Minnesota State Fair’s 14th annual Military Appreciation

Minnesota State Fair’s 14th annual Military Appreciation Veteran Voices

Social media reel of Diane Kinney, a veteran who served in an active status from 1975-1977 and a reservist until 1986 talks about her service, her family's service and the Minnesota State Fair at the Great Minnesota Get Together, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Aug. 26, 2025. (Minnesota National Guard Video by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Taken: 08.26.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh

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34th ID Red Bull Band Performs at the Minnesota...

08.26.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks

Soldiers in the 34th Infantry Division Red Bull Band, "Boots and Brass," perform during the Minnesota State Fair's Armed Forces Appreciation Day...

Sen. Klobuchar and Sen. Smith visit the 133rd...

08.20.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Alejandra Bosquez Delgado

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., held a press conference at the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn., Aug....

175th RTI Holds OCS and WOCS Graduation Ceremony

08.19.2025 | Photo by Anthony Housey

Graduates of the Officer Candidate School Class 69 and Warrant Officer Candidate School 25-001 receive their commissions Aug. 17, 2025, during a...

106th Aviation Regiment Conducts Sling-Load...

08.11.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks

Soldiers from the 106th Aviation Regiment out of the Illinois National Guard conduct sling-load training with UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters and...

Protez Walking Tour

08.11.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Alejandra Bosquez Delgado

Family members from the Protez Foundation toured the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 11, 2025. The Protez Foundation is a non-profit...

148th Fighter Wing F-16 Recovery

08.08.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota National Guard, is recovered into a hangar bay at the 148th Fighter Wing in...

106th Aviation Regiment Conducts Aerial Gunnery at...

08.08.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks

Soldiers from the 106th Aviation Regiment out of the Illinois National Guard conduct day and night aerial gunnery with UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters...

Future Faces of the Force: Out of the Past Emerges...

08.06.2025 | Courtesy Photo

At 43 years old, with a wife and three kids, Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Patrick Kooiker returned to the Minnesota National Guard in 2021 after...

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Minnesota State Fair’s 14th annual Military...

08.26.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh

Social media reel of Diane Kinney, a veteran who served in an active status from 1975-1977 and a reservist until 1986 talks about her service, her...

Minnesota State Fair’s 14th annual Military...

08.26.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh

Social media highlight reel of Airmen and Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard, Veterans, their friends and families gather to celebrate the...

Minnesota State Fair’s 14th annual Military...

08.26.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh

Social media reel featuring the opening ceremony during the Minnesota State Fair Military Appreciation Day.

106th Aviation Regiment Conducts Annual Training at...

08.11.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks

Soldiers from the 106th Aviation Regiment out of the Illinois National Guard conduct day and night aerial gunnery on August 8th, 2025, and...

133rd Airlift Wing and 148th Fighter Wing Conduct...

07.23.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks

Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard 133rd Airlift Wing and 148th Fighter Wing conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care courses, supported by...

Airmen and Soldiers Sharpen Lifesaving Skills...

07.23.2025 | Video by Airman Cailey Aandal

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd and 148th Medical Groups, complete Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course near Little Falls, Minn., July...

Camp Ripley Celebrates U.S. Army's 250th Birthday

06.13.2025 | Video by Anthony Housey

Soldiers training at Camp Ripley Training Center, near Little Falls, Minnesota, give shoutouts to the U.S. Army's 250th Birthday on June 14th,...

F-16 Fighting Falcons Taxi

06.07.2025 | Video by Airman 1st Class Addie Peterson

F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi down the runway at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minnesota. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Airman Addie...

Future Faces of the Force: Out of the Past Emerges...

08.19.2025 | Story by Capt. Kristin Ohrt

At 43 years old, with a wife and three kids, Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Patrick Kooiker returned to the Minnesota National Guard in 2021 after...

Minnesota National Guard joins Croatian partner...

08.13.2025 | Story by Sgt. Austyn Aagaard

Minnesota National Guard service members joined a multinational military parade, July 31, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia, to mark the 30th anniversary...

Rooted in Sacrifice, Driven by Purpose

08.03.2025 | Story by Airman Kaci Brannan

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Daisy Johnson, a services specialist at the 133rd Force Support Squadron, enlisted in the Air National Guard at the age...

Play ball: Military youth participate in Minnesota...

