Gov. Tim Walz today activated the Minnesota National Guard to assist state and local law enforcement in public safety efforts in Saint Paul over the coming days. The governor’s action follows the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol last week and national reports of possible arm…
More than 200 soldiers and airmen from the Minnesota National Guard have been activated to support the state’s COVID-19 response efforts. This number is expected to increase to over 400 by the end of the week.
Last night Governor Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard in response to civil disturbance, at the request of Minneapolis Mayor Frey.
Jacob Pederson of Wheaton, successfully completed four years of challenging academic, physical and professional military training, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering and a commission as a U. S. Marine Corps second lieutenant. He …
The current COVID-19 pandemic has redefined the meaning of the “front line.” It is no longer a place of guns, cannons and carnage. It is a fight being waged in quiet corridors and private rooms by men and women wearing personal protective equipment. Their fight is to preserve life wherever i…
Brian Hansel
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Chantel Wilmot, was promoted to the status of captain in the United States Air Force on Nov. 14 at Yokota Air Force Base in Japan.
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Jim Olson joined the North Dakota National Guard when he was 17. The end of January will see him officially retire from the Guard and begin a new chapter in his life as an Otter Tail County Veterans Services officer.
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A Perham man was one of three soldiers identified in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash that took the lives of the entire crew on Thursday, Dec. 5.
The Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls hosted a Veterans Day Program on Monday that featured patriotic music sung by the Veterans Home Choir, guest speaker Jean Walker, Department President of the Minnesota American Legion Auxiliary, and honorary guest Larry Herke, the commissioner of t…