Minnesota National Guard

Major General Jon Jensen, Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard led a news conference Saturday at the Army Aviation Support Facility at the St. Cloud Airport.

The Minnesota National Guard has released the names of the three guard members killed in Thursday's black hawk helicopter crash near Kimball.

The names of the three soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in rural Stearns County are expected to be released Saturday.

Some troops from Norway are spending part of their February in Minnesota.

Members of the National Guard received some Domestic Operations training from local law enforcement this weekend.

Some National Guard soldiers, and a couple of helicopters, based here in St. Cloud are being deployed to Texas to help with the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

The Minnesota National Guard has a new leader, Major General Jon Jensen was appointed Wednesday by Governor Dayton as the 31st Adjutant General of the state's National Guard.

For the first time ever a Minnesota National Guard unit will be deployed to Guantanamo Bay.

An Air Force colonel has become the first female general in Minnesota's National Guard. Sandra Best was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony on Thursday.

Role players are need for a training exercise at Camp Ripley. They are recruiting over 40 local residents to participate in a pre-deployment cultural immersion training for the U.S. National Guard. The exercise will take place from May 26th through July 25th.