Posted on July 30th, 2021 by Ben
SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota – Approximately 65 soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard’s C Battery, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, headquartered in Alexandria, will be returning to Minnesota Saturday July 31, 2021 after a nine-month deployment with personnel stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve. The Soldiers
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Posted on July 25th, 2021 by Blair Heusdens
July 25, 2021 (ST. PAUL, Minnesota) – The Minnesota National Guard is celebrating 25 years of partnership with Croatia under the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. “It’s a resonating part of the Minnesota National Guard/Croatia partnership that it is built on a bedrock of professionalism, knowledge and knowing that you’re there to share experiences,” said
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Posted on July 23rd, 2021 by Blair Heusdens
July 23, 2021 (CAMP RIPLEY, Minnesota) — The St. Cloud Police Department’s Youth Initiative Program’s St. Cloud Youth Leadership Academy (SCYLA) is continuing their yearly one-week camp at Camp Ripley July 12 through July 16, 2021. The purpose of the program is to offer support, build relationships and mentor youth in the St. Cloud area.
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Posted on July 21st, 2021 by Blair Heusdens
July 21, 2021 (MINNEAPOLIS) — U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, Air National Guard director arrived at the 133rd Airlift Wing, July 16. Loh met and thanked Airmen for their contributions to multiple domestic operations over the past year. Loh was greeted by senior leaders from the wing and Minnesota National Guard. The
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Posted on June 18th, 2021 by Blair Heusdens
June 18, 2021 (ST. PAUL, Minnesota) – Approximately 150 Soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Military Police Company headquartered in Stillwater, will be returning to Minnesota Saturday after a nine-month deployment to Cuba. The Soldiers provided base security in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo whose mission is to conduct safe, humane and legal
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Posted on June 16th, 2021 by Blair Heusdens
June 16, 2021 (ZAGREB, Croatia) — Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard and Iowa National Guard came together to conduct the Midwest Croatia Kosovo Exercise Adriatic Thunder with the Kosovo Security Forces and Croatian Armed Forces in Zagreb, Croatia, to show their ability to work across nations on critical mission systems, June 5-19,
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Posted on June 4th, 2021 by Blair Heusdens
June 4, 2021 (CAMP RIPLEY, Minnesota) – An ammunition review team from the Defense Ammunition Center recently visited Camp Ripley to conduct a Department of the Army inspection of the Ammunition Supply Point. During the three-day inspection, the team determined that Camp Ripley is above the average in compliance for the National Guard. Camp Ripley
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Posted on June 3rd, 2021 by Blair Heusdens
June 3, 2021 (ST. PAUL, Minnesota) — Sgt. Eli Bevis knew that he wanted to join the Army at a young age and he knew he wanted to join as a combat medic. In 2014, he enlisted into the Minnesota National Guard. Bevis is currently on his first overseas deployment with Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
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Posted on May 28th, 2021 by Blair Heusdens
May 29, 2021 (ST. PAUL, Minnesota) — Despite a brief slowdown of operations due to COVID-19 last year, the Minnesota Army National Guard’s military funeral honors program saw a significant milestone in March of this year, surpassing 50,000 funerals supported. The Minnesota National Guard Military Funeral Honors program began in 2004 and conducted approximately 300
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