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Crookston National Guard unit to be deployed to Middle East; other area units could deploy later in the year
The 141 soldiers in the 2nd Battalion 136th Infantry Combined Arms Battalion will leave from Crookston on March 16, said Capt. Charles Cox, commander of the Crookston Army National Guard battalion.
2:00 pm, Mar. 9, 2021
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A water tower in Crookston, Minn. (Grand Forks Herald photo)
CROOKSTON – Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry in Crookston are part of a task force of more than 1,000 Minnesota Army National Guard members deploying for a mission to the Middle East.
Minnesota Army National Guard units from Sauk Centre, St. Cloud, East St. Paul, Detroit Lakes, Cottage Grove and Camp Ripley also are part of the task force, whose mission is to support Operation Spartan Shield. The mission is expected to last about a year. ....

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