Minnesota National Guard
1st Brigade Combat Team
of the 34th Infantry Division

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Unit Information

The 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division (1/34th BCT) is an Army National Guard Brigade Headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. The 1/34th BCT is capable of supporting the US Army with a trained and ready combat force; additionally, the 1/34th BCT is prepared to support the State of Minnesota with troops capable of assisting civil authorities in a disaster.

There are seven major units in the 1/34th BCT: 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry (2-136 CAB) headquartered in Moorhead; 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor (1-194 CAB) headquartered in Brainerd; 2nd Squadron 194th Armored Reconnaissance (2-194 ARS) headquartered in Duluth; 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery (1-125 FA) headquartered in New Ulm; 134th Brigade Support Battalion (134th BSB) headquartered at Camp Ripley; the 1/34th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (1/34th BSTB) headquartered in Stillwater; and Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) in Minneapolis.


Minnesota National Guard Alerted for Deployment.pdf
1st Brigade Combat Team unit history.pdf
Brigade Commander Biography.pdf


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Community Connections

Unit Address: 3300 W. 98th St. Bloomington, MN 55431
Unit Telephone: 651-268-8773
Recruiter Telephone: 1-800-GO-GUARD

Bloomington armory
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Unit Command Structure

Joint Force Headquarters
- 34th Infantry Division
- - 1/34th Brigade Combat Team
- - - 2-136 CAB
- - - 1-194 CAB
- - - 1-94 CAV
- - - 1-125 FA
- - - 134 BSB
- - - 1/34 BTB
- - - HHC


Command Staff

Commander CSM
Col. Eric Kerska
Commander
1/34 BCT
Biography.pdf
Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Herr
CSM
1/34 BCT

Command Information

The TAG's Corner

The CSM's Corner
Major Unit Equipment

M1 Abrams Tank

Bradley Fighting Vehicle

M109 Paladin

See the list of major equipment used by the Minnesota National Guard.

Unit Occupational Specialties

11B, Infantryman

13F, Fire Support specialist

21B, Combat Engineer

See the complete list of specialties in the Minnesota National Guard.

Unit Links

1/34 BCT Unit History

34th Infantry Division Association

1BCT Newsletters

Internal Unit Web Page

1st Brigade Combat Team featured in
NorthStar GUARD Online


 
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