national guard

The award-winning Minnesota National Guard Company was honored Saturday morning at River's Edge Convention Center.

Nearly 20 soldiers from the National Guard’s B Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment based in St. Cloud, are deploying for a nine-month mission to Afghanistan.

Air Force Colonel Sandra Best was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General during a ceremony Thursday.

The 7th and 8th waves of soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team will be returning to Minnesota late tonight (Monday) and tomorrow afternoon.

Another group of National Guard soldiers are coming home to Central Minnesota.

The second wave of National Guard soldiers are coming home today (Wednesday).  There are 219 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry that are returning to the state.

The Minnesota National Guard has announced the return of nearly 3,000 soldiers to Minnesota over the next three weeks.  They have been serving in Afghanistan and Kuwait during the past year.

70 Minnesota National Guard soldiers returned home to St. Cloud today to tears, hugs and celebrations just in time for Thanksgiving.