CAMP RIPLEY, Minnesota – Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Red Bull Infantry Division and the Norwegian Home Guard received training from local Minnesota law enforcement officers during a three-day domestic operations training event on Camp Ripley, June 24-26, 2016.
The training event, meant to provide both Minnesota and Norwegian Soldiers with an understanding of inter-agency cooperation between law enforcement and the military, consisted of basic instruction in crisis negotiation, active shooters and hostage rescue.
“We were asked to participate in this training exercise, which I consider an honor,” said Washington County SWAT team member Chris Rheault who is a crisis negotiator and also a full-time Woodbury police officer. “This training provides everyone an opportunity to share tactics. Although we’re instructing the training, it really provides us with an opportunity to all learn from each other. These Soldiers have different experiences and teach us just as much as we can teach them.”
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