Senator Amy Klobuchar

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar addesses Northeastern Minnesota employers during a veteran employment seminar held at the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. on Jan 11, 2013. The seminar was held to discuss barriers and possible solutions to hiring and retaining veterans. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ralph J. Kapustka/Released)

Lieutenant Govenor Yvonne Prettner Solon

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon addesses Northeastern Minnesota employers during a veteran employment seminar held at the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. on Jan 11, 2013. The seminar was held to discuss barriers and possible solutions to hiring and retaining veterans. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ralph J. Kapustka/Released)

148th Fighter Wing Deployment Return

148th Fighter Wing airmen are greeted by family members after returning from a deployment to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2012. The airmen returned to Duluth, Minn. after serving for over two months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (National Guard by Master Sgt. Ralph J. Kapustka / Released)

Kandahar Deployment

A 148th Fighter Wing member is greeted by his daughter after returning from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2012. The 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, deployed approximately 300 airmen to Afghanistan in August, 2012 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald/ Released)

Kandahar Deployment

An F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, 148th Fighter Wing awaits an early morning departure for Afghanistan on August 11, 2012. The 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed approximately 300 Wing members and multiple F-16 aircraft to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald)

Afghanistan AEF 2012

Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard begin their in-processing paperwork at the PAX terminal at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2012. Personnel are deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bull Dog F-16???s, pilots, and support personnel began their Air Expeditionary Force deployment in mid-August to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/TSgt. Stephen Hudson)