Timothy James Pawlenty is an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as the 39th governor of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Pawlenty served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003,and as House Majority Leader from 1999 to 2003. He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2012 presidential election. As of 2023,he is the most recent Republican to serve as governor of Minnesota,and his 2006 reelection is the last time a Republican was elected to statewide office in Minnesota.
A marksmanship ribbon is a United States Navy,Air Force,Space Force,and Coast Guard award that is issued to its members who pass a weapons qualification course and achieve an above-average score. Additionally,there are select state National Guard organizations that award marksmanship ribbons for high placement in state-level marksmanship competitions.
In the United States (U.S.),a marksmanship badge is a U.S. military badge or a civilian badge which is awarded to personnel upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course or high achievement in an official marksmanship competition. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps are the only military services that award marksmanship qualification badges. However,marksmanship medals and/or marksmanship ribbons are awarded by the U.S. Navy,U.S. Coast Guard,and U.S. Air Force for weapons qualifications. For non-military personnel,different U.S. law enforcement organizations and the National Rifle Association (NRA) award marksmanship qualification badges to those involved in law enforcement. Additionally,the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) and the NRA award marksmanship qualification badges to U.S. civilians. Most of these organizations and the U.S. National Guard award marksmanship competition badges to the people they support who succeed in official competitions.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is a U.S. government-chartered program intended to promote firearm safety training and safe rifle practice for all U.S. citizens,with a specific emphasis on youth. Any U.S. citizen not otherwise legally prohibited from owning a firearm may purchase a military surplus rifle from the CMP,provided they are a member of a CMP-affiliated club. The CMP operates through a network of affiliated private organizations,shooting clubs,and state associations across every state in the U.S which variously offer firearms safety training and marksmanship courses as well as continued practice and competition events.
The Minnesota National Guard is a state-based military force of more than 13,000 soldiers and airmen,serving in 61 communities across the state. Operated in the U.S. state of Minnesota,it is reserve component of the National Guard.
The Nevada National Guard is the component of the United States National Guard in Nevada. The governor of Nevada may call individuals or units of the Nevada National Guard into state service. The Constitution of the United States charges the National Guard of each state to support its dual federal and state missions.
Donald Mark Ritchie is an American politician and a former Minnesota Secretary of State. Ritchie was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7,2006. He was re-elected in 2010.
The Adjutant General of Oklahoma is the highest-ranking military official in the state of Oklahoma,subordinate only to the Governor of Oklahoma. The highest officer of the Oklahoma National Guard,the Adjutant General is the principal advisor to the Governor on military affairs and the head of the Oklahoma Military Department as the Secretary of the Military.
The Minnesota Air National Guard is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is,along with the Minnesota Army National Guard,an element of the Minnesota National Guard.
Katie Sieben is an American politician who currently serves as Chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Sieben was appointed to the commission by Governor Mark Dayton in January 2017,and promoted to chair in April 2019 by Governor Tim Walz.
Cal R. Ludeman is an American politician currently serving as Secretary of the Minnesota Senate. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1978,he was re-elected in 1980 and 1982. He represented the old District 20B and,after redistricting in 1980,District 27A,which included all or portions of Lincoln and Lyon counties.
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district,which is very rural,is Minnesota's largest congressional district and includes most of the western area of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota under Governor Mark Dayton.
Lieutenant General (Brevet) Richard C. Nash was the 30th adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard,having been appointed to that position by the governor of Minnesota in 2010. Nash had previously served as commanding general of both US Army and multi-national forces including the US Army's 34th Red Bull Infantry Division,the Multi-National Division-South during Operation Iraqi Freedom,and the Multi-National Brigade-North (SFOR-14) in Bosnia Herzegovina during Operation Joint Forge.
Edward Arthur Burdick was a nonpartisan former chief clerk and parliamentarian of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the past national president of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries (ASLCS).
The adjutant general of Illinois is the senior officer of the Illinois Army National Guard,Illinois Air National Guard,and state defense forces of Illinois. The Illinois Naval Militia was also part of the adjutant general's command,until it was disbanded.
Harry Albert Sieben II was an American public servant,active in government and politics in Minnesota throughout his life.
James George Sieben was an American Lieutenant General and a former Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard,a position he held for thirteen years from 1975 to 1988.
Awards and decorationsof the Texas Military are medals,ribbons,badges,tabs,trophies,plaques,certificates,memorials,monuments,holidays,and general honors that recognize service and achievement in the Texas Military Forces.
Frederick Emil Resche was an American law enforcement official and military officer from Duluth,Minnesota. A longtime member of the Minnesota National Guard,he was a veteran of the American Indian Wars,Spanish–American War,Pancho Villa Expedition,and World War I. Resche was most notable for his First World War command of the 68th Infantry Brigade,a unit of the 34th Division.