07.25.2025 | Story by Cristina Oxtra

The Minnesota Twins, in partnership with the Minnesota National Guard Child & Youth Program, USO, and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, hosted a baseball clinic for military youth at Camp Ripley on July 13.

Minnesota celebrates Army’s 250th birthday

06.13.2025 | Story by Sgt. 1st Class Ben Houtkooper and Maj. Nathan Wallin

Members of the Minnesota National Guard celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday with an event at the headquarters of the 34th Red Bull Infantry...

Future Faces of the Force: Aidan McGill, a rising...

06.12.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh

At just 22 years old, Spc. Aidan McGill, a Saint Paul native, and military police officer assigned to the Stillwater-based 34th Military Police...

Minnesota Guard State Chaplain Retires Amidst...

06.01.2025 | Story by Anthony Housey

Wishing Chaplain Colonel Philip “Buddy” Winn Jr. a happy & well-deserved retirement! After over 37 years of service in the Army National...

From service to softball: Minnesota National Guard...

05.27.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh

As a veteran with nearly two decades of service, Army 1st Sgt. Steven Cox has had plenty of experience, but his latest achievement took him to a...

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Ripley Recall Episode 2: 2025 Canadian Exercise...

03.12.2025 | Audio by Anthony Housey and Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks

During episode two of the Ripley Recall, Canadian Soldier’s from the Canadian Army’s 38th Brigade Group, Cpl. Noah Brown and Cpt. Seija...

Ripley Recall Episode 2: 2025 Canadian Exercise...

03.12.2025 | Audio by Anthony Housey and Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks

During episode two of the Ripley Recall, Canadian Soldier’s from the Canadian Army’s 38th Brigade Group, Cpl. Noah Brown and Cpt. Seija...

Ripley RECALL Ep. 1 - Introduction to Camp Ripley...

01.21.2025 | Audio by Anthony Housey

Rossow, and Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks, introduce the start of the Ripley RECALL Podcast series and provide information on upcoming events at Camp...

Ripley RECALL Ep. 1 - Introduction to Camp Ripley...

01.21.2025 | Audio by Anthony Housey

Rossow, and Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks, introduce the start of the Ripley RECALL Podcast series and provide information on upcoming events at Camp...

Ripley RECALL Ep. 1 - Introduction to Camp Ripley...

01.21.2025 | Audio by Anthony Housey

The Camp Ripley Public Affairs Office Team, consisting of Mr. Anthony Housey, 1st Lt. Colton Rossow, and Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks, introduce the...

Ripley RECALL Ep. 1 - Introduction to Camp Ripley...

01.21.2025 | Audio by Anthony Housey

The Camp Ripley Public Affairs Office Team, consisting of Mr. Anthony Housey, 1st Lt. Colton Rossow, and Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks, introduce the...

Beneath the Wing - Chief Master Sgt. Mark Legvold

09.07.2023 | Courtesy Audio

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Schumacher, incoming command chief for the 133rd Airlift Wing, interviews Command Chief Master Sgt. Mark...

Beneath the Wing - Tech. Sgt. Elias Straw

08.31.2023 | Courtesy Audio

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Mark Legvold, 133rd Airlift Wing, interviews U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elias Straw, 133rd Maintenance...

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Minnesota National Guard Annual Report, The -...

12.31.2024 | Courtesy Publication

The 2024 Minnesota National Guard Annual Report and 2025 Objectives.

OnFive - 12.19.2024

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This is the December 2024 edition of the On-Five Newsletter. It contains news from July through December 2024. (Air National Guard Publication by...

OnFive - 07.15.2024

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This is the Summer 2024 edition of the On-Five Newsletter. It contains news from April through June 2024. (Air National Guard Publication by the...

OnFive - 03.20.2024

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This is the March 2024 edition of the On-Five Newsletter. It contains news from January through March 2024. (Air National Guard Publication by the...

The Ripley Reporter - 03.01.2024

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Volume 16, Issue 3 of The Ripley Reporter featuring articles on the recently completed U.S.-Norway Reciprocal Troop Exchange NOREX 51 as well as...

Minnesota National Guard Annual Report, The -...

12.31.2023 | Courtesy Publication

Since August 2020, I have been honored to serve as the 32nd Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard. Each year, I am excited to share...

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OnFive - 10.01.2023

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A history of the 148th Fighter Wing spanning 75 years.

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