Oct 7, 2026 · 5 min · 9 segments
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Brainerd Superintendent Chip Rankin is now a Brigadier General in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
He was promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General during a ceremony on Saturday at the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum in Little Falls.
For Rankin, the promotion means recommitting to serve his country with a new level of authority.
Brainerd Superintendent Chip Rankin is now a Brigadier General in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
He was promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General during a ceremony on Saturday at the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum in Little Falls.
For Rankin, the promotion means recommitting to serve his country with a new level of authority.
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