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U.S. Armed Forces Activities

  • News

    August 5, 1992

    THE GENERAL'S LAST CAMPAIGN

    DESERT STORM WAS ONE THING. BUT BATTLING THE SOLDIERS OF THE ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD WAS THE WAR OF GENERAL OWENS' CAREER.

  • Music

    October 12, 1995

    Scooby Doo, Y'all

    A Q&A with Shaggy, pop reggae's self-appointed spearhead

  • News

    January 11, 1996

    Buffaloed Soldiers

    NFL dumps Arizona group representing black military units as Super Bowl colorguard

  • News

    May 29, 1997

    Casualty Sex

    This National Guard sexual harassment case gives new meaning to the term "weekend maneuvers"

  • News

    July 16, 1998

    Missing Earl Jr.

    A Glendale couple forges a national alliance and a personal bond in their mutual quest to find the 2,087 Vietnam-era POWs and MIAs

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    Letters

    A Glendale couple forges a national alliance and a personal bond in their mutual quest to find the 2,087 Vietnam-era POWs and MIAs

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    Flashes

    From the week of December 14, 2000

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Flashes

    From the week of March 22, 2001

  • News

    November 25, 2004

    Letters

    Letters from the week of November 25, 2004

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Phoenix Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Passing Secrets to Potential Terrorists

    A former sailor and Phoenix UPS driver was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison today for passing secrets to a Pakistan man who ran an Al-Qaeda recruitment Web site.Paul R. Hall, who has apparently changed his name to Hassan Abu-Jihaad, was arrested in Phoenix in 2007 and charged with terrorism ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Papago Military Vehicle Show

    A former sailor and Phoenix UPS driver was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison today for passing secrets to a Pakistan man who ran an Al-Qaeda recruitment Web site.Paul R. Hall, who has apparently changed his name to Hassan Abu-Jihaad, was arrested in Phoenix in 2007 and charged with terrorism ... More >>

  • Film

    September 25, 2008

    Miracle at St. Anna: Spike Lee’s WWII Drama Is an Epic Bore

    A former sailor and Phoenix UPS driver was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison today for passing secrets to a Pakistan man who ran an Al-Qaeda recruitment Web site.Paul R. Hall, who has apparently changed his name to Hassan Abu-Jihaad, was arrested in Phoenix in 2007 and charged with terrorism ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 24, 2008

    Tanks for the Memories

    Enthusiasts make half-tracks to Papago

  • Calendar

    November 29, 2007

    "Duck the Balls"

    Enthusiasts make half-tracks to Papago

  • Home Entertainment

    November 22, 2007

    The New Face of Evil

    Call of Duty 4 might hit a little too close to home

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Nostalgia Trip

    Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make ’em like they used to

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    War & Peacenik

    Ever heard of a West Point graduate seeking a conscientious objector discharge? Meet Major Ann Marie Tate

  • Film

    February 2, 2006

    Ride the Legend

    A vehicle powered by Anthony Hopkins

  • Home Entertainment

    December 15, 2005

    Virtual Quagmire

    The Army's realistic first-person shooter bogs down under fire

  • Film

    November 3, 2005

    Killing Time

    A soldier can be his own worst enemy

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2005

    Pat City

    Tempe hosts run to honor Tillman

  • News

    October 14, 2004

    Blood on their hands

    Six hours after County mental health officials sent a psychotic man back home, he killed his mother and young niece.

  • Music

    November 27, 2003

    Craig Morgan

    A real hero performs in the Valley

  • Culture

    April 17, 2003

    The Gulf Between

    When these soldiers became writers, the pen becomes very mighty indeed

  • Film

    March 27, 2003

    Basic Straining

    Oh, look – another bad John Travolta movie. How original.

  • News

    March 27, 2003

    Mettle of Valor

    Vet honored with M medal

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    Welcome Back Warrior

    The government was supposed to take care of mentally disabled Marine combat veteran Brian Callan. It didn't.

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Sacred Orgasm

    The followers of Harley Swift Deer Reagan call him a lot of things – a sex guru, a shaman, a Cherokee, a patriot. His critics have more colorful names for him.

  • Film

    June 13, 2002

    Native Tongues

    Windtalkers spins a World War II epic around Navajo codetalkers

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    The Advocate

    Is Ulises Ferragut a hell of a lawyer or just plain hell?

  • Film

    January 17, 2002

    Hell and Back

    Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down pays grim, gritty homage to real-life warriors

  • Film

    June 29, 2000

    Saving Private Mad Max

    The Patriot is a sentimental, overbearing, flag-waving crowd-pleaser -- in the best possible sense

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Foreign Correspondence

    More letters from the battlefield: A Phoenix soldier witnesses the destruction of Europe in 1945

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Shot to Hell

    Mandatory participation in military's anthrax vaccine program pushes plunger on medical controversy

  • News

    October 28, 1999

    Mean Season

    A once-powerful Arizona Boys Ranch football team struggles to find its way into the end zone

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Revenge of the Verdes

    Natives finally glean a few reparations for a legacy of genocide

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Scottsdale Man Busted for Pretending to be Decorated U.S. Marine

