1st Brigade Combat Team
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Sergeant Chuck Schulz, gunner, a member of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division's Civil Military Operations team, searches the dust cloud for his leader's vehicle moments after it was hit by a roadside bomb June 6, 2007, south of Nassiriyah, Iraq. No one was seriously injured in the blast.
The trailer behind this vehicle holds gifts for the grand opening of the fifth school completed by the CMO team from the Minnesota Army National Guard. With nearly 400 successful missions, more than $30 million invested in local reconstruction, and less than 60 days remaining in their 16-month combat tour, this was the first attack on the team. "I could have left theater without that." said leader Maj. Jake Kulzer, of Minneapolis, Minn. Since deploying in September, 2005, the 1/34 BCT is currently the longest deployed unit in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Photo by Capt. Mark Lappegaard, 1/34 |
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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 Troops Battalion (1/34th BTB) headquartered in Stillwater; and Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) in Minneapolis.
1 BCT Fact Sheet.doc
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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
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