society is initiating a collaborative effort to highlight the contributions of the 103rd Infantry Regiment of the Maine Army National Guard during World War II. The historical society wants to involve the public, veterans, family of veterans, educators andÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
January 3, 2018
Republican Gov. Paul LePage says Maine Adjutant General Douglas Farnham has been promoted from the rank of brigadier general to major general. LePage presided over Farnham's promotion ceremony on Wednesday. Farnham leads 3,000 airmen and soldiers. He was promoted to brigadier generalÃÂ ...
Press Herald
January 3, 2018
“Having earned his well-deserved second star as major general, he is Maine's highest-ranking reserve component officer, leading 3,000 of Maine's National Guard Airmen and Soldiers.” Farnham also serves as Maine's commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
January 3, 2018
The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary teamed up with the Maine National Guard and Yellow Ribbon personnel to make pillowcases for deployed service member's children for Christmas. The pillowcases have photos of the children's parents displayed. Auxiliary member Lillian Frace andÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
January 3, 2018
The Associated Press. AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The leader of the Maine National Guard has been promoted. Republican Gov. Paul LePage says Maine Adjutant General Douglas Farnham has been promoted from the rank of brigadier general to major general. LePage presided over Farnham's promotionÃÂ ...
Press Herald
January 3, 2018
“Having earned his well-deserved second star as major general, he is Maine's highest-ranking reserve component officer, leading 3,000 of Maine's National Guard Airmen and Soldiers.” Farnham also serves as Maine's commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.
Press Herald
December 31, 2017
He retired after 24 years in the military, the first four in the U.S. Army and the remainder in the Maine Army National Guard where he was a truck driver and later a heavy equipment mechanic. He's hoping to be re-evaluated for veterans benefits as well. Marks also tried to access a pension he had through aÃÂ ...
Press Herald
December 22, 2017
A Maine Warden Service airplane that broke through the ice on Eagle Lake was retrieved with assistance from a Maine Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. Warden service Chief Pilot Jeff Beach said in a statement Friday that it appeared the Cessna 185 equipped with skis had no structuralÃÂ ...
Bangor Daily News
December 21, 2017
By December, the Maine National Guard contingent in the American Expeditionary Forces in France were settled into their winter training quarters. The 26th Division's 103rd Infantry Regiment, composed of 2,000 Mainers and 1,500 men from New Hampshire, was quartered in the small town ofÃÂ ...
observer-me.com
December 11, 2017
BANGOR — The Calvary Chapel Highlanders, Outpost #68, a Royal Ranger Scouting group, recently enjoyed a tour of the Maine Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter facility. The Highlander boys, their commanders and chaperones were treated to a tour by Blackhawk pilots Greg Raychard and MikeÃÂ ...
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
May 9, 2017
... joint operations involving the approximately 2,000 Army and 1,100 Air Maine National Guard members. “The two staffs, Army and Air, will be co-located together for the first time, which will make our operations better coordinated,” said Col. Diane Dunn, chief of staff of the Maine Army National Guard.
Seacoastonline.com
December 31, 1999
The Wood Island Life Savings Station Association, or WILSSA, has already struck an agreement with the Maine Army National Guard to bring ... Reid has said WILSSA would also reapply to the Maine National Guard to have it return for another IRT in the spring or summer of 2019 to assist with the work.
Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald
December 31, 1999
St. George — Sgt. Dennis R. Rytky, Maine Army National Guard, Retired, 67, died at his home surrounded by his family Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, from complications of the flu. Born in Rockland July 1, 1950, he was the son of William O. and Ruth L. Rogers Rytky. He grew up in Rockville and graduated fromÃÂ ...
BurlingtonFreePress.com
December 31, 1999
Vermont Air Guard member and recruiter Jesse Renslow said his sister from Newport joined the Maine National Guard this year so she could attend the University of Maine in Orono tuition-free to become a chemical engineer. “We don't have that,” he said. “So she could serve, just like she serves in Maine,ÃÂ ...
Seacoastonline.com
December 31, 1999
... or WILSSA, was seeking approval on a BUSSE septic system and approval of docent quarters before the Maine Army National Guard comes to Kittery in June ... “Wood Island station is happy to have successfully completed the planning process and work alongside the Maine National Guard this summer.
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
December 9, 2017
His most recent military assignments include the human resources officer of the Maine National Guard and the director of staff of the Maine Air National Guard. Lind is an avid volunteer, serving in numerous organizations in the Augusta community. He is a board member at the Kennebec Valley United WayÃÂ ...
WAGM
December 8, 2017
... Christmas cheer.” This event is not open to the general public; however, any military family who wishes to attend should contact the Maine Army National Guard's State Family Program to register either online at www.jointservicessupport.org or by calling the Child and Youth Specialist at (207) 430-5773.
The Maine Campus
November 13, 2017
“I have served in the Maine Army/National Guard for four years next month. I like to refer to the popular quote, 'all gave some and some gave all ...
fiddleheadfocus.com
November 12, 2017
The System proudly serves 102 members of the Maine National Guard attending this fall on a full tuition waiver and nearly 1,267 veterans or ...
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
November 12, 2017
Cote's service with the Maine Army National Guard (including tours of duty in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, for which he was awarded the ...
Lewiston Sun Journal
November 3, 2017
Cater spent 26 years serving his country, being stationed at Fort Carson in Berlin, Germany and part of the Maine Army National Guard as an ...
Lewiston Sun Journal
November 1, 2017
... Maine was an active participant in World War I. A particular focus of the new exhibition is on the experiences of the Maine National Guard, the ...
