AM 1240 WJON » Minnesota National Guard http://wjon.com Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Camp Ripley Fights Fires, Guard Actived to Assist Around the State http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/ http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:18:44 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=189303 The Camp Ripley Fire Department battled two fires within the training area of the camp, while Gov. Dayton activated the National Guard to help fight other fires around the state.

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]]> http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota National Guard Continues Critical Role in Middle East [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/minnesota-national-guard-continues-critical-role-in-middle-east-audio/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-national-guard-continues-critical-role-in-middle-east-audio/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:21:33 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=178437 Earlier this month we marked the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. With Operation New Dawn, U.S. soldiers are no longer serving in combat missions in Iraq, but we still have a lot troops in the region.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-national-guard-continues-critical-role-in-middle-east-audio/feed/ 0 Minnesota National Guard, flickr National Biathlon Event at Camp Ripley http://wjon.com/national-biathlon-event-at-camp-ripley/ http://wjon.com/national-biathlon-event-at-camp-ripley/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:53:31 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=170970 A national biathlon event is being held at Camp Ripley. The 29th annual Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships start today (Saturday) and run through Thursday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/national-biathlon-event-at-camp-ripley/feed/ 0 Camp Ripley, biathlon Push To Help Minnesota Veterans Find Jobs Pays Off http://wjon.com/push-to-help-minnesota-veterans-find-jobs-pays-off/ http://wjon.com/push-to-help-minnesota-veterans-find-jobs-pays-off/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:44:38 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=158697 An intensive effort to help Minnesota veterans find civilian jobs is paying off. National Guard officials say most of the 2,700 soldiers from the "Red Bull" Division who returned from the Mideast last spring have found work.

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]]> http://wjon.com/push-to-help-minnesota-veterans-find-jobs-pays-off/feed/ 0 Moon Rocks From Apollo 11 Landing Found In Minnesota http://wjon.com/moon-rocks-from-apollo-11-landing-found-in-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/moon-rocks-from-apollo-11-landing-found-in-minnesota/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:38:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=150528 Houston, we have moon rocks. The Minnesota National Guard has found a few small fragments of the moon's surface in storage in a state building in St. Paul.

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]]> http://wjon.com/moon-rocks-from-apollo-11-landing-found-in-minnesota/feed/ 0 Minnesota National Guard Soldiers Return [PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/minnesota-national-guard-soldiers-return-photos/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-national-guard-soldiers-return-photos/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:47:08 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=92536 Raindrops and tear drops fell on Sunday afternoon as about a dozen National Guard soldiers were welcomed home at the St. Cloud National Guard Armory. The National Guard says a total of 215 soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team returned to St. Paul.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-national-guard-soldiers-return-photos/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice Nearly 3,000 Soldiers Returning Home to Minnesota http://wjon.com/nearly-3000-soldiers-returning-home-to-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/nearly-3000-soldiers-returning-home-to-minnesota/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:54:11 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=89838 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.

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]]> http://wjon.com/nearly-3000-soldiers-returning-home-to-minnesota/feed/ 0 Minnesota Head Says Guard Singled Out Over Suicides http://wjon.com/minnesota-head-says-guard-singled-out-over-suicides/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-head-says-guard-singled-out-over-suicides/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:30:26 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=60310 Adjutant General Rick Nash says the Minnesota National Guard is getting "unsubstantiated notoriety" over the number of military suicides.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-head-says-guard-singled-out-over-suicides/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner 10 Years of War: National Guard as Strong as Ever [AUDIO,VIDEO] http://wjon.com/10-years-of-war-national-guard-as-strong-as-ever-audiovideo/ http://wjon.com/10-years-of-war-national-guard-as-strong-as-ever-audiovideo/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:40:13 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=41890 The 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan quietly came and went last week. It's the longest conflict ever for the United States. Soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard have been called on to help fight in the war since May of 2004.

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]]> http://wjon.com/10-years-of-war-national-guard-as-strong-as-ever-audiovideo/feed/ 0 Minnesota National Guard, flickr French Award Medal to Little Falls National Guard Colonel http://wjon.com/french-award-medal-to-little-falls-national-guard-colonel/ http://wjon.com/french-award-medal-to-little-falls-national-guard-colonel/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:32:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=26238 A colonel in the Minnesota Army National Guard has been awarded a French National Defense Gold Medal.

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]]> http://wjon.com/french-award-medal-to-little-falls-national-guard-colonel/feed/ 0 uhura1701, Flickr Dayton Issues Emergency Flood Declaration http://wjon.com/dayton-issues-emergency-flood-declaration/ http://wjon.com/dayton-issues-emergency-flood-declaration/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:37:34 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=12033 Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency for 46 Minnesota counties impacted by spring flooding. The order Dayton signed Wednesday allows the State Emergency Operations Center to provide immediate help when those counties ask for help. It also directs the Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard to order to active duty personnel and equipment to provide assistance.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-issues-emergency-flood-declaration/feed/ 0 Dayton Appoints Ex-Guard Head To Minnesota Vet Post http://wjon.com/dayton-appoints-ex-guard-head-to-minnesota-vet-post/ http://wjon.com/dayton-appoints-ex-guard-head-to-minnesota-vet-post/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:15:52 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=4664 Gov. Mark Dayton has chosen former Minnesota National Guard leader Larry Shellito to fill a Veterans Affairs cabinet position.
Shellito was adjutant general of the Guard for seven years before his voluntary departure from the position last year.

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