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Feds: National Guard members on state duty can join unions

The Department of Justice has given the green light to National Guard members on active state duty across the country to join labor unions.

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Army sued over discharges of soldiers with addiction issues

Army veteran Mark Stevenson, with help from students at Yale Law School, filed the lawsuit in federal court Thursday.

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Yellow ribbons honoring troops removed from town green amid speech dispute

Litchfield officials are concerned that allowing the ribbons opens the door to any displays of free speech, no matter how hateful or offensive.

Remains of US soldier killed in Korean War identified

More than 7,500 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War.

Unions seek bargaining rights for National Guard members

A 1978 federal law makes it a criminal felony for members of the armed forces, including the National Guard, to join or attempt to form a labor organization.

10 years after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ cadets see progress

LGBTQ service members, vets discuss "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" impact 10 years after repeal

$20 million bail set for man accused of killing Yale grad student, a National Guard member

A Connecticut judge set $20 million bail Thursday for a man charged with killing a Yale graduate student and eluding authorities for three months.

This Jan. 17, 1966, file photo, shows part of the wreckage of the U.S. Air Force B-52 that crashed in Palomares, Spain, after a mid-air collision with a KC-135 aerial tanker during refueling.

Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain hydrogen bomb accident benefits

The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.

This Jan. 17, 1966, file photo, shows part of the wreckage of the U.S. Air Force B-52 that crashed in Palomares, Spain, after a mid-air collision with a KC-135 aerial tanker during refueling.

Air Force vet’s case over 1966 B-52 crash, cleanup in Spain goes before court

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs used flawed radiation data to deny disability benefits to veterans who responded to a 1966 plane accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain, Yale Law School students told a federal appeals court Wednesday.

President of sub-builder Electric Boat tests positive for coronavirus

Kevin Graney said in a statement that he got his test result Friday night after developing a low-grade fever.

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Connecticut Guard airman credited with helping those on B-17 escape after crash

An airman with the Connecticut National Guard who was aboard a B-17 bomber that crashed at an airport helped other passengers escape the flames by using his fire-resistant gloves to open a hatch, officials said Thursday.

Bolton: Coast Guard to help reassert US leadership in Arctic

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton told 240 new Coast Guard Academy graduates Wednesday that they will help lead the way in “reasserting American leadership in the Arctic.”

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