AUGUSTA — Maine has a new leader of the National Guard. Douglas Farnham was sworn into office by Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday, a day after being confirmed by the Maine Senate. He will serve as Maine’s adjutant general and commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. Farnham previously served as […]
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‘I didn’t lie’: Fired Maine National Guard chief responds after documents released
AUGUSTA — Information contained in emails and texts relating to Maine National Guard Adjutant Gen. James D. Campbell’s controversial plan to transform Maine’s 133rd Engineer Battalion into an infantry unit led to his being fired, a spokeswoman for Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday. “There was a mischaracterization” about how plans for a change in the […]
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Fired Maine National Guard chief says he didn’t lie
AUGUSTA — Information contained in emails and texts relating to Maine National Guard Adjutant Gen. James D. Campbell’s controversial plan to transform Maine’s 133rd Engineer Battalion into an infantry unit led to his being fired, a spokeswoman for Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday. “There was a mischaracterization” about how plans for a change in the […]
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LePage dismisses Maine National Guard commander
Read the speech that Gen. James Campbell was to deliver before the Legislature AUGUSTA — Maine National Guard Adjutant General James D. Campbell, who was scheduled to address the House and Senate this morning, was relieved of duty shortly before the speech by Gov. Paul LePage. “Based on an internal review of General Campbell, I […]
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Maine National Guard receives $32M to build new headquarters in Augusta
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine National Guard is getting $32 million in federal funding for a new headquarters in north Augusta. Construction on the 100,000-square-foot, two-story building and 230-space parking lot could begin as soon as this summer. About 200 people who presently work at Camp Keyes would work in the building. Capt. Norman Stickney, […]
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Colonel from Newburgh becomes first woman to command Maine Army Guard brigade
BANGOR — The alarm clock goes off at 4:30 a.m. for the Maine Army National Guard’s newest brigade commander, but the early wake-up call has nothing to do with her “office job” leading the 120th Regional Support Group. Instead, Col. Diane Dunn of Newburgh — the first female officer to take command of a brigade […]
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Maine National Guard says it can patrol cyber networks
“We have right now in the [Maine] National Guard an eight-person cyber network defense team,” Brig. Gen. James D. Campbell told a small group of citizens who gathered Wednesday for the July Bangor Foreign Policy Forum, held at the Bangor Public Library. Campbell said the Maine National Guard cyber defense team — a joint venture […]
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Maine National Guard’s 133rd returns to U.S. soil from Afghanistan
AUGUSTA — The Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion is back on U.S. soil after completing its recent deployment to Afghanistan, according to Gov. Paul LePage and guard sources. “We are happy to report that the 133rd Engineers are safely back in the United States of America!,” the Maine Army Guard Facebook page states. […]
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Maine National Guard units have a history of adapting
AUGUSTA — Recently revealed proposals to drastically change the Maine National Guard may be controversial, but they aren’t without precedent. Back in 1976, pilots in Bangor were chafing at the idea of trading in their fighter planes for flying fuel tankers. The 101st Fighter-Interceptor Group of the Maine Air National Guard had operated out of […]
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National Guard general says Maine likely to lose 133rd Engineer Battalion
AUGUSTA — The Maine Army National Guard’s top official said Tuesday that a controversial proposal to convert the storied 133rd Engineer Battalion into infantry units is likely the best possible way to adapt to shifting military priorities. But that doesn’t mean he loves the idea. “If the federal government and the Army decides to do this, we […]