Two years after three Minnesota National Guard members died in a crash, senators and representatives have proposed a bill to rename Minnesota post offices in their honor.
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.
More than 150 soldiers in central Minnesota are heading to Kuwait. The Minnesota National Guard's 851st Vertical Engineer Company based at Camp Ripley will depart Wednesday for a nine-month deployment.
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.