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Synopsis:
This presentation will provide an overview
of the many roles and responsibilities the
Minnesota National Guard provides to our
State and Nation, and how the Guard fits in
with the "big picture" of the other military
organizations such as the Reserves and the
regular forces. Topics to be covered
include:
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Overview of Minnesota National Guard
mission, to include natural disaster and
homeland security responsibilities
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Overview of Minnesota Guard structure:
Major organizations (Army and Air),
total numbers, some location discussion
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Recent support to GWOT: overseas
deployments
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Minnesota Guard responsibilities
pertaining to upcoming Republican
National Convention
Speaker Bio:
LTC Matthew Snyder is the Commander of the
55th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass
Destruction). His previous experience
includes 12 years of active duty as a combat
engineer with the 4th En Bn, 41st En Bn, and
the 9th Training Support Battalion
(Engineer). During this time he served as
platoon leader, executive officer, company
commander (twice), battalion operations
officer and other various battalion,
brigade, division and Joint Task Force staff
positions. He deployed to three contingency
operations including 7 months in combat in
Somalia. He is a graduate of the
Engineer Office Basic and Advance Courses
and the Command and General Staff College.
In his eight plus years with the Minnesota
Army National Guard he has served on the
Minnesota Organizational Readiness Exercise
(M.O.R.E.) Team, as the 682d En Bn
Operations Officer, and as the Contingency
Operations Comptroller and Mobilization
Planner. He holds an undergraduate degree
in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in
Business Administration.
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Meeting Schedule and Logistics:
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Social time and lunch
(if you so desire) will be from 11:30
AM to 12:30 PM in the dining
room of the Officers Club. The
Club has a daily buffet lunch and a
grill in which items can be ordered.
Lunch costs are typically less than $10.
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Post Meeting and
Presentation will be from
12:30 PM to about 1:15 PM in
the ballroom of the Officers Club.
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No PDH
for this Presentation
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