Minnesota National Guard honored for evacuation efforts in Afghanistan
A central Minnesota Army National Guard unit is being honored with the U.S. military's highest unit award.
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A central Minnesota Army National Guard unit is being honored with the U.S. military's highest unit award.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's military record has come under renewed scrutiny following Vice President Kamala Harris' announcement of Walz as her running mate.
Minnesotans will celebrate dads this weekend. But some Father's Day celebrations will have to wait until more than 500 Minnesota National Guard members come home from Kuwait.
A group of Minnesota first responders is heading to Iowa to help out areas devastated by deadly tornadoes earlier this month.
The calendar on Sunday said "Mother's Day," but for some families, celebrations will have to wait until hundreds of more days for Minnesota National Guardsmen and women come home.
Minnesota's National Guard is capitalizing on one of its longest-standing partnerships in an entirely new way this weekend.
Troops from Minnesota and Norway are collaborating on cyber defense training in the Twin Cities Saturday.
The Minnesota National Guard met its recruiting goal for the first time in four years in 2023 and they hope to boost enlistment in 2024 by hosting multiple "Mission Day" events.
Kuwait is in the middle of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran. That puts the soldiers in proximity with Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen wreaking havoc in the Red Sea, in addition to non-state actors among the Iranian factions in Iraq and Syria.
Hundreds of Minnesota citizen-soldiers and their families will gather Thursday for a send-off ceremony.
Hundreds of citizen soldiers are about to head into a volatile part of the world.
Hundreds of citizen soldiers are about to head into a volatile part of the world.
Soldiers expecting to deploy soon get an introduction to what they can expect
For 50 years the Minnesota National Guard and Norway's Home Guard have exchanged ideas, technology and best practices.
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the NOREX American-Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange. WCCO's Reg Chapman has more on what the partnership means for democracy.
The United States Air Force on Friday selected Minnesota's 133rd Airlift Wing to receive eight new "top of the line" aircrafts that will better equip airmen and women during their missions around the world.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that he authorized the state's national guard to provide emergency aviation support in fighting severe wildfires in Louisana.
The C-130 planes are involved in a lot of critical missions at home and overseas. They're important for delivering supplies into hostile areas or national disaster areas.
