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    November 15, 2017
    North Dakota Guard unit returning from Afghanistan
    BISMARCK — About 60 North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers with the Bismarck-based 136th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion are returning to the state this week after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan, Guard officials announced Wednesday, Nov. 15. The soldiers, who arrived...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 15, 2017 - 7:03pm
    November 13, 2017
    Devils Lake-based Guard members return from Afghanistan
    DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — National Guard soldiers who were based in Devils Lake have returned to the U.S. from a mission in Afghanistan. About...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 13, 2017 - 3:25pm
    November 11, 2017
    Sgt. 1C Brian Gaarder, (from left) Lt. Col. Mark McEvers and Dennis Helt (Spec. 5 Ret.) retire the colors for a final time for the 133rd Quartermaster Detachment of the ND National Guard Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Grafton Armory. (Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald)
    Guardsmen, vets fall in at Grafton Armory for the last time
    GRAFTON, N.D.-- Ambling down old wooden bleachers and through aisles of chairs, Grafton area veterans fell in alongside active National Guardsmen...
    newsNovember 11, 2017 - 6:38pm
    September 15, 2017
    National Guard bands to perform free concert Saturday in West Fargo
    WEST FARGO — Members of the North Dakota National Guard's 188th Army Band will perform a concert from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Elmwood Park, 500 13th Ave. W. The 35-piece concert band will perform under Chief Warrant Officer Two James Landman of Fargo. Flash Bang,...
    newsSeptember 15, 2017 - 9:41pm
    September 6, 2017
    North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers compete for top honors
    CAMP GRAFTON TRAINING CENTER, N.D. — The North Dakota Army National Guard's top soldiers competed against each other in military challenges during the Best Warrior Competition from Aug. 17-20 at Camp Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake. Sgt. Timothy Sybrant, of Lincoln,...
    newsSeptember 6, 2017 - 5:11pm
    July 19, 2017
    Bismarck-based employers of National Guard and Reserve members pose for a photo Sept. 17, 2016, as they tour an aviation facility near Bismarck. N.D. National Guard photo by Sgt. Ashley Johlfs/116th Public Affairs Detachment / Special to The Forum
    One-day event to bring 10 Fargo employers of Guard, Reserve members to Camp Grafton
    DEVILS LAKE, N.D.—Getting to ride in a Black Hawk helicopter certainly doesn't hurt, but that's not the reason Marshal Albright is looking...
    businessJuly 19, 2017 - 5:01pm
    June 12, 2017
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    Minnesota to the Baltics: National Guard troops training in Northern Europe
    MOORHEAD—This will be a summer trip to remember, but it's no vacation. Members of the Minnesota National Guard out of Moorhead and Northwestern...
    news/worldJune 12, 2017 - 6:07pm
    May 16, 2017
    Diesel fuel spills into Devils Lake from National Guard camp
    DEVILS LAKE, N.D. -- About 500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into Devils Lake on Tuesday, May 16, after a fuel dispenser malfunctioned at the North Dakota Army National Guard Camp Grafton, the state Department of Health said.The incident happened about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday as an operator...
    newsMay 16, 2017 - 5:55pm
    March 9, 2017
    Kalob How, 20, of Fargo, hugs his 13-year-old sister, Chloe How, following the send-off ceremony. Kim Hyatt / The Forumplay button
    Send-off for sacrifice: ND National Guard unit prepares for yearlong mission
    FARGO — Despite not being sent overseas, the sacrifice of deployment is still felt by families saying goodbye to members of the Grand Forks-based...
    newsMarch 9, 2017 - 8:57pm
    December 13, 2016
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    19-year-old Barnesville man accused of stealing gun from Moorhead armory
    MOORHEAD—A 19-year-old Barnesville man is charged in Clay County District Court with stealing a handgun from the National Guard armory in Moorhead....
    newsDecember 13, 2016 - 2:56pm
    December 10, 2016
    A National Guard humvee is parked at the Forward Operating Base located at the Fort Rice Campground. The FOB has large tents, a medical trailer, fuel depot and living quarters for law enforcement and guardsmen. (TOM STROMME, BISMARCK TRIBUNE).
    Operating base divides private security from DAPL protesters
    FORT RICE, N.D. — There's two tent cities in southern Morton County. One is filled with teepees, colorful flags and the smell of burning...
    newsDecember 10, 2016 - 7:30pm
    Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson
    Former Valley City chief involved in second gun incident on Thanksgiving
    VALLEY CITY, N.D. — The former chief of the Valley City Police Department apparently took his gun from his holster and pointed it in the...
    newsDecember 10, 2016 - 11:58am
    November 4, 2016
    Members of Detachment 1 of the 191st Military Police Company listen to comments from guest speakers during a send-off ceremony for the North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers Jan. 18, 2008, in Mayville, N.D. The company was preparing to eventual deployment to Iraq. Forum News Service file photo
    National Guard military police moving to Grand Forks
    MAYVILLE, N.D.—The National Guard's military police company in Mayville will be moved to Grand Forks, a spokeswoman said Friday. Detachment...
    newsNovember 4, 2016 - 1:18pm
    October 26, 2016
    A member of the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing jumps off a military transport plane and into the ocean during a U.S. military rescue mission, in this April 3, 2014 still image obtained from video footage. REUTERS/California Air National Guard/Handout via Reuters TV
    Pentagon halts effort to recover Guard enlistment bonuses
    BRUSSELS, Belgium—U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday, Oct. 26, suspended a Pentagon order that California National Guardsmen...
    newsOctober 26, 2016 - 12:16pm
    August 28, 2016
    Briana Sanchez / TribuneEmma Sheldon hugs her dad Micah Sheldon at Willmar Senior High School Saturday afternoon.
    National Guard soldiers return to Minnesota after Kuwait deployment
    WILLMAR—Fran Gonzalez had spent the last two days cooking in anticipation of her son's return home from Kuwait. E4 Specialist Jose Martin...
    newsAugust 28, 2016 - 6:34pm
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