    Semper fake! A Scottsdale man is in big trouble for playing dress-up. Authorities say John William Rodriquez, 31, (pictured) presented himself at several local functions as a highly decorated U.S. Marine. A list of possible charges (see below) indicates Rodriquez may have been trying to earn money ... More >>

  • Film

    July 9, 2009

    The Hurt Locker Is a Ticking Time Bomb as Unconventional as the Warfare It Depicts

    Semper fake! A Scottsdale man is in big trouble for playing dress-up. Authorities say John William Rodriquez, 31, (pictured) presented himself at several local functions as a highly decorated U.S. Marine. A list of possible charges (see below) indicates Rodriquez may have been trying to earn money ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Glendale Assails El Mirage for Not Bending Over "In All Ways" to Luke Air Force Base

    ​El Mirage just can't catch a break.For decades, the small West Valley community has been steamrolled, dismissed, and mocked by neighboring cities, mostly because they believe that El Mirage and its policies pose a threat to Luke Air Force Base.The city was recently assailed by Glendale over d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Hot Links: Death By Palms, Bashas' Art, and Party Crews

    ​A Mesa man was killed Saturday when 500 pounds of palm fronds fell on him and trapped him. The 28-year-old man was trimming a palm tree when the accident occurred, and by the time rescue crews arrived, he had suffocated. Efforts to revive the man were unsuccessful...Bashas' Inc. is fighting to ke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Handled with Kid Gloves by ABC 15, and Arizona Militia Declares May 5 "Cinco de Ammo"

    DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"28679",bannerAdObjectID:"35",videoAdObjectID:"34",videoAdConDefID:"11",playerInstanceID:"24FAD9E0-DC70-2532-414F-7E6F051C4C2F",domain:"knxv.web.entriq.net",rootCategory:"",categoryID:"3",accPos:"CCTVI.NEWS.PHOENIX",accSite:"KNXV"});Phoenix's ABC 15 did a little re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    El Mirage Probably Will See Complete Turnover on City Council, Effectively Silencing Concerns Over Potential Noise-Impact of F-35s On Residents' Quality of Life, Property Values

    Luke Air Force Base sits just outside of El Mirage, and is on a short list to receive a fleet of F-35's.​Looks like major change is on the horizon for El Mirage, a West Valley city where five out of seven seats on the City Council are up for grabs. The deadline for potential candidates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    El Mirage Mayor Michelle Kern Wants Her Successor To Put Residents' Needs Above The Needs of the State, Luke Air Force

    El Mirage Mayor Michele Kern​El Mirage Mayor Michele Kern isn't seeking re-election, but she hopes that whoever replaces will focus on the residents and make decisions that are in their best interest. She has serious reservations about whether Lana Mook, a mayoral candidate in the August 24 electi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    John McCain to Obama: 1,200 Border Troops Not Enough

    ​Federal officials met with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Attorney General Terry Goddard today and promised that 524 of the pledged 1,200 National Guard troops would be deployed to the Arizona/ Mexico border by August or September -- but Senator John McCain isn't satisfied.Followin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    U.S. Air Force Likely to Assign F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Luke Air Force Base

    ​Although environmental studies are not yet complete, word is out that the U.S. Air Force considers Luke Air Force Base in Glendale the "preferred" home for its newest war bird: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.The studies being conducted by the Air Force are key to determining the impact of the mili ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    Remember 9-11 5K Run and Fun Walk @ Westgate City Center

    ​Although environmental studies are not yet complete, word is out that the U.S. Air Force considers Luke Air Force Base in Glendale the "preferred" home for its newest war bird: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.The studies being conducted by the Air Force are key to determining the impact of the mili ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Drug Smugglers Turn to Weed-Firing Catapult

    KVOASmugglers tried to use this catapult to launch weed over the border on Friday night.​Drug smugglers trying to get weed across the U.S./Mexico border are getting even more creative than simply loading watermelon trucks with marijuana -- National Guard troops found a catapult a drug cartel's usi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Jan Brewer's Bogus SB 1070 "Counterclaim"on a Road to Nowhere

    photosbyjosemunoz.comGee, if we're being "invaded," Jan, why not declare a state of emergency?Add one part delusion to three parts grandstanding, mixed with a healthy glob of nativism, and what do you get?Governor Jan Brewer's SB 1070 "counterclaim" against the federal government for not protecting ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2011

    Will El Mirage Ever Be Able to Emerge From the Shadow of Luke Air Force Base?

    photosbyjosemunoz.comGee, if we're being "invaded," Jan, why not declare a state of emergency?Add one part delusion to three parts grandstanding, mixed with a healthy glob of nativism, and what do you get?Governor Jan Brewer's SB 1070 "counterclaim" against the federal government for not protecting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Tucson Man Indicted for Posing as Air Force Officer to Enter Base

    www.legionofvalormuseum.com​According to the United States Attorney's Office, a Tucson man went to some extraordinary lengths to gain access to an Air Force base earlier this year. Once inside, he bought stuff from the base's commissary in what a U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman tells New Ti ... More >>

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