Military

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds has reservations about repealing the Congressional resolution that facilitated the Iraq War.

One of the biggest barriers to higher education in America remains the cost. For South Dakota’s National Guardsmen and women, though, that barrier has just crumbled.

In the spring of 1945, a couple southwest of Miller, South Dakota discovered a strange balloon contraption in their field. It turned out to be a relic of World War II.

In 1952 during the height of the Korean Conflict, Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams shot down four Soviet MiG-15s in a matter of 35 minutes. Fearing an escalation during the Cold War, his commanders swore him to silence until recently.

As the United States entered World War II, a new air base was established in Rapid City.

This week, veterans from 36 states gathered in Rapid City for the Military Order of the Purple Hearts National Convention.

South Dakota’s two U.S. senators switched their vote on a bill that expands Veterans Affairs benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits. The two Republicans had previously voted against the measure. But on Tuesday evening they voted in favor of it.

A bridge over the James River on state Highway 46 will be dedicated to a fallen South Dakota veteran next month.

Airmen from Ellsworth Airforce Base completed training missions in the Indo-Pacific region last week.

South Dakota’s National Guard is sending 110 soldiers to Romania as part of Operation Resolute Castle, a training exercise with other countries.