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VA may fast-track disability benefits for Air Force missile community
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering offering easier access to disability benefits to airmen in the nuclear missile community.
Montana man again sentenced to 80 years for stabbing death over which military branch was better
William Earl Cunningham, 69, was first convicted of deliberate homicide in March 2015 in the 2014 death of Nathan Horn, 40.
Sen. Jon Tester takes defense appropriations gavel
A Montana Democratic will chair the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, handing new clout over the defense budget to a state with nuclear weapons interests.
After reports of Guardsmen sleeping outdoors, Montana governor orders troops to return from nation’s capital
Montana sent 150 Army National Guard soldiers to join about 25,000 Guard members from dozens of other states to Washington to provide security for Joe Biden's inauguration.
Best pics of the week: Dec. 27, 2020
Marines participate in exercises in Japan, a fighter wing readiness demonstration at Eielson and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Montana National Guard to help with COVID-19 outbreak at state prison
The 67 volunteer soldiers will be assisting officers at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge with duties such as distributing mail and meals.
Congress passes bill honoring airmen killed in 1962 B-47 crash in Montana
The B-47 Ridge Designation Act, a bill honoring four airmen killed in a 1962 crash on Emigrant Peak, passed the House of Representatives unanimously.
By Sam Klomhaus, Livingston (Mont.) Enterprise via the AP
USS Montana submarine christened in virtual ceremony
The U.S. Navy recently christened its newest nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, the USS Montana, at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia in a ceremony that featured some flavor of the Big Sky state.
By Phil Drake, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune via the AP
2 men falsely claimed military service to get their cases moved to a veterans court
Two Montana men who were sentenced to prison for violating the terms of the probation in separate crimes won’t be eligible for parole until they complete a writing assignment given because they falsely claimed to have served in the military to have their cases moved to a veterans court.
Alaska National Guard soldiers fight three separate fires in the state
Guardsmen have dropped thousands of gallons of water from Black Hawks and assisted in other ways.
By Brian Mackley
Trump presents posthumous Medal of Honor to son of Army staff sergeant who died protecting his soldiers
The medal was upgraded from the Distinguished Service Cross last year.
By Todd South