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  May 16, 2023
  

  Commentary: New bill will help prevent sexual assault in the Maine National Guard

  L.D. 1783 will collect data, amend the Victims’ Compensation Fund to better support survivors, further assist those who have experienced trauma and adopt a paid leave provision.

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  February 22, 2023
  

  Maine Voices: 20 years ago, residents gave warm sendoff to departing troops

  And the same good cheer greeted the soldiers of the ‘3rd Herd’ when we returned after more than a year away from our families, friends and community.

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  February 19, 2023

  Police, prosecutors, Maine National Guard can do more to help sexual assault victims, AG says

  Attorney General Aaron Frey released a report to lawmakers this week outlining how allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the Maine National Guard are investigated.

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  February 3, 2022

  Maine National Guard members to deploy to Eastern Europe this spring

  The deployment comes amid increase tensions between Russia and the United States, but a National Guard spokesperson says the exercise is not related to President Biden's plan to send reinforcements to NATO allies.

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  November 20, 2021

  Report: Maine Guard failed to address sex abuse in ranks

  A newspaper reports that sexual assault cases have spiked in the Maine National Guard and that there has been a tepid response from leaders.

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  November 7, 2021
  

  After two wars and incalculable sacrifice, the Maine National Guard pivots to a peacetime mission

  The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of the guard’s shift from hostilities overseas to helping here at home.

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  August 17, 2021
  

  Bill Nemitz: Where Maine soldiers once tried to do the impossible, the Taliban now rule

  For the Maine Army National Guard's Bravo Company, the fall of Afghanistan is a cautionary tale.

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  July 22, 2021

  Maine National Guard soldiers to deploy to southern border

  About 125 members will go to the border with Mexico this fall to replace guardsmen now deployed to support Customs and Border Patrol agents.

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  March 28, 2021
  

  Joseph E. Tinkham II, former head of Maine National Guard, dies at 73

  The major general also led the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management and served as homeland security adviser to Govs. Angus King and John Baldacci.