Maine Army National Guard Civil Support Team and the Maine Emergency Management Agency held a series of full-scale training exercises across the state this week. This scenario involved a simulated mass decontamination.
maine army national guard
Posted inMaine
Brig. Gen. Diane Dunn installed as first woman to lead Maine National Guard
Dunn replaces Maj. Gen. Douglas Farnham, who is retiring after nearly 40 years of military service.
advertisement
Posted inMaine
Committee backs nominee to lead Maine Army National Guard
The Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee voted 8-3 in favor of recommending the confirmation of retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Diane L. Dunn, who would be the first woman to hold the post.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Army National Guard soldiers reunite 20 years after Iraq deployment
The former members of the 133rd Engineer Battalion were part of the largest call-up of any Maine military unit since World War II.
Posted inMaine
After decades in National Guard, pastor returns to Pittsfield church with new mission and purpose
The Rev. Andy Gibson is back ministering at First Congregational Church and he hopes to play a leading role in supporting members of the military and their families.
Posted inMaine
Mills signs bill to address sexual assault and harassment in the Maine National Guard
The measure is one of several steps the state has taken this year to to strengthen response to allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the Guard.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Maine National Guard is a ‘Christmas gift’ for CMMC
The Lewiston medical center will open a unit for patients ready for discharge but need some additional nursing and rehabilitation.
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Robert W. Washburn Jr.
BATH — Robert W. Washburn Jr., 73, passed away peacefully, with his loving family by his side, on Friday, Feb. 9, at Winship Green Nursing Home in Bath. He was born in Brunswick on Nov. 30, 1944, a son of the late Robert Sr. and Nolia (White) Washburn. Robert was educated in the Brunswick School Systems […]
Posted inMaine
Maine Army National Guard named best in U.S. for facilities, environmental stewardship
AUGUSTA — The Maine Army National Guard has received two national awards for achievements that aren’t always associated with the military: efficient maintenance and construction practices and environmental stewardship. For the 2013 fiscal year, the Maine Army National Guard received the Fred Aron Award for Excellence in Facilities Programs as well as the National Guard […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
National Guard cancels Afghanistan deployment for Maine unit
AUGUSTA — The Westbrook-based 262nd Engineering Company of the Maine Army National Guard, heavy equipment operators who have been training and preparing for months to deploy to Afghanistan this December, learned Wednesday their deployment is canceled. “We have been aware for some time that there was a possibility that the 262nd Engineer Company would not […]