National Guard
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Boston Marathon explosions: Congressman wanted National Guard out of event last year
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As recently as a year ago, a Georgia Congressman was openly wondering whether it was necessary to mobilize National Guard troops at major sporting events, specifically referencing the Boston Marathon, according to Politico.
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National Guard accidentally sends out furlough notices
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The National Guard mistakenly sent out furlough notices to Guard members in 21 states, despite the Pentagon's decision on Thursday to delay the notification of unpaid time off for two more weeks.
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Obama inauguration 2013: National Guard called in to help D.C. cops
With just three days remaining until President Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term in office, a huge contingent of National Guardsmen descended on the District of Columbia on Friday to lend a helping hand.
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Police use helicopter to find 700 pot plants in Westmoreland County
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Using a National Guard helicopter, the Tri-County Task Force found and confiscated more than 700 marijuana plants in Westmoreland County.
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Maryland Air National Guard cuts faced with new Pentagon budget
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The Air Force has recommended steep cuts to the National Guard due to an ever-shrinking Pentagon budget, and in Maryland, that means the potential loss of the Guard's modern air fleet.
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D.C. National Guard soldiers deploying to Afghanistan
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Nearly a hundred members of two D.C. National Guard units are about to begin a year's deployment in Afghanistan. For many of them this is not the first time being called to duty .
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Virginia National Guard soldiers return early from Iraq
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A group of Virginia National Guardsmen and women returned from Iraq to lots of hugs and kisses Monday afternoon.
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Send a card to a U.S. servicemember this holiday season
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For the fifth year, the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes is working to collect and distribute holiday cards to American service members to veterans and family members serving in the U.S. and around the world.
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Virginia, Maryland National Guard soldiers due home Thursday
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About 70 National Guard soldiers from Virginia and Maryland are heading home after serving in Afghanistan since December.
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