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70 Years Ago: Operation Minuteman Demonstrates Effectiveness of National Guard

Summary by DVIDS
In April 1955, the National Guard’s 400,000-strong force responded to an unprecedented activation exercise. Operation Minuteman, conceived by Maj. Gen. Edgar Erickson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, successfully mobilized nearly 320,000 National Guardsmen in an age long before e-mail, social media and smart phones.
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DVIDS broke the news in on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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