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A jacket, a coin, a letter: Relics of Omaha Beach tell the D-Day story
Eighty years ago, Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel to land on Normandy beaches to defeat Hitler’s regime.
By Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution, The Conversation
1:3 deployment-to-dwell ratio to be standardized under DoD policy starting in Nov
Troops will get at least three years at home in between deployments under new policy.
Capitol Police request National Guard support for Sept. 18 rally backing Jan. 6 rioters
The Pentagon could not say what kind of support the National Guard would be lending to the Capitol Police.
Here’s why the command master chief of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy was fired
Coast Guard Investigative Service agents discovered that U.S. Coast Guard Academy Command Master Chief Brett VerHulst had a history of inappropriate physical contact with female cadets, enlisted personnel and officers.
Massachusetts National Guard to help with busing students
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker said 250 guard personnel will be available to serve as drivers of school transport vans.
US flag, sewn by soldier at POW camp, settles at Smithsonian
The flag's pieces were once wrapped in canvas and buried in dirt to keep it concealed from Japanese guards.
By Ollie Reed Jr., Albuquerque Journal via the AP
Georgia Guard brigade’s leaders removed after climate investigation
The brigade commander was relieved, while the deputy commander and executive officer were reprimanded and reassigned.
By Davis Winkie
Lawmakers set for battle over next-gen nuclear missile
Nuclear modernization opponents and defenders are gearing up to fight again this year over the future ICBM and other efforts.
By Joe Gould
Pennsylvania Guard rebukes officer’s alleged attempt to push vaccine exemptions
The company commander sent an email to his subordinate leaders saying that soldiers seeking a religious exemption “do not have to be devout...[and] can simply morally disagree."
By Davis Winkie
Alcohol ban hits National Guard border mission after DWI death involving soldiers
The commander of the Guard task force issued a new policy memo banning consumption of alcohol for all troops on the border mission.
By Davis Winkie