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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Posted on November 8th, 2021 by Sydney Mariette
Editor’s Note: In this series we meet the people who serve their state and nation in the Minnesota National Guard. We take you beyond the names and titles and discover the reasons for service and the different paths taken to get to where they are today, in their own words. Q: Where are you from,
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Posted on November 4th, 2021 by Linsey Williams
October 29, 2021 (Camp Ripley, Minnesota) — We all have a book or two that we can’t put down or can’t stop thinking about. On the first of November, readers and authors around the world celebrate a special day, National Author’s Day. This holiday gives people a chance to appreciate the minds that create these
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Posted on November 3rd, 2021 by Linsey Williams
November 2, 2021 (Duluth, Minnesota) Military Family Appreciation Month happens each November. It was established by the Armed Services YMCA in 1996 as a way of recognizing and honoring the sacrifices made by families throughout the Armed Forces. The 148th Fighter Wing, like other National Guard units, have several family combinations within their ranks. One
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