Powered by
Latest News from NPR
-
NJ Transit briefly shortened the routes of some trains into Manhattan, but restored service later in the morning. The Long Island Railroad pumped out an East River tunnel, allowing trains to pass through normally. In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie declared...
-
Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate, Arabic-speaker and Iraq War veteran, was recommended for discharge under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy after declaring that he is gay. But now, he's been asked to return to training with his National Guard unit. The...
-
Though the officials wouldn't discuss locations under consideration, others have suggested Governors Island, a former military base in New York Harbor that now welcomes summertime picnickers and bike riders; the U.S. Military Academy at West Point or Stewart...
-
President Obama Wednesday called to eliminate the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which bans openly gay individuals from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Host Michel Martin gets reaction from West Point graduate and Army National Guard Lt. Dan...
-
It's not easy being a Republican in Massachusetts, but Brown has won every race he's run. He calls himself fiscally conservative and socially conscious, and Brown's got an alluring story of a self-made guy and patriot who's served 30 years in the National...
Latest News from NPR Member Stations and Partners
-
(Sneyd) Doctor Michael Ricci is a vascular surgeon at Fletcher Allen and a colonel in the Vermont Air National Guard. His deployment to Afghanistan next month will be his third. Ricci suggested that National Guard medical staff should be trained using the...
-
(Host intro) In the past, and certainly in the coming year, members of the National Guard will account for the lion's share of the Vermonters serving in the military in Afghanistan. But there are other soldiers with Vermont ties who'll be serving in that...
-
GWEN IFILL: Governor, you talk about the one-two punch from Mother Nature. You also talk about resources.
-
Members of the Vermont House want the state to have more of a say in when National Guard troops are sent overseas. Governor Jim Douglas says he doesn't support the proposal. (Kinzel) The legislation is sponsored by Lincoln Rep. Michael Fisher and the measure...
-
She replaces General William Wade, who will become a deputy chief of staff with a North Atlantic Treaty Organization force in Italy. Kight will lead 16,600 Army National Guard and nearly 4,800 Air National Guard members. The post pays $180,201 a year and requires...
Latest News from Other News Sources
-
I share your total disbelief. McChrystal admitted there are less than 100 Al Qaeda in Afhghanistan, now probably zero and yet now we stay to fight the fricken Taliban. I don't know who died and made us policemen of the world but last time I checked we could... Full Article at Huffington Post
-
Okla. The 1st Battalion, 230th Air Cavalry Squadron was welcomed back during a ceremony at Fort Sill in Lawton on Monday. Col. Gary Russell of Fort Sill's Mobilization Brigade says the group provided air and ground combat and logistic support to combat operations... Full Article at Biloxi Sun Herald
-
N.D. , March 15, 2010 – The North Dakota National Guard will mobilize soldiers and airmen to begin flood operations for seven of the state’s southeastern counties today and tomorrow. The Red River in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota is expected... Full Article at GlobalSecurity.org
-
ACTION ALERT: Calling all LGB Active Duty, Veterans, and Partners to Submit Testimony
Pam's House BlendServicemembers United is collecting testimony from current active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members for inclusion in its official submission of written organizational testimony for the upcoming Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Don't... Full Article at Pam's House Blend
-
A year ago, flooding caused the evacuation of hundreds of homes in North Dakota, including some by helicopter. A lower forecasted crest means that is not likely this year, said Lieutenant Colonel Rick Smith of the North Dakota National Guard. "We are prepared... Full Article at Reuters
Search NPR Topics
Related Quotes
- Previous
- Next
- 1/5
-
Now they have the Internet with which to stay in touch with one another and do what I think of as something akin to the National Guard. They will have their activism at the ready.
SOURCE: Reuters Blogs -
We do need a declaration of emergency to begin the formal process of aggregating information that allows us to apply for support from the federal government. That will happen over the next several days. It also allows us to bring in federal assets to help right now through the National Guard or FEMA
– Deval Patrick SOURCE: Boston Channel.com -
Vermont I think has always been strongly supportive of its veterans, and another key element here is we just mobilized 1,500 of our National Guard soldiers out of Vermont ... I know residents here support them totally, even though there are mixed feelings among the populace about whether they should eve...
SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus -
Right now, there is absolutely no reason for anybody to be raising prices of absolutely anything...I want the National Guard on the streets with the people to fight against speculation. Publicly denounce the speculator and we will intervene in any business of any size.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
As governor, if I have to, I'll send the National Guard to the border ... If that doesn't work, I'll send the California Highway Patrol to the border, and if that doesn't work I'm going to send the California Republican Party to the border.
– 
