Detroit Lakes National Guard Armory

03/04/2023

What a great day it’s been at the Detroit Lakes Armory!!

We had many family, friends and members of the community stop in and check out our equipment. The kids, and some adults, loved the inflatable obstacle course while many people were able to try out the crew served weapons simulator!

Thanks to everyone who made this day a success!

03/04/2023

Today was a special day for the Drifters at there open house!! SSG Tyrell Rishovd paid us a visit and we were able to present him with his retirement plaque!!

SSG Rishovd spent 17 years with the Drifters and did a tour to Iraq. He also was the inaugural winner of the Bearcat Top Gun Award, this is the award given to the top Bradley Crew during Gunnery.

Thank you SSG Rishovd for your service to the Driftera and the Bearcats!

“Take the Hill”

03/04/2023

Open House today from 10am-4pm!!

Come on down and run through the Obstacle course! We also have a M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a SUSV on display and Many weapons out and on display!!

Come on down and have some fun and see what Americas finest use while protecting this Great Nation!

12/03/2022

Today is the day!!!

Operation Hunger Resolve is upon us! The Soldiers of Able Company will be Marching down Washington Avenue collecting non-perishable food items for the Becker County Food Pantry starting from the Veterans Memorial park, they will be stepping off at 1pm.

Please join us and help us give back to our community, we will see you all there!

If you aren’t able to make it we will have our drop box open at the Armory (1220 Rossman Avenue) until 12:30 today.

11/28/2022

This Saturday, December 3rd!!

We can’t wait to see you all out there and helping us raise food for the Becker County Food Pantry!!

We are happy to announce that the Soldiers of Able Company 2-136 will be doing our 2nd Annual Operation Hunger Resolve!

Help us beat last years totals!

Soldiers will be marching down Washington Avenue on December 3rd and collecting non-perishable food items for the Becker County Food Pantry. We will once again be starting at the Veterans Park Located on Washington Avenue and Highway 10, Soldiers will begin the march at 1300 (1pm) on December 3rd.

If you are unable to attend the Ruck March in person on December 3rd., the Detroit Lakes National Guard Armory will have a donation drop off box at the Armory that items can be dropped of Monday thru Friday from 0730-1530.

11/22/2022

We Can’t wait to see you all out on Washington Avenue this year!

December 3rd, at 1pm we will be stepping off!

Reminder, if you can’t be there for the March we have a drop off box at the Armory. Items may be dropped off M-F from 0730-4pm.

We are happy to announce that the Soldiers of Able Company 2-136 will be doing our 2nd Annual Operation Hunger Resolve!

Help us beat last years totals!

Soldiers will be marching down Washington Avenue on December 3rd and collecting non-perishable food items for the Becker County Food Pantry. We will once again be starting at the Veterans Park Located on Washington Avenue and Highway 10, Soldiers will begin the march at 1300 (1pm) on December 3rd.

If you are unable to attend the Ruck March in person on December 3rd., the Detroit Lakes National Guard Armory will have a donation drop off box at the Armory that items can be dropped of Monday thru Friday from 0730-1530.

11/17/2022

We are happy to announce that the Soldiers of Able Company 2-136 will be doing our 2nd Annual Operation Hunger Resolve!

Help us beat last years totals!

Soldiers will be marching down Washington Avenue on December 3rd and collecting non-perishable food items for the Becker County Food Pantry. We will once again be starting at the Veterans Park Located on Washington Avenue and Highway 10, Soldiers will begin the march at 1300 (1pm) on December 3rd.

If you are unable to attend the Ruck March in person on December 3rd., the Detroit Lakes National Guard Armory will have a donation drop off box at the Armory that items can be dropped of Monday thru Friday from 0730-1530.

02/01/2022

We have some great news to report, OUR SOLDIERS ARE RETURNING HOME!! Soldiers will be returning tomorrow the 2nd of February at or around 3:30pm in Detroit Lakes!!

Our soldiers will be going down Washington Avenue to Willow Street then into Rossman Avenue to the Armory, we invite the public to line the streets in support of these great Soldiers!!

**The Drifter Command Team asks that only Family and close friends attend the event inside the Amory, please line the streets or line up in front of the Armory to show your support**

12/11/2021

A huge thank you to the community and people that came out to help the Soldiers raise donations for the Becker County Food Pantry!! We were able to donate 980 pounds of food!!!

12/11/2021

A huge thanks to the community!! Our donation box at the Armory is stuffed!!

12/11/2021

Soldiers will be marching down Washington Avenue on December 11th. and Collecting non-perishable food items for the Becker County Food Pantry. We would like to see as many people as possible lining Washington Avenue with there food items and place them into a Soldiers ruck sack!!

Also, if you are unable to attend the Ruck March on December 11th, the Detroit Lakes National Guard Armory has a donation box that items can also be placed in, Monday-Friday from 730-330!