Minnesota National Guard names first female general

1,532 views · Published 25 February 2016 · 2:28 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul · 2016 · News & Politics

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Minneapolis native Air Force Col. Sandra L. Best will become the first female general in the Minnesota National Guard when she receives her promotion. Best joined the 133rd Airlift Wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard in 1984 and progressed through the ranks to technical sergeant. She was commissioned in 1991 and was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2008.

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