Minnesota National Guard aviators with B Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, assist the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office in their search and rescue efforts in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area May 23, 2024, after four canoeists went over Curtain Falls. Two members of the group have been rescued; however, two Minnesota residents remain missing.
“No one expects their vacation to turn to crisis. Yet, when four canoeists went over Curtain Falls in the BWCA, this became a reality,” said Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who ordered the National Guard's activation. “My family is intimately familiar with the fear and heartbreak these canoeists are feeling. We are praying for those involved and immensely...
The 148th Fighter Wing and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) conducted a boss lift in a KC-135 Stratotanker for local employers and educators to share what employees do at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minn. during their military duty time. Supporters were flown in a KC-135 assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing from Milwaukee, Wis. to experience an aerial refueling mission firsthand. Guardsmen nominated employers and...
