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11/01/2012 | Robin Walbridge, KD4OHZ, Missing at Sea after Sinking of Tall Ship Bounty; Ship’s Electrician Doug Faunt, N6TQS, Rescued

Robin Walbridge, KD4OHZ -- the captain of the Bounty -- perished at sea, but along with 13 others, Doug Faunt, N6TQS, was rescued by the US Coast Guard.
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06/22/2010 | RMS Express with WINMOR Now Available for Winlink 2000

ARSFI Announces Release of WINMOR
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06/30/2009 | Army MARS Launches Summer School

School won't be out this summer for Army MARS members as they begin the second round of an intensive retraining program -- MARS 101 -- that begins July 5. The 12 week course is designed to align MARS procedures with the newly-revised National Incident Man
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10/01/2008 | Army Amateur Radio Station in Iraq Seeks American Military Personnel to Lead Station

Army Captain Jeff Hammer,YI9IC/N9NIC, the custodian of the Baghdad Amateur Radio Society (BARS), is due to come home after a nine month tour of duty with the Indiana National Guard. "I need someone I can turn the BARS station over to," he said.
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09/03/2008 | As Gustav Pounds Louisiana, Local and Area Hams are Ready

As Hurricane Gustav roared through Louisiana, ARRL Division, Section and public information volunteers in and around the area impacted by the Category 2 hurricane, reported that they were preparing to deploy themselves and other volunteers to strategic lo
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08/24/2008 | MARS to Assist with Republican, Democratic National Conventions

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has requested Army MARS support for the Democratic National Convention in Denver and the Republican National Convention in St Paul. "I find it hard to imagine a more challenging security operation t
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