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  • Happy Hooligans name Outstanding Airman of the Year

    FARGO, N.D. -- The North Dakota Air National Guard, known as the "Happy Hooligans," recognized the "best of the best" during the 2013 Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet on Saturday in Moorhead, Minn. Fifteen Airmen were nominated for the award based on their military and civic service during 2013.  Three Airman walked away with the prestigious

  • Military Families Gather for Winter Fun

    FARGO, N.D. -- A few more inches of snow came just in time for families of Airmen and Soldiers of the North Dakota National Guard, who gathered for a meal and winter activities at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Fargo on Jan. 19.The Winter Holiday Party for Military Kids event, which was sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 02 and open to
  • Chief Master Sgt. James Clemenson gives his grandson a hug June 4, during his retirement ceremony at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. Clemenson is the last enlisted Airman to have been stationed in Vietnam to retire from the Air Force. Clemenson did two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army from October 1970 through April 1972. He joined the North Dakota Air National Guard in 1973 and has most recently served as the National Guard Bureau senior enlisted manager for the joint staff, Washington, D.C. He has served in the United States military for 41 years. Only one other active Airman, Chief Master Sgt. Jim Honeycutt, still remains in service that wears a Vietnam Service Ribbon, although it's for temporary duty in country versus a mobilization. Clemenson and Honeycutt's status is among active-duty Airmen and does not include drill status Guardsmen, on which no clear statistics were available.

    Retiring N.D. Vietnam Veteran Among Last in Air Force

    When a North Dakota Air National Guardsman retired this weekend, it ended an era in the U.S. Air Force. Chief Master Sgt. James E. Clemenson is the last enlisted Airman to have been stationed in Vietnam to retire from the Air Force. After spending nearly 40 years as a "Happy Hooligan," Clemenson was honored at a retirement ceremony Saturday at the

  • Missions Ramp Up in Valley City as Baldhill Dam Increases Releases

    With releases from the Baldhill Dam expected to hit record levels this afternoon, folks throughout Valley City scrambled to reinforce levees that were high enough to withstand this week's crest. Now, they're facing a second crest that will become the city's historic record, topping the 2009 mark of 20.69 feet. By mid-afternoon today, the level

  • All Quiet on the Northern Flood Front -- For Now

    Despite a thick blanket of heavy wet snow and more on the way Friday, Staff Sgt. Eric J. Carlson wasn't too concerned the added precipitation would worsen the local flooding situation.Carlson, a volunteer levee patroller with the North Dakota National Guard's Charlie Battery of the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, said he'd seen
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