National Guard Readiness Center In New Ulm Completed

(New Ulm, MN) — Governor Tim Walz joined Minnesota National Guard leaders in New Ulm Monday to celebrate the completion of the new National Guard Readiness Center.

The 40-thousand-square-foot facility will support training, coordination, and emergency response for the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment.

Construction began in April 2024, and the center will serve about 20 full-time staff and 240 traditional Guard members.

Walz, who previously served at the old site, says the upgraded facility will better equip soldiers to respond to state and federal missions while continuing the battalion’s more than a century-long legacy of service.