Tag: military
Annual Military Training Exercise to Cause loud “booms” August 9-20
CAMP DOUGLAS, WI (Submitted to OnFocus) — Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center is hosting approximately 60 aircraft and nearly 1,000 personnel from the...
Marshfield Firefighter Returns from Military Service in Afghanistan
Marshfield, WI (OnFocus) Firefighter/Paramedic Anthony Halloran has returned to his position at the Marshfield Fire & Rescue Department after being deployed to Afghanistan with...
Remains of Wisconsin soldier killed in Korea return home
ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) — A 19-year-old Wisconsin soldier killed during the Korean War nearly 70 years ago will be buried in his hometown.
The remains...
Military Conducting Aircraft Training Exercises Over Central Wisconsin
Update: Wood County Dispatch has advised that fighter jets will be in the area today (August 15). Residents may hear sonic booms.
Marshfield, WI...
Black Hawk Helicopter Lands at Chaparrals Game
Marshfield, WI (OnFocus) A U-60 Black Hawk Helicopter touched down with the final notes of the National Anthem before the Chaparrals game against the...
Pearl Harbor Re-Burials Across the US Give Families Closure
HONOLULU (AP) — More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor,...
Almosta Ranch Fundraising for Retired Military Dog’s Medical Care
Those who attend the Open House for Almosta Ranch K9 Learning Center on October 20 will have the chance to meet a real K9...
Campaign Aims to Send 95 Year-Old WWII Veteran on ‘Trip of a Lifetime’
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At 95, WWII Veteran Robert Almquist of Wisconsin Rapids still likes to recall stories of his time serving aboard the USS Oakland in...
Mitten’s Home Appliance Honoring Military Employee with Grill-Out Event
Mitten’s Home Appliance will host a special Military Appreciation Day event Saturday, June 16 to wish an employee well before his year-long deployment. Mitten’s...
Hiller’s True Value Flag Program Returns to Neighborhoods this Independence Day
Volunteers Will Place over 14,000 Flags
In the span of a few hours, entire neighborhoods become extra patriotic just in time for Independence Day thanks...
