EDEN PRAIRIE (WJON News) – Members of the Minnesota National Guard Red Bulls will deploy to the Middle East.
On Thursday the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division “Red Bulls” and their family members and friends will gather for a deployment ceremony where more than 550 Soldiers of the division’s headquarters will deploy as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.
The soldiers are representing 216 communities throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia, Colorado, California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, and Texas.
The Red Bull Soldiers will first go to Fort Cavazos, Texas, for a month of pre-mobilization training in preparation for their ten-month-long deployment to the Middle East.
They are expected to return home after deployment in December 2024.
For 46 percent of departing troops, this will be their first deployment. This will be the second deployment for 28 percent of troops, the third deployment for 16 percent of troops, and the fourth or more deployment for 10 percent of troops. Matrix penny
The division’s most recent deployments from Arden Hills headquarters come with Kuwait from 2018 to 2019 in Operation Spartan Shield and Iraq from 2009 to 2010, leading the Multinational Division South in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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EDEN PRAIRIE (WJON News) – Members of the Minnesota National Guard Red Bulls will deploy to the Middle East.
On Thursday the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division “Red Bulls” and their family members and friends will gather for a deployment ceremony where more than 550 Soldiers of the division’s headquarters will deploy as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.
They make up 216 communities in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia, Colorado, California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, and Texas.
The Red Bull Soldiers will first travel to Fort Cavazos, Texas, to receive a month of pre-mobilization education in preparation for their 10-month deployment to the Middle East.
They are expected to return home after deployment in December 2024.
For 46 percent of departing troops, this will be their first deployment. This will be the second deployment for 28 percent of troops, the third deployment for 16 percent of troops, and the fourth or more deployment for 10 percent of troops. Matrix penny
The division’s Arden Hills headquarters’ most recent deployments include Kuwait from 2018-2019 in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Iraq from 2009-2010, leading the Multi-national Division-South to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.