Posted on December 22nd, 2021 by Linsey Williams
December 14, 2021 (LUVERNE, Minnesota) – The Minnesota National Guard broke ground today on a new training facility in Luverne, with construction scheduled to begin in June 2023. Minnesota State Senator Bill Weber of District 22 congratulated the Minnesota National Guard and the community of Luverne on the new facility during the event. “Having a
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Posted on December 20th, 2021 by Linsey Williams
December 17, 2021 – The Camp Ripley Memorialization Board is accepting nominations for possible candidates to be inducted into the 2021 Minnesota Army National Guard Court of Honor Induction Program at Camp Ripley, MN. Please reference the attached documents: Memorialization Regulation MNGR 1-33 (dtd 01 NOV 21)Complete List of Memorializations at Camp Ripley (dtd 12 OCT 21)History
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Posted on December 13th, 2021 by Linsey Williams
December 13, 2021 (St. Paul, Minnesota) — The Minnesota National Guard will celebrate the 385th birthday of the National Guard in St. Paul at noon on today with senior leaders hosting a cake cutting at the Cedar Street Armory. “For nearly four centuries, U.S. citizens have volunteered to serve their state and nation, said Army
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Posted on December 9th, 2021 by Linsey Williams
December 9, 2021 (Luverne, Minnesota) — The Minnesota National Guard is breaking ground on a new Training and Community Center in Luverne on Tuesday, Dec. 14th. “The new Training and Community Center in Luverne will be a quality, eco-friendly building that will enhance training, bring new capabilities to the area, and contribute to the mission
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Posted on December 5th, 2021 by Linsey Williams
December 3, 2021 (St. Paul, Minnesota) — Army Col. Timothy Kemp will relinquish command of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, to Army Lt. Col. Charles ‘Chip’ Rankin in a ceremony on Saturday at the Training and Community Center in Rosemount, Minnesota. “I enlisted as a private nearly 28 years
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Posted on December 1st, 2021 by Linsey Williams
November 30, 2021 (ST. PAUL, Minnesota) — Minnesota National Guard families will enjoy a special Christmasdelivery on Wednesday with the return of 13 Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing. These Airmenreturn home approximately 60-days earlier than anticipated – and just in time for Christmas.“I cannot thank the Airmen enough for their dedication and hard work
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Posted on November 24th, 2021 by Sydney Mariette
“Nobody wakes up and says they want to be an alcoholic. They get that way over time, over habits, and there’s no shame in admitting that that is what’s going on because it could happen to any of us,” said Warren Anthony, who works as the Risk Reduction Coordinator for the Minnesota National Guard’s Substance
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Posted on November 22nd, 2021 by Linsey Williams
November 22, 2021 (St. Paul, Minnesota) – Today, Governor Walz has activated the Minnesota National Guard toserve as skilled-nursing “rapid response teams” to support healthcare facilities experiencingsevere staffing shortages. “Our force is highly adaptive and with training will assist Minnesota’s healthcare community inresponding to healthcare staffing shortages,” said Army Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, theMinnesota National
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Posted on November 15th, 2021 by Linsey Williams
U.S. Air Force Capt. Katie Lunning was halfway through her first deployment as a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) nurse when evacuation operations out of Afghanistan began. Assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, she watched the Taliban move across Afghanistan on the news “On August 16th, the
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