34th Red Bull Infantry Division
Unit Information
The Arden Hills-based 34th Red Bull Infantry Division provides training and readiness oversight for nine National Guard brigades with more than 23,000 Soldiers across Minnesota and twenty-threeother States. In Minnesota, the 34ID includes the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB), 84th Troop Command, the 347th Regional Support Group, and the 34th Division Artillery (DIVARTY).
2026 Objectives
The 34th Infantry Division “Red Bulls” begins 2026 with a renewed focus on building lethal Soldiers and cohesive units capable of operating in multi-domain environments. Training will be designed to ensure our Soldiers are brilliant at the basics of shooting, moving, communicating, and performing their military occupational specialties.
The Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, or HHBN, will conduct its annual training at Camp Ripley, focusing on command post operations in a field environment, exercising standard operating procedures, and setting the conditions for future collective training events. Additionally, they will focus on ensuring Soldiers are qualified in their respective job fields and on enrolling qualified Soldiers into the state’s Officer Candidate School program. The HHBN will also work with our Norwegian Army partners to improve interoperability during the 2026 Cold Response Exercise in Norway and will take part in additional State Partnership Program engagements
2025 Accomplishments
In early 2025, Soldiers of the division headquarters participated in the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program events upon returning from their deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield. These events helped connect Soldiers and their families with resources on healthcare, education, employment, financial, and legal benefits post-deployment. In June, the unit participated in the first annual training to fully incorporate out-of-state aligned units. The division headquarters provided mission command for a command post exercise for the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade from the South Dakota National Guard at Camp Ripley. Division staff helped facilitate realistic training scenarios for the 153rd Engineer Battalion’s wet gap crossing over the Mississippi River, and the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Regiment’s operations and live fire exercise. Division Soldiers focused on building individual readiness and Soldier tasks including weapons qualification, combatives training, mounted and dismounted land navigation, rappel tower operations, and a field training exercise. In August, select staff deployed to Taiwan to advise and assist the Taiwanese Army during the annual Red Blue command post exercise.
HEADQUARTERS
Address:
4800 Hamline Avenue North
Arden Hills, MN 55112
Telephone:
651-282-4901