Posted: 7/24/02

Former FL man receives promotion

Dan Ewer
Staff Sgt.

Andrew J. Janssen, an officer with the Minnesota Army National Guard, was promoted to chief warrant officer two in a May ceremony at the St. Paul Training and Community Center.

Janssen, who grew up in Forest Lake and graduated from Forest Lake High School in 1982, earned his military promotion by attending an 11-week warrant officer basic course at Ft. Lee, VA, last year, graduating top of his class. He was second in his class from the four week initial warrant officer candidate school in 1999.

A member of the St. Paul based headquarters, Headquarters Company, State Area Command, Janssen began his military career in 1984 in the U.S. Army Reserve at Ft. Snelling. In 1991, he transferred to the Minnesota Army National Guard to accept a full time job as a supply sergeant at Headquarters Company, 682nd Engineer Batallion in Roseville. He transferred to the 84th Troop Command, also in Roseville, in 1992, and to his present unit in 1996.

He works full time there as a property book officer, ensuring military property belonging to the unit, and on loan to other unites, is ordered, received and accounted for.

As a military Master Fitness Trainer, he also administers physical fitness tests for the unit and helps soldiers prepare for the tests.

Janssen lives with his wife, Tracy, and their two children, Joshua, 17 and Samantha, 14 in Sunrise Township. His parents, Thomas and Evelyn, live in Fish Lake Township.

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