Fort Belknap drops Guard training project

Tim Leeds

Havre Daily News

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The plan to build a training range for the Montana Air National Guard in north-central Montana was put on hold after the Fort Belknap Indian Community tribal council voted to end its participation in the project.

"This kind of came as a shock," said Lt. Col. Bill Schulz, project manager for the training range. "When that kind of wears off, we'll have to see where we're at."

Schulz said military officials need to regroup and assess the level of support - particularly financial - for the project. He said federal suppor...