Governor welcomes Guard troops back home
April 30, 2013 in The Daily Republic
RAPID CITY (AP) Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch welcomed home members of a Rapid City-based Army National Guard unit Tuesday morning.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq claims wave of attacks
March 20, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BAGHDAD An al-Qaida in Iraq front group claimed responsibility Wednesday for bloody attacks that killed 65 people across the country a day earlier, underscoring the terror group’s potency a decade after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein. Continue Reading
Airmen return to Ellsworth after overseas duty
January 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic
RAPID CITY (AP) About 200 airmen have returned to Ellsworth Air Force Base after about six months overseas.
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Sioux Falls Guard unit prepares for Afghanistan deployment
January 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) Nearly 170 South Dakota National Guard members are preparing for deployment to Afghanistan.
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UK’s Prince Harry returns from Afghanistan
January 21, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
LONDON (AP) Capt. Wales is coming home to be Prince Harry once again.
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ND soldiers beginning year of duty in Afghanistan
January 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Eight North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers are beginning a year of duty in Afghanistan. Continue Reading
US drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan
January 3, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce with the Pakistani military, officials said Thursday. Continue Reading
Rapid City Guard unit trains for deployment to Afghanistan
January 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic
RAPID CITY (AP) The South Dakota Army National Guard’s 235th Military Police Company recently completed training in Arkansas in preparation for its second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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Former DWU professor returns from overseas service
January 1, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Former Dakota Wesleyan University professor and Mitchell resident Dr. Anthony “Tony” Cole, a major in the U.S. Army Reserve, has returned from deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in Kabul
December 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) An Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, the latest in a rising tide of insider attacks by Afghans against their foreign allies, senior Afghan officials said. Continue Reading
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