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MAILLY-LE-CAMP, France — Nearly 60 Minnesota National Guard Soldiers of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, including members of the division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, performed battlefield command operations out of Camp de Mailly, here throughout the last two weeks of April in support of a NATO exercise. Red Bulls participated in the fourth
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The Camp Ripley Training Center will celebrate 91 years of service to state and federal military personnel as well as its state partners. Since it swung open its gates in 1931, the fifth largest and third busiest National Guard training site continues to evolve as the Unites States military modernizes. In 2022-2023 Minnesota National Guard
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Parenthood is hard. Being a parent in the military adds a new layer of challenges. April is the Month of the Military Child, created by former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986. The month recognizes the contributions and sacrifices of the children as they support their military parents. According to Molly Holm, 133rd Airlift Wing’s
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April is Month of the Military Child, a time to honor and recognize the sacrifices made by military families and their children. In the communities surrounding Duluth, the Minnesota National Guard, 148th Fighter Wing and local organizations are working together to support military children and their families. The saying goes that, ‘it takes a village,’
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Building relationships with organizations outside of your own can be challenging, but it is an important step in reaching a common goal. For four days, nine Production Assistance Team (PAT) members started building the foundation of a new relationship with three organizations at the 133rd Airlift Wing. The nine members are subject matter experts in
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The 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment partnered with the Canadian Army Reserve from the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, known as the LSSR and Sailors from His Majesty’s Canadian Ship – Griffin, known as the HMCS Griffin during exercise Sure Shot over March 2023. Exercise Sure Shot, has been an opportunity for the Minnesota
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On a cool, crisp, snow-covered day, Minnesota National Guard competitors welcomed Croatian and Canadian Armed Forces members to find this year’s best noncommissioned officer and Soldier during the 2023 Best Warrior Competition hosted at Camp Ripley. According to the National Defense University, to counter strategic competition with Russia it takes strategic alliances and cooperation with
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Nearly 150 people, representing 47 companies and organizations across Minnesota, attended the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon spring conference April 13 at Allianz Life headquarters in Minneapolis to share best practices in supporting military veterans, service members, and their families. “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon companies play a vital role in enabling our servicemembers and their families
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Around 80 members of the Minnesota National Guard’s Task Force Victory, made up of Soldiers of the Brooklyn Park-based 347th Regional Support Group and their families, gathered at Bethel University in Saint Paul to attend a reintegration event hosted by the Yellow Ribbon Program April 1, 2023. The recently returned troops
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On April 30, 2008, the 148th Fighter Wing became the first unit in the Air Force to receive recognition as an Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Worksite. Recently, the Wing received notification it has been officially recertified as an OSHA VPP Star Worksite effective February 15, 2023. The recertification
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Media Advisories
MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate ReleaseJune 1, 2023 LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – More than 1000 Minnesota Scouts and volunteers representing theBoy Scouts of America will participate in the Biennial Boy Scouts Jamboree Saturday at CampRipley to learn leadership skills and basic military tasks. “The longstanding partnership between the Boy Scouts and the Minnesota National Guard is
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MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate Release May 22, 2023 ST. PAUL, Minn. – Ryan Companies US, Inc., a commercial real estate service company in Minneapolis, will be recognized as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon organization for its efforts in supporting the military community at a proclamation event tomorrow. “The Minnesota National Guard and Beyond the Yellow
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MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate Release May 15, 2023 ST. PAUL, Minn. – The YMCA of the North, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, will be recognized as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon organization for its efforts in supporting the military community at a proclamation event tomorrow. “The
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MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate ReleaseMay 10, 2023 LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – Almost 100 individuals representing the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon community networks in cities and counties across Minnesota will attend the annual Joining Community Forces event on Friday at Camp Ripley to share best practices in supporting military veterans, service members, and their families. “Our
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MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate ReleaseMay 6, 2023 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Tomorrow, the 147th Human Resources Company will hold a departure ceremony for Soldiers deploying to Kuwait. “The 147th HRC has been a high-demand unit with multiple overseas deployments as well as state active duty in their lineage, and I have no doubt they will be
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