Minnesota National Guard

Their 10-month deployment to the Middle East is scheduled to begin in February.

The nine month deployment begins with a Departure Ceremony on Thursday.

Some currently deployed Minnesota National Guard members had a special visitor last week.

A helicopter crew was sent to help with a damaged dam.

As many as 400 soldiers will be activated.

The event was held Sunday in Alexandria.

They were sent there on short notice to help with security at the Kabul airport.

According to a press release from the Brooklyn Center Police Dept. the incident began as a traffic stop around 2:00 pm.

It seemed like a daily event in 2020 - the activation of the Minnesota National Guard.

A Minnesota military unit will observe a significant and historic anniversary this weekend.