From left to right: Event Host Danelle Wolnik, Chief Master Sergeant Kari Appletoft, Chief Master Sergeant Erica Carruth, Jamie Fuglestad, Chief Warrant Officer Five Kiley Kuntz, and Second Lieutenant Casey Rolle. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People at Minnesota State Moorhead got a chance to hear the stories of women currently serving in the military. The university held the panel event,…
North Dakota National Guard’s 142nd Engineer Battalion welcomed home on Feb. 21, 2026.VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — Fifty members of the North Dakota National Guard’s 142nd Engineer Battalion are back home following a year-long deployment to the nation’s southern border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The unit returns to North Dakota after providing assistance to CBP…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — Military leaders are establishing a second North Dakota Air National Guard detachment to support operations at Minot Air Force Base. Gov. Kelly Armstrong says the B-52 Operational Classic Association detachment was approved by U.S. Air Force Headquarters last week. The Guard’s 219th Security Forces Squadron works jointly with active-duty Air Force personnel to provide security for…
U.S. Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, 30th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks on the importance of the southern border mission to 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard, at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 9, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along…
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, assigned to the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, arrives at the 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard base in Des Moines, Iowa, April 22, 2025. Airmen assigned to the 132d Wing operate the MQ-9 in support of global intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions from their facility in Des Moines. (U.S….
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Members of Jamestown-based 817th Engineer Company bring home some major hardware. North Dakota National Guard members recently ended a one-year deployment to support security missions at the U.S.-Mexico border and were paid a visit by then Gov. Doug Burgum last February. They were awarded 62 Army commendation medals, 53 achievement medals, 9 military outstanding volunteer service…
Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson, right, adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard, views the All Veterans Memorial on Nov. 11, 2024, after a Veterans Day ceremony in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota federal and state leaders marked Veterans Day by highlighting the service and sacrifice of the state’s military. Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson, adjutant general…
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Authorities say more than eighteen agencies have been fighting large wildfires that began Friday across western North Dakota. Some of the fires have been contained, others continue to burn across wide areas. The Bear Den fire near Mandaree has covered 25,000 acres. The Alamo and Tioga fires in Williams County began as two but merged…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota National Guard officially has a new leader. A change of command ceremony was held in Bismarck as Air Force Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson becomes adjutant general of the guard. He takes command from Army Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, who served in the position for more than eight years, and is retiring after four decades…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A homecoming celebration was held Friday for some members of the North Dakota Army National Guard. About 80 soldiers with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery were welcomed home in Grand Forks. They had been deployed overseas with U.S. Central Command since November, 2023. The unit’s commander, Lt. Col. Matt Voeller says their…
