Memorial Ceremony for Spc. Juan Mendez Covarrubias 03.16.2020 | Photo by Sgt. Sydney Mariette The 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade held a memorial ceremony for Spc. Juan Mendez Covarrubias on March 16 2020. He served honorably as...
The Horns of Justice 03.08.2020 | Photo by Sgt. Sirrina E. Martinez Members of the 34th Infantry Division legal team hold the "Horns of Justice" crest, Mar. 8, 2020, at the Rosemount National Guard Armory. The...
Tail rotor inspection and replacement for UH-60... 03.04.2020 | Photo by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Spc. Tyler Burleson, a UH-60 Helicopter Repairer with Delta Company, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, inspects a tail rotor blade before it...
Spc. Griffen Vaughn, Task Force Javelin’s Best... 02.17.2020 | Photo by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Spc. Griffen Vaughn is an Aircraft Power Plant Repair Specialist (15B), with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 189th General Support Aviation...
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers Practice the ACFT... 02.07.2020 | Photo by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Soldiers from the 834th Aviation Support Battalion held a familiarization class on the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). This training allowed the...
Sgt. Shanice Buckhalton: To serve her country and... 02.05.2020 | Photo by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Sgt. Shanice Buckhalton is currently deployed to the Middle East as an administration non-commissioned officer with the Headquarters Support...
Soldiers Patch a CH-47 Chinook 01.03.2020 | Photo by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Spc. David Crockett works alongside Spc. Brandon Churches as they patch the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook. Both are Aircraft Structural Repairers (15G)...
34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers... 01.02.2020 | Photo by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Soldiers of the 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade earned their combat patch during a patching ceremony on January 2, 2020. The U.S. Army...
34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Flight... 03.06.2020 | Video by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Members of the 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct pre-flight checks and prepare for flight...
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Tressa Marquardt, A Modern... 03.06.2020 | Video by Sgt. Sydney Mariette As a pilot for the Minnesota National Guard, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Tressa Marquardt has deployed multiple times and is currently serving in a...
2-238th MEDEVAC Spin Up 02.14.2020 | Video by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Members of Charlie Company, 2-238th, 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion provide MEDEVAC support during their deployment to the Middle East...
Deadlifts in the Desert: ACFT Familiarization... 02.08.2020 | Video by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Sgt. Margot Thraen is a Combat Medic assigned to 834th Aviation Support Battalion and additionally serves as the Master Fitness Trainer for her...
1st Lt. Megan Skalla, Youngest Female UH-60 Black... 01.04.2020 | Video by Sgt. Sydney Mariette "I knew I had a purpose and I thought my purpose was to serve other people...I would have never thought six years ago when I first enlisted that...
The Gleasons, A Couple Deployed 12.31.2019 | Video by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Deployment has its challenges for every family. But for Staff Sgt. John Gleason, a refueling section chief with the 834th Aviation Support...
Iowa National Guard Soldiers Wild Hockey Shoutouts 12.30.2019 | Video by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Members from 2nd Battalion, 147th Assault Helicopter Battalion from the Iowa National Guard wish their Wild hockey team good luck on their...
Holiday Shout Outs, 34th ECAB, MNNG 12.11.2019 | Video by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Members of the 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade wish their family and friends back home a happy holidays from their mobilization site in...
Spc. Griffen Vaughn, Task Force Javelin’s Best... 03.06.2020 | Story by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Spc. Griffen Vaughn competes in the Task Force Spartan Best Warrior Competition February 25-28, 2020, representing his unit and the Montana...
Sgt. Shanice Buckhalton: To serve her country and... 02.20.2020 | Story by Sgt. Sydney Mariette Sgt. Shanice Buckhalton’s has many goals set for during and after her first deployment. She shares what Black History Month means to her and why...
34th Red Bull Infantry Division Welcomes New... 11.03.2019 | Story by Sgt. Bill Boecker Minnesota’s 34th Red Bull Infantry Division welcomes a new command team during a combined Change of Command and Responsibility Ceremony held on...
Minnesota Red Bull Soldiers complete Middle East... 07.15.2019 | Story by Sgt. Bill Boecker More than 650 Citizen-Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Red Bull Infantry Division have departed the Middle East as they return...
Serving Our Troops Visits Kuwait 05.25.2019 | Story by Sgt. Bill Boecker With the sweltering heat of Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, topping more than 111 degrees Fahrenheit, volunteers for Serving Our Troops armed themselves...
US Army Partners with Kuwaiti Counterparts for Exercise 05.02.2019 | Story by Sgt. Bill Boecker Kuwait Special Forces soldiers, armed with automatic weapons, quickly navigate four-tactical vehicles through the compound and come to a...
Minnesota Red Bulls Share in Social Softball Games... 03.15.2019 | Story by Sgt. Bill Boecker With a swift swing of the arm and release of the softball, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Charles Kemper, the Deputy Commanding General for Support of the...
U.S. Army Soldiers experience Kuwait Liberation Day... 02.25.2019 | Story by Maj. David Adams Members of the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Red Bull Infantry Division recently joined Kuwaiti hosts to learn more about Kuwait’s struggle...
Pfc. Nick Baum 02.24.2015 | Audio by 1st Lt. Holly Elkin Talks with a reporter from the Hastings Star Gazette about why he became a medic and getting the expert field medic badge.
Col. Eric Kerska 12.26.2011 | Courtesy Audio Col. Eric Kerska talks to an Rochester Post Bulletin reporter about his responsibilities and serving overseas during the holidays.
Col. Eric Kerska 11.10.2011 | Courtesy Audio Col. Eric Kerska with the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team talks to a Minnesota Public Radio News reporter in St. Paul, Minn. about the work that being...
Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Herr 09.24.2011 | Courtesy Audio Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Herr, talks to a KTLK reporter in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN., about his role as the Brigade Command Sgt. Maj., his...
Sgt. Adam Rozendaal 09.07.2011 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Lynette Hoke Sgt. Adam Rozendaal talks to a WCCO reporter in Minnesota about September 11th and his background in the military as well as the future of Iraq....
Spc. Michael Hall 09.07.2011 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Lynette Hoke Spc. Michael Hall talks to a WCCO AM reporter from Minneapolis Minnesota about his experience during Sept. 11, 2001. 911TenAnniv
Col. Eric Kerska 08.12.2011 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Lynette Hoke Col. Eric Kerska with 1st Brigade Combat Team talks to a Minnesota Public Radio News reporter in Saint Paul, Minn. about the work that he is doing...
The Combat Service Identification Badge for the... 11.01.2018 | Graphics by Sgt. 1st Class Ben Houtkooper The Combat Service Identification Badge for the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division.
