JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska— RED FLAG-Alaska is a Pacific Air Force-sponsored exercise from May 30 through June 14, designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment enabling joint combined forces to exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures while improving interoperability with fellow allied forces. Approximately 3,100 service members are expected to fly, maintain, and
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For more than the last 20 years, the Soldiers of Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, who are known as the “Red Devils,” have partnered with the Canadian Armed Forces to conduct joint training exercises every spring at Minnesota’s Camp Ripley. This year’s event during the week of March 9, 2024, the units
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U. S. Steel was recognized as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon company for its efforts in supporting the military community at a proclamation event in Virginia, Minnesota, on June 27, 2024. “We value our partnerships with the many companies, organizations, and communities across Minnesota that are part of our Beyond the Yellow Ribbon network, and
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At the beginning of their military careers, now Air Force Majors Melissa Spencer and Stephanie Servi had their own reasons for joining. Spencer enlisted with the Alaska National Guard as a personnel specialist, while Servi went the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps route, joining as a cadet at the University of Minnesota’s ROTC Detachment
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The Minnesota National Guard aviation unit from Saint Cloud opened its doors to community groups, fostering connections and promoting understanding of its mission at the Aviation Support Facility, known as AASF2, in Saint Cloud, Minnesota on June 13, 2024. C Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, and B Company, 1st General Support
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Replenex, a distributor of cutting tools, abrasives, adhesives, safety products, and industrial supplies, was recognized as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon company for its efforts in supporting the military community at a proclamation event in Eden Prairie on June 11, 2024. “We are pleased to welcome Replenex, a company founded by a veteran, to our
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We all know people who encounter unpredictable and challenging situations, requiring them to adapt quickly.  Their ability to remain composed, or look composed, in high pressure situations is enviable. Staff Sgt. Kristin Swanstrom, a Tactical Aircraft Maintenance specialist, or crew chief, from the Minnesota National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing, is one of those people who make
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Military families come in many shapes and sizes, and all members of the family serve in their own ways, at home or abroad. For some, that service involves keeping the home front running while their service member is deployed or working, for others, it includes taking an oath and putting the uniform on themselves. That
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Father’s Day is a day to celebrate fathers and father figures, and to show appreciation for their love, support, and guidance. It’s also a day to recognize the importance, influence, and strength of paternal bonds. For a Minnesota National Guard father and son, this bond has become even more special and indelible through their joint
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