Round shaped, antique brass colored coin, 1-9/16 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Minnesota Army National Guard
  • 1st Brigade Combat Team (Mech)
  • 34th Infantry Division
Location
Coin Location: 16C6
Homebase: Bloomington, Minnesota
Deployment: Kuwait
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 14 March 2011
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

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Location: 16C6

Coin: Command

National Guard » U.S. Army » Infantry

Narrative

Round shaped, antique brass colored coin, 1-9/16 inches in diameter.

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The 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division (1/34th BCT) is an Army National Guard Brigade Headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.

In 2011, the 1st Brigade participated in an exchange with the Croatian Armed Forces; deployed a communications cell and military intelligence unit to Afghanistan in support of the 45th Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma National Guard; a team of specialists to train the Afghan National Army; and more than 2,700 Citizen-Soldiers to Kuwait in support of Operation New Dawn.

The mission in Kuwait is the largest deployment of Minnesota Guardsmen since World War II, and the brigade played a significant role. The brigade's mission includes base management, convoy security, reaction forces, and management of specialized units from the Army, Navy and Coast Guard. The brigade drove 1.35 million miles and escorted 25,970 trucks during 480 missions prior to the last U.S. military convoy departing Iraq.