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Minnesota National Guard Signs State Partnership Program Agreement with NorwayFebruary 15, 2023 — TRONDHEIM, Norway – The Minnesota National Guard signed an official State Partnership Program agreement with Norway Feb. 15 to further expand their 50-year relationship.“As a Minnesotan and a member... MORE 

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Minnesota Guard Conducts 30th Year of Winter TrainingFebruary 3, 2023 — GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - At a remote camp in Northern Minnesota where it’s -18 degrees and winds make it feel like -33, Minnesota National Guard communications experts conduct extensive winter... MORE 

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National Guard Leaders Join Multi-state Arctic EventFebruary 1, 2023 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - In the Arctic, steel becomes brittle at -22 degrees Fahrenheit, continuous connectivity at the bandwidth needed for modern military operations lags, and more than 80% of Alaska... MORE 

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Hokanson: Army Guard Aviation is big, Widespread, CapableJanuary 26, 2023 — FORT RUCKER, Ala. – The National Guard’s top leader talked with Army aviators Tuesday about how the Guard has evolved over the past four decades and what the future holds.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson,... MORE 

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Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade Tested in Warfighter ExerciseNovember 29, 2022 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team sent more than 100 Soldiers to participate in Warfighter Exercise 23-2 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Oct. 25-Nov... MORE 

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Minnesota Guard Honors Returning MIA Korean War VeteranNovember 28, 2022 — MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AIRPORT – Near midnight on a small airport tarmac in Bismarck, North Dakota, family and tribal drums greeted the return of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Melvin Little Bear, a Korean... MORE 

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Minnesota National Guard Supports Iraq Air Base OperationsOctober 17, 2022 — AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – In May, 21 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 347 Regional Support Group, Task Force Victory, arrived to support those stationed at Al Asad Air Base for... MORE 

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Army Guard Makes it to Final Round of Army Best Squad CompetitionOctober 11, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Five Army National Guard members were among four teams selected for the final round of the U.S. Army’s inaugural Best Squad Competition.The Best Squad Competition, formerly the U.S... MORE 

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Whitehead: Relationships the ‘Magic Ingredient’ in NCO Development in EuropeSeptember 12, 2022 — MONS, Belgium – Standing in a city twice liberated from enemy occupation in the last century, the two senior enlisted military leaders of Moldova and Ukraine conversed in Russian — a common language... MORE 

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Minnesota National Guard trains with interagency partnersAugust 16, 2022 — SHAKOPEE, Minn. — The Minnesota National Guard's St. Paul-based 55th Civil Support Team partnered with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Department of Public Safety, the FBI's Minneapolis... MORE 

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Tennessee Hosts Army National Guard Best Warrior CompetitionJuly 25, 2022 — SMYRNA, Tenn. – The Army National Guard will find its best warriors this week in the 2022 Army National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition.  Fourteen Soldiers will battle it out to see who will earn the... MORE 

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Minnesota, South Dakota Guard Conduct Wet Gap CrossingJuly 22, 2022 — LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – The South Dakota and Minnesota National Guard joined forces to conduct a Wet Gap Crossing exercise at Camp Ripley Training Center July 18-19.Crossing a wet gap means crossing a... MORE 

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Minnesota National Guard Soldiers Join Croatian Best Soldier CompetitionJuly 11, 2022 — SLUNJ, Croatia – The morning dawned hot and muggy, setting the tone for more than 70 competitors — including two Minnesota National Guard Soldiers — as they faced eight tests of skill and endurance... MORE 

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Minnesota National Guard, Croatia Collaborate via State Partnership ProgramJune 29, 2022 — SAINT PAUL, Minn. – “It always feels good to help a friend,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Buck, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter technical inspector with the Minnesota National Guard’s Bravo Company, 834th... MORE 

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National Guard Defends the Cyber FrontJune 13, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard is the nation’s oldest military service, yet uniquely adaptable to a relatively new warfighting domain: cyberwarfare. “The cyber skills that many members of the... MORE 

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Minnesota medics care for Alaskans in remote communitiesMay 31, 2022 — KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska – The Minnesota National Guard’s 204th Medical Company Area Support Company mobilized to Alaska for Arctic Care 2022 May 3-14.Arctic Care is an annual Innovative Readiness... MORE 

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Minnesota Guard Soldier, NCO are regional Best WarriorsMay 17, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – Twelve noncommissioned officers and Soldiers from Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin competed in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp... MORE 

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Wisconsin Army Guard unit returns from Eastern EuropeApril 19, 2022 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – On a cold and windy day, the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 107th Maintenance Company received a warm welcome back to the state following a nine-month deployment in Poland, Romania... MORE 

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Norway, Minnesota Guard celebrate 49th troop exchangeApril 19, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – The 49th Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange came to a close in April as more than 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard departed Norway to return to... MORE 

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Alaska National Guard hosts Arctic Interest CouncilApril 1, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – When delegates of the National Guard Arctic Interest Council representing six states visited the arctic city of Kotzebue March 29, they witnessed a... MORE 

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