Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is calling on Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren , his Democratic challenger, to release all her past job applications and personnel records in order to settle her Native American heritage. Read full article > >

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Despite years of efforts to improve health care and support networks for the National Guard and military reserves, these service members report higher rates of mental health problems and related ills than active-duty troops, according to current and former officials, troops, experts and government studies. Read full article > >

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived to help an Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes, and triggered avalanches. Cordova is used to snow, but not like this season’s blanketing. The Guard reported more than 18 feet of snow has fallen in the past weeks, although the National Weather Service did not immediately have a measurement. Read full article > >

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HIDALGO, TEX. — President Obama’s decision last year to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border may have been smart politics, but a growing number of skeptics say the deployment is an expensive and inefficient mission that has made little difference in homeland security. Critics of the deployment include budget hawks, who say it is a waste of money, and residents here along the border, who say they are tired of seeing armed troops in their back yard. Read full article > >

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A man in Carson City shot a group of National Guard members at an IHOP, killing two and another person.

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Two soldiers say they were swept into a tide of suspicion as the Army investigated unfounded accusations.

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A Puerto Rico Army National Guard helicopter carrying local prosecutors on a anti-drug operation crashed off the U.S. Caribbean territory with six people aboard feared dead, authorities said on Tuesday.

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A US National Guard helicopter crashes off the coast of Puerto Rico, with all six members aboard feared dead.

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Olympic bobsled pilot John Napier returned to competition this month after a six-month tour in Afghanistan with a different perspective on his sport.

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Additional National Guard troops assigned to the Mexican border under President Barack Obama’s border security initiative have started reporting to their posts, according to a sergeant with the Arizona National Guard.

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The first of up to 1,200 National Guard troops are deployed along the US border with Mexico as part of President Barack Obama’s pledge to increase security.

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A plane crashed near Dillingham, Alaska, Monday night with some apparent survivors and “potential fatalities,” the Alaska Air National Guard told CNN.

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