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AGENDA Organizational overview Federal operations Domestic operations Special capabilities and programs State agency Questions and discussion MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 2
DUAL STATUS MILITARY FORCE One standard two oaths three missions Reserve components of U.S. Army and Air Force - Fight and win America s wars - Homeland security, homeland defense, emergency response, military support State military force under control of the Governor - State emergency response, military support - Add value to the local community 13,232 Soldiers and Airmen MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 3
VISION Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen capable of fighting our nation s wars, protecting our country, and responding to our state s emergencies while remaining the most trusted institution in Minnesota. MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 4
PRIORITIES Our bottom line responsibility is to be ready to fight our nation s wars and win. Everything we do supports and is connected to our primary responsibility. People First Leader Development Organizational Safety and Security Fiscal and Property Responsibility Communicate and Partner MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 5
ECONOMIC IMPACT State Economic Impact: $31,059,542 % of Funding Federal Economic Impact: $469,875,376 1449 Army, 741 Air Force full time employees 6.2 % 11,042 traditional members 58 Army Facilities and 2 Air Wings in 58 communities across the state 93.8 % Federal State One of the largest employers in Morrison County 7 th largest employer in Duluth region MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 6
133 rd Airlift Wing Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport C-130 transport planes Move people, equipment and supplies 148 th Fighter Wing Duluth International Airport F-16 fighter jets Suppression of Enemy Air Defense AIR NATIONAL GUARD Air National Guard: 2,305 Airmen MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 7
Joint Force Headquarters Combat Division Headquarters Armored Brigade Combat Team Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Regional Support Group Troop Command Regional Training Institute ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Army National Guard: 10,927 Soldiers MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 8
CAMP RIPLEY 53,000-acre regional training facility Supported 389,000 military training days and 61,500 training days for local and state interagency partners Economic impact of $62,754,222 Utilized by the military, federal, state, local and civilian communities Recognized by Department of Defense for sustainability efforts with Net Zero goal including solar and geothermal energy initiatives Administers the Arden Hills Army Training Site which opened the Benjamin Franklin Training and Community Center in January 2016 MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 9
STATEWIDE PRESENCE 58 Army Facilities located in 58 Communities, 2 Air Bases - Add value to each community by providing armories, air bases and local training areas to train 13,232 Soldiers and Airmen from across the state - Armories host a variety of community events - from ceremonies to wedding receptions to emergencies - The doors are open to serve the community 365 days a year. MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 10
9/11 changed everything - Transformed from strategic reserve to operational force - No more weekend warriors MNNG mobilized more than 26,000 - Air: 10,000 - Army: 16,000 OUR FEDERAL MISSION MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 11
GLOBAL OPERATIONS Operations in dozens of countries - Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn (Iraq) - Spartan Shield (Kuwait) - Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) - Bosnia (SFOR) - Kosovo (KFOR) - Sinai, Egypt (MFO) - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (JTF-GTMO) - Noble Eagle (ground and air security) - Jump Start (Southwest US border) - Unified land operations MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 12
FUTURE OPERATIONS MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 13
2005 Wildfire suppression Temporary housing for hurricane survivors Winter storm assistance 2006 Flood fight Wildfire suppression 2007 Fire operations in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Southern Minnesota Blizzard UND Plane Crash Recovery Flood fight in southern Minnesota 1,050 1,282 1,091 2008 Winter Storm Search for Body in Lake Mille Lacs 40 2009 Flood response Support for Presidential Inauguration 14,546 2010 Flood response in Red River Valley and Southern MN Fire Operations in Northern Minnesota Man-days 3,976 STATE ACTIVE DUTY 2011 Flood fight in RRV, North & South Dakota Support Tornado in Minneapolis, Search Mission in Duluth 2012 Flood response in Duluth Fire Operations in Northern Minnesota 2013 Winter Storm Fire Operations in Northern Minnesota 2014 Winter Storms in Albert Lea, Olivia and Owatonna Flood response in Sibley and Koochiching Counties 2015 Winter storm support Wildfire response in state and EMAC to Washington Avian Influenza response 2016 Wildfire response Hubbard and St. Louis counties 2005-2016 GRAND TOTAL MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 14 Man-days 3,976 143 96 130 469 88 22,911
ESSENTIAL CORE CAPABILITIES 1) Joint Headquarters, Command and Control 2) Medical 3) Communications 4) Logistics 5) Transportation 6) Engineer 7) Civil Support Teams 8) Maintenance 9) Security 10) Aviation MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 15
DOMESTIC OPERATIONS Civil Support Team (CST) - Detect, identify, analyze, assist Emergency Response Force (CERF) - Decontamination, heavy rescue, medical triage Counterdrug Program (CD) - Demand reduction, analysis, eradication Critical Infrastructure Protection - Assessment (CIPA) Community support MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 16
30-Day event - Workshops on personal development workshops, employment and financial literacy 60-Day event - Workshops on resilience, family relationships, DEED employment opportunities 90-Day event - Health reassessment, administrative unit event Family preparation academies Initial Soldier preparation BEYOND THE YELLOW RIBBON MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 17
YELLOW RIBBON NETWORKS Vital community-based support for Service members and their families As of Jan 2018 96 Yellow Ribbon Networks in 227 cities and 26 counties 60 Yellow Ribbon Companies MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 18
EDUCATION Federal Tuition Benefits GI Bill Federal Tuition Assistance $1,686,084 dollars went to 714 soldiers in FY17 State Education State Tuition Reimbursement $25,082,616 went to soldiers and airmen in CY17 STARBASE DoD Funded STEM Program Grades 4-6 More than 50,000 students since 1993 MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 19
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Norway Bilateral Agreement 44th Year of Exchange this year Croatia State Partner Program Celebrated 20 years in 2016 Mutual military training Military missions to Afghanistan MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 20
TAG MG Jensen (State Military) DMA ARNG Units (Federal Military) Director, Joint Staff (Federal Military) Camp Ripley Training Center Executive Director (State Civilian) ANG Units (Federal Military) ARNG Staff Element Army Manning, Army Training, Army Logistics, Communications & Army Network Support (Federal Mil/Civ) Joint Staff Element Support to Civil Authorities, Domestic Operations &Plans, Intelligence, Joint Logistics, Legal Oversight, Human Resources (Federal Mil/Civ) ANG Staff Element AF Manning AF Training, AF Logistics, Communications and Network Support (Federal Mil/Civ) Sustainment Finance, HR, Payroll, Military Incentives, P & C, Internal Audit, Safety & Health, Quartermaster, MSABC State Mil/Civ) Operations Military Outreach, Support to Military Operations, Quartermaster, Plans, Facility Security, Fire Protection, ATFP, ESS, Air Traffic (State Mil/Civ) Denotes Army National Guard (Federal Military) Denotes Air National Guard (Federal Military) Denotes State Employees Denotes Joint Positions (Federal or State Military) MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 21
Military Affairs STAFFING LEVEL Full Time Staff State Employees Citizen Soldiers and Airmen Federal Army National Guard Federal Air National Guard = 100 MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 22
FUNDING LEVELS Federal Direct Spending Total Economic Impact $500 Million Federal Cooperative Agreement Funding Federal Coop Agreement $58 Million State Funding $28 Million State Funding MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 23
CONCLUSION MinnesotaNationalGuard.org 24
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