Story by Sgt. Angela Parady | 121st Public Affairs Detachment | 09.12.2014
After a year of careful planning the Maine National Guard held the first statewide Best Squad Competition this September. Ten squads representing different units competed in a series of ten events that tested their ability to work as a team, individual and collective fitness, technical and tactical skills, and leadership....
Story by Sgt. Angela Parady | 121st Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2014
Sixty-five Soldiers from ten different Maine Army National Guard units travelled to Bog Brook Training Facility in Gilead to compete in a series of warrior tasks that tested them both physically and mentally....
Story by Sgt. Angela Parady | 121st Public Affairs Detachment | 08.06.2013
Every summer Maine military children between nine and 15 are invited to spend a week at Bog Brook training facility in Gilead. They spend the days building self confidence, and the nights building friendships over nightly campfire. This year, a multinational guest added new dimension to the experience....
Story by Spc. Anthony Zane | 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.14.2012
Army Reserve soldiers need to retain the necessary combat skills in the event of deployment. Soldiers from the 94th Military Police Company from Londonderry, N.H. participated in a field training exercise April 14 at the Bog Brook Maine Army National Guard training site in Gilead, Maine, to improve their combat readiness skills....
