Marshall Guard Unit Pre-Deployment Ceremony

MARSHALL, Minn. – In advance of their deployment, the Minnesota National Guard is inviting the public to attend a pre-deployment ceremony in Marshall today honoring the Soldiers of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 151 Field Artillery Regiment.

This summer, approximately 70 Soldiers from the battery will deploy to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

The mission of Alpha Battery is to provide timely and accurate artillery fires in support of maneuver ground units operating in the U.S. Central Command region.

The deployment is part of a regularly scheduled rotation with the Iowa-based 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division.

The Soldiers, who hail from 65 communities across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, will first report to Fort Johnson, Louisiana for a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation, followed by approximately four weeks of pre-mobilization training.

They are expected to return home in May 2026.

The public ceremony is being held at 5pm this evening at the Red Baron Arena & Expo, located at 1651 Victory Dr., Marshall, Minn.