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The Old Fort Steuben Project held its annual dinner and membership meeting Sunday in Hellenic Hall at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Jonathan Bratten, cent

The Old Fort Steuben Project held its annual dinner and membership meeting Sunday in Hellenic Hall at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Jonathan Bratten, cent

Like most Army ROTC programs, the University of Maine conducts an annual staff ride for their senior class. This event offers a unique opportunity for historical research for the cadets and gives them a chance to take a deep dive into a historical campaign or subject. In the past, this likely meant spending a lot of time with dusty books, but not in 2021.

University of Maine Army ROTC Cadets learn about 3rd ID, connect with division Courtesy Photo | The WWI uniform of 2nd Lt. Delmore Adams is displayed during a terrain walk and battle...... read moreread more Courtesy Photo | The WWI uniform of 2nd Lt. Delmore Adams is displayed during a terrain walk and battle analysis event that replaced the traditional staff ride held by the University of Maine A...

Bowdoin resident appointed first female commander of Maine National Guard combat engineer company “The company is opening up and its not based on gender anymore, it’s based on what an individual can do,” said 1st Lt. Ellen Morrison. Photo by Maj. Carl Lamb An avid outdoorswoman, cross-fitter with a first-degree black belt in Taekwondo, 1st Lt. Ellen Morrison of Bowdoin can now add first female commander of the Maine National Guard’s 251st Engineer Company to her list of accomplishments...

5 On April 30, in a ceremony in front of family, friends and fellow soldiers, 1st Lt. Ellen Morrison accepted the company guidon from outgoing commander Capt. Jonathan Bratten, thereby assuming command of the 251st Engineer Company. An ordnance officer turned engineer, Morrison has served as the unit executive officer since October 2019, having previously served as a platoon leader and executive officer with Augustas 152nd Support Maintenance Company. She also was a platoon lead...

Military Notes Share Guard historian selected for national scholar-in-residence program The U.S. Army Center of Military History has selected Maine’s Capt. Jonathan Bratten as its first Scholar in Residence. A published author, Bratten will spend his first year as a guest faculty member at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., followed by a second year at the Army’s Center of Military History in Washington, D.C., to develop educational history tours, known in the military as staff ...

Published April 5, 2021 at 7:00 AM EDT Listen • 53:00 / As we rapidly lose our World War II veterans, our panel discusses how we, as a society, remember those who have served and died in war. We’ll hear from Maines Army National Guard Command historian and two local authors with new books—one about five men who served aboard a famous Navy destroyer during World War II, and the other about the 45 students from one high school class who served in the military, 2...

"When your nation needed you, you stepped up. And we will always be grateful," President Joe Biden wrote.

More than 175 Maine National Guard soldiers are providing support to Capitol Police and DC authorities. Author: Roslyn Flaherty (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 10:15 PM EST January 19, 2021 Updated: 6:00 AM EST January 20, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — More than 175 Maine National Guard soldiers are in Washington, DC for inauguration security. One of those soldiers is Captain Jonathan Bratten. "The overall goal is to make sure the peaceful transit...