Idahoans in the Military
New choppers bring latest technology to Gowen Field
Meet the newest recruit at Boise’s Gowen Field: the Apache Longbow.
Idahoans in the Military
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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY
Idaho National Guard Soldiers leave Texas for 10 months in Afghanistan
About 60 members of the Idaho Army National Guard left Texas Saturday night aboard charter planes for Afghanistan. The Idaho citizen soldiers had been training in Texas. They'll spend about 10 months in Afghanistan.
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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY
Reporter recounts brush with death in Afghanistan
Former Statesman reporter describes the terror of an IED attack on a platoon he was with in April.
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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY
Bowe Bergdahl’s unlikely journey to life as a Taliban prisoner
HAILEY, Idaho Off a gravel road in a horse pasture in the crystalline air of the Northern Rockies, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl grew up skiing, fencing and dancing the role of the Nutcracker in the nearby Sun Valley Ballet School on the surface, at least, an unlikely recruit for the U.S. Army.
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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY
Family of Idaho soldier Bergdahl frustrated with feds
HAILEY Bowe Bergdahl, the only U.S. soldier held as a prisoner of war in Afghanistan, is a focus of secret negotiations between the Obama administration and the Taliban over a proposed prisoner swap, his family said.
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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY
Rupert lays fallen Idaho soldier Workman to rest
Hundreds of people waving flags lined the roads from Interstate 84 to the Rupert Cemetery Friday, ushering Army Sgt. Chris Workman to his final resting place.
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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY
Honoring a fallen Idaho soldier
A funeral was held Thursday for Army Sgt. Chris Workman
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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY
Mountain Home F-15E fighter jet crashed Thursday in SW Asia, but crew ejects safely
A U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter crashed Thursday during a routine training mission in the Middle East, but investigators have ruled out insurgent activity as a cause, the military said. Both crew members ejected safely.
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LOCAL NEWS
Ceremonies like the one that brought home Idaho Sgt. Chris Workman help families begin to grieve
The military orchestrates elaborate ceremonies to honor the sacrifice of fallen American service members and their families. There is comfort in the ritual for families, one Idaho Army chaplain says.
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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY
Idaho Marine saves one of his own
Maj. J. Eric Grunke, 33, has been named the Marine Corps Aviator of the Year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association. He grew up in Weiser.






