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Minnesota National Guard service members joined a multinational military parade, July 31, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia, to mark the 30th anniversary of Operation Storm and to commemorate Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, as well as the Day of Croatian Defenders. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Engle, a crew chief with the Minnesota National Guard’s Duluth-based
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A new one-of-a-kind program at the University of Minnesota Medical School is providing military medics with an opportunity designed to take their military experience and catapult it into a career as a physician. For medics such as New Prague native Army Spc. Lauren Kitner of the Minnesota National Guard, one of the first to use
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Minnesota National Guard Child & Youth Program State Teen Panel member Lily Johnson represented the National Guard as a delegate at the Joint Service Teen Council Summit held June 1-6 in Pentagon City, Virginia. Johnson, who also serves as the Army directorate teen panelist representing the Army National Guard, was one of 17 military teen
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In early May, the 210th Engineering Installation Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard, and 205th Engineering Installation Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, came together at Camp Ripley Training Center for a joint training exercise known as the May Fly Away, which focused on strengthening mission readiness and building unit cohesion. The multi-day field training provided hands-on
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Through an effort dubbed Operation Food Fairy, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, in partnership with Meals from the Heart, provided 100 bags of groceries to those in need in the military community on July 11. Meals from Heart volunteers packed the grocery bags and then BTYR volunteers delivered them to armories and bases across the state.
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Growing up with a passion for aviation, Airman 1st Class Edward Chmiel has turned his love for flying into a military and civilian career. Chmiel, an established commercial airline pilot, recently joined the Minnesota National Guard’s Duluth-based 148th Fighter Wing as a crew chief. In this role, he will maintain fighter jets and hopes to
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The Rosemount Beyond the Yellow Ribbon network hosted its ‘Patriots in the Park’ festivities at Rosemount Central Park on June 10, 2025. The free event, which was open to the public, featured music, entertainment, food, games, giveaways, static military vehicle displays, a fire truck, and interactive information booths. Onstage, the Rosemount BTYR was recognized for
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June 1, 2025 (ST. PAUL, Minnesota) – A retirement event was held for Minnesota Army National Guard Chaplain Colonel Philip “Buddy” Winn Jr., June 8, 2025, in Osseo, Minnesota. Chaplain Winn assumed duties as the State Chaplain for the Minnesota National Guard on March 15, 2020, and is retiring from the military, having served more
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At just 22 years old, Spc. Aidan McGill, a Saint Paul native, and military police officer assigned to the Stillwater-based 34th Military Police Company, is making strides in both his personal and professional life. McGill enlisted in June 2022, after his freshman year in college. Having graduated from Saint Thomas Academy, an all-boys catholic college
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As a veteran with nearly two decades of service, Army 1st Sgt. Steven Cox has had plenty of experience, but his latest achievement took him to a different kind of field – a softball field. Cox, the first sergeant assigned to the Minnesota National Guard’s Faribault-based 224th Transportation Company, recently competed with the 2024 All-Army
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March 30, 2022 (Little Falls, Minnesota)– The Minnesota National Guard’s Camp Ripley is celebrating their new fire hall with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. “The new fire hall enables our fire department to continue to serve Camp Ripley and the surroundingcommunities,” said Army Brig. Gen. Lowell Kruse, Senior Commander for Camp Ripley.
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March 24, 2022 (Brainerd, Minnesota)– The Minnesota National Guard is celebrating the newly remodeled Brainerd Armory with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. “The remodeled Brainerd Armory is a quality, eco-friendly building that will enhance training, bring new capabilities to the area, and contribute to the mission readiness of the Soldiers in the
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March 19, 2022 (Little Falls, Minnesota)– Camp Ripley is hosting the Canadian Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (LSSR) and 2/147 Assault Helicopter Battalion (AHB) from March 16th until March 20th to conduct joint training missions at Camp Ripley Training Center. “We are always grateful and excited to have our Canadian Partners train here at Camp Ripley,”
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March 11, 2022 (Arden Hills, Minnesota)– Army Maj. Gen. Mike Wickman will relinquish command of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division to Army Brig. Gen. Charles Kemper in a ceremony on Saturday at the General Vessey Readiness Center at Arden Hills, Minnesota. “As leaders, we are charged with leaving every organization better than we found
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March 3, 2022 (Duluth, Minnesota)– This spring, the Duluth-based 148th Fighter Wing will deploy more than 300 Airmen and its F-16 aircraft overseas to conduct U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) missions in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area. While deployed, the 148th will deliver dominant coalition air power with the USAFCENT partners to secure
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