The Minnesota National Guard is putting another 150 members on alert that they could be activated, and become participants in Operation Iraqi Freedom. If they are deployed, the Minnesota Guard will have about 3-thousand members on active duty overseas, or in training for duty overseas. The Minnesota National Guard's Colonel Denny Shields says the 150 members put on alert are currently based in Monticello, and the next step for them would be to train extensively to carry out their duties.