Announced during an early morning press conference by
Minnesota’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen, “Governor Walz
authorized the National Guard to increase our strength by one-thousand
soldiers to support civil authorities.”
Last night, an additional 200 soldiers were activated, bringing the total to
more than 700 soldiers and airmen on state active duty just before midnight.
The Minnesota National Guard continues to maintain a presence in the Twin
Cities in support of local civil authorities. Our citizen-soldiers worked
throughout the night escorting Minneapolis Fire Department teams on numerous
missions and soldiers provided security at traffic control points at
Nicollet Mall in support of the state patrol.
The Minnesota National Guard is prepared to protect life, protect property
and restore order.
This represents the largest domestic deployment in the Minnesota’s National
Guard’s 164-year history.
