The MN ARNG is committed to providing the state and nation a trained, prepared and equipped force, capable of responding to any community need or federal mission. A competent and ready force is achieved by recruiting the right mix of people training them to do specific jobs and assigning them to units across the state. Additionally, units are required to ensure their Soldiers and Airmen are proficient in operating the most up-to-date equipment, and large-scale exercises are routinely executed to evaluate performance and strengthen partnerships with civilian agencies, military counterparts and allied countries. Personnel readiness, which is achieved when units ensure that all of their people are administratively and medically prepared, is the final component to fielding a competent and ready force.