Camp Ripley Training Center
Little FallsA 53,000-acre regional training center near Little Falls and a primary training facility for Minnesota National Guard units.
Minnesota Installations
Military Bases in Minnesota
Every Minnesota site in the Defense Department's public installations dataset, known as MIRTA: grouped by the component that reports it, placed on the map, and linked to LockLeed's guides for the people who serve there.
The Map
Ten Sites, Seven Towns
MIRTA lists 10 Minnesota sites. Co-located sites share a marker; select one to jump to its entry. Fort McCoy, in western Wisconsin, is shown for reference.
10
Minnesota sites in MIRTA
7
reported by the Army National Guard
Where they are
- Little FallsCamp Ripley Training Center
- St. CloudSt. Cloud Army Aviation Support Facility, St. Cloud National Guard Armory
- Arden HillsArden Hills Army Training Site, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
- MinneapolisMinneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station
- RosemountRosemount National Guard Armory
- RochesterRochester National Guard Armory and OMS 2
- DuluthDuluth National Guard Armory, Duluth Air National Guard Base
By Component
Every Site, By Who Reports It
Each site is listed under the component MIRTA records as responsible for reporting it, with the nearest town, a one-line summary and the official source behind it. Where LockLeed has an installation guide, it is linked.
Army National Guard (7)
Sites the Army National Guard reports: Camp Ripley, a north metro training site, an aviation facility and local armories.
Arden Hills Army Training Site
Arden HillsAbout 1,500 acres of Guard training land in Arden Hills, on part of the old Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant grounds, and home of the 34th Infantry Division headquarters.
Sources: City of Arden Hills: TCAAP background; 34th Infantry Division via DVIDS (Apr. 2025)
St. Cloud Army Aviation Support Facility
St. CloudArmy Aviation Support Facility beside St. Cloud Regional Airport, built for Minnesota Army National Guard Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters.
St. Cloud National Guard Armory
St. CloudArmy National Guard armory in St. Cloud, about 6 miles west of the Guard's aviation facility at the regional airport.
Source: MIRTA site record
Rosemount National Guard Armory
RosemountArmy National Guard armory in Rosemount; in January 2026, soldiers of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, relocated here from Arden Hills.
Duluth National Guard Armory
DuluthArmy National Guard armory in Duluth, about a mile from the Air Guard base at Duluth International Airport.
Source: MIRTA site record
Rochester National Guard Armory and OMS 2
RochesterArmy National Guard armory in Rochester, listed with Organizational Maintenance Shop 2, and the only MIRTA site in southeastern Minnesota.
Air National Guard (1)
Sites the Air National Guard reports.
Duluth Air National Guard Base
DuluthHome of the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing, which flies F-16 Fighting Falcons and trains for NORAD's aerospace control alert mission.
Air Force Reserve (1)
Sites the Air Force Reserve reports.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station
MinneapolisHome of the Air Force Reserve's 934th Airlift Wing, a C-130 unit, at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing is also based.
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Sources: Air Force Reserve Command: 934th Airlift Wing; Minnesota National Guard: 133rd Airlift Wing
U.S. Army (1)
Sites the Army itself reports, as opposed to its Guard or Reserve.
Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
Arden HillsArmy ammunition plant begun in 1941 to make small-caliber ammunition; production ended in 2005, and MIRTA lists the site as semi-active.
Source: U.S. EPA: New Brighton/Arden Hills/TCAAP site profile
Beyond the Dataset
Not on the List, Still Covered
MIRTA is not a full inventory. DISDI's release notes say: “Many National Guard and Reserve sites are not included due to their small size or other criteria.” These LockLeed pages cover what the list leaves out.
Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
NearbyThe only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin and a Total Force Training Center, supporting the training of units from every branch and component of the armed forces.
Fort Snelling
Not in MIRTAFort Snelling does not appear in MIRTA's Minnesota list, but LockLeed has a transition guide for the people who serve there.
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Questions
Minnesota Bases, Answered
How many military installations are in Minnesota?
The Defense Department's MIRTA dataset (FY 2024 data, release notes dated September 2, 2025) lists 10 sites in Minnesota: seven Army National Guard sites, one Air National Guard site, one Air Force Reserve site and one U.S. Army site. MIRTA is not a full inventory: DISDI notes that many National Guard and Reserve sites are left out because of their small size or other criteria, so Minnesota has more armories and reserve centers than this list shows.
Does Minnesota have an active-duty military base?
Not in MIRTA's Minnesota list. Every site but one is reported by the National Guard or the Air Force Reserve. The exception, reported by the Army itself, is the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in Arden Hills, which MIRTA lists as semi-active; the EPA reports that its production ended in 2005.
Why isn't Fort Snelling on the list?
MIRTA only considers sites reported in the Defense Department's Base Structure Report (or on a map published under the FIRRMA real estate rules), and it leaves out many Guard and Reserve sites because of their small size or other criteria. Fort Snelling does not appear in its Minnesota list, but LockLeed has a transition guide for the people who serve there.
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Installation data: Military Installations, Ranges, and Training Areas (MIRTA), FY 2024 data (release notes dated September 2, 2025), compiled by the Defense Installation Spatial Data Infrastructure (DISDI) Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. DISDI download page. Public domain: the dataset's Data.gov listing carries a CC0 1.0 license. DISDI's preferred use citation: “Although these data have been provided by the DoD Components, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on any other system, in derived products or data alterations, nor shall the act of distribution constitute and such warranty.” Points are placed at or near the center of each site. The data are intended for planning purposes only and do not represent legal or surveyed land parcel boundaries.
Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Cartographic Boundary File, State and Equivalent Entities, 1:500,000. Point positions are MIRTA's; co-located sites share one marker.
Site names in plain English, towns and descriptions were written by LockLeed from the official sources linked on each entry, checked September 23, 2026. LockLeed International is a veteran-owned direct-hire placement firm. This page is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense or any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.