RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments and nominations today.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 5:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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'As part of XVIII Airborne Corps, we’re known as America’s contingency corps, so we’re ready to go at a moment’s notice. We can be anywhere in the world in 18 hours if called upon. So we are always ready, and that’s part of our job.' — Capt. Perianne Duffy, public affairs officer
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 8:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has used his position on the Senate Armed Services Committee over the last two years to champion North Carolina's military installations.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 10:26 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, the Senate passed the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes several provisions introduced by Senator Tillis...
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2016 @ 3:18 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that the Pentagon is failing to meet the Army's paratrooper training requirements at Fort Bragg, making it clear that Air Force leadership broke its promise when it claimed that dismantling the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, July 14th, 2016 @ 2:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Senate Passes NDAA With Tillis Provisions To Reform TRICARE, Support Ft. Bragg And Military FamiliesToday, the Senate passed the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that funds the military, provides servicemembers with pay raises, and reforms TRICARE, the health care system for servicemembers, reservists, and their family members
Published: Thursday, June 16th, 2016 @ 8:03 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that he has secured his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, to submit a report to the Senate outlining plans to extend
Published: Monday, May 16th, 2016 @ 7:53 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation aimed at supporting Fort Bragg's rapid deployment capabilities
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 3:37 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a Senate floor speech to provide an update on the Pentagon's failure to meet the Army's paratrooper training requirements at Fort Bragg.
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 10:34 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) issued the following statements in response to a letter from leaders of the Air Force and Army certifying the deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield...
Published: Sunday, February 7th, 2016 @ 11:01 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) concluded a Congressional Delegation visit to Fort Bragg in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 2:04 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, President Barack Obama vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016, which recently passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support. Following the president's decision to veto the NDAA for FY16, North Carolina Senators...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Under Tillis' amendment, the C-130Hs cannot be removed from Fort Bragg unless the following leadership approvals indicate our national security and readiness of the global response unit will not be jeopardized.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 4:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) wrote to Army Chief of Staff Mark A. Milley, expressing concern that the Air Force's plan to dismantle the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently wrote to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter expressing concern over comments made by some Air Force senior leaders instructing commanders at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield to "open up the clearing house to undermine the personnel structure" of the 440th Airlift Wing.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 2:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Fayetteville Observer reported that the Air Force is delaying its plans to deactivate Fort Bragg's 440th Airlift Wing for one year as a result of a sustained push by North Carolina's Congressional delegation to stop the deactivation.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Senate passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2016 introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that will not only save, but increase the C-130 presence at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 7:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that he has successfully secured an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2016 that requires the commanders of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division.
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2015 @ 5:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joseph Eggleston Johnston was born near Farmville, Virginia on February 3, 1807.
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2013 @ 1:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 28, 1818, Wade Hampton III was heir to one of the largest fortunes in the South. Wade Hampton III was a proficient businessman and legislator, who had misgivings about the slavery system.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Emil M. "Mike" Shutak, age 86, a resident of Brookshire Dr., Bath, NC passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm
By: Announcements
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