Former members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 229th Engineer Company in Platteville, Wis., gathered for a unit reunion Aug. 1 at Moundview Park in Platteville. The unit was involved in numerous local training areas — projects today referred to as innovative readiness training — such as athletic fields, campsites and parking pads for military fuel tankers. Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs photo by Vaughn R. Larson - Former members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 229th Engineer Company in Platteville, Wis., gathered for a unit reunion Aug. 1 at Moundview Park in Platteville. The unit was involved in numerous local training areas — projects today referred to as innovative readiness training — such as athletic fields, campsites and parking pads for military fuel tankers. Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs photo by Vaughn R. Larson

Col. Paul Gapinski receives the colors of the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade from Brig. Gen. Matthew Strub, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, during a formal change of command ceremony Nov. 4 at the Richards Street Armory, Milwaukee. The passing of the colors is symbolic of the responsibility of the unit passing from one commander to the next. Gapinski follows Col. Eric Leckel, who most recently led the brigade headquarters on a deployment to the Horn of Africa. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch - Col. Paul Gapinski receives the colors of the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade from Brig. Gen. Matthew Strub, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, during a formal change of command ceremony Nov. 4 at the Richards Street Armory, Milwaukee. The passing of the colors is symbolic of the responsibility of the unit passing from one commander to the next. Gapinski follows Col. Eric Leckel, who most recently led the brigade headquarters on a deployment to the Horn of Africa. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch

Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, and other senior Wisconsin National Guard officials welcomed home approximately 260 Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Dane County Regional Airport July 29, 2023. The 157th returned from a nine-month deployment to Djibouti, Africa, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. - Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, and other senior Wisconsin National Guard officials welcomed home approximately 260 Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Dane County Regional Airport July 29, 2023. The 157th returned from a nine-month deployment to Djibouti, Africa, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.