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Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from across the Air National Guard, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Navy and Wisconsin National Guard state partners from Papua New Guinea conduct lodged projectile training at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota, Sept. 21, 2023. The Advanced EOD Conventional Course provided experience, validation and confidence in using EOD tools and procedures.

Oct. 10, 2023 Oct. 11, 2023

148th Fighter Wing EOD Flight Hosts Validation Course

Camp Ripley, Minn. — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - The 148th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight created and hosted an advanced conventional course for 30 technicians at the Minnesota National Guard’s Camp Ripley Training Center Sept. 18-22. The course focused on five lines of effort: restoring readiness, investing in technology, driving innovation, developing and

Jay Wilson, a retired Wisconsin Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, looks on as his service dog Frosty carries the ceremonial first pitch to home plate Sept. 17 to start a Milwaukee Brewers™ game at American Family Field™ in Milwaukee.

Oct. 10, 2023 Oct. 10, 2023

Faithful service: Wisconsin Army Guard veteran provided with service dog

Milwaukee, Wis. — Wisconsin National Guard veteran receives service dog, throws first pitch at major league baseball game.

Lt. Col. Bill Benson, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, joins Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, and Dan Durig, a Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs civil engineer, in cutting a ribbon to signify the grand opening of the Wisconsin Army National Guard armory in Appleton, Wis., Sept. 28.

Sept. 29, 2023

Heritage on display at renovated Wisconsin Army Guard armory

APPLETON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard completes a $15 million readiness center renovation project.

Aircrews with the Wisconsin National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, operate UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Sept. 14, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Members of the unit regularly complete training at Fort McCoy and support training events at the installation.

Sept. 25, 2023

Wisconsin Guard Conducts Black Hawk Training Operations

FORT MCCOY, Wis. - Aircrews with the Wisconsin National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, operated UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Sept. 14 for a training operation at Fort McCoy. Unit members regularly train at Fort McCoy and support training events at the installation each year. According to the Army fact sheet for the Black Hawk, its

Soldiers with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, trained with soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Royal Pacific Infantry Regiments, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, during Tamiok Strike 2023 at Taruma Barracks, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea beginning July 31. Tamiok Strike 23 is sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific, and hosted by the PNGDF with U.S. forces under the command of the 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Support Command.

Sept. 5, 2023

Wisconsin Guard-Papua New Guinea Strengthen Partnership

MADISON, Wis. - Capt. Michael Cuevas, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s Troop C, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, reflected on the historic nature of his unit’s participation in Tamiok Strike 2023 — a two-week joint military exercise in Papua New Guinea. “Tamiok Strike was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Troopers of the

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, and the 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, coordinate on a live-fire exercise featuring squad movements, reacting to simulated enemy contact and the use of a Bangalore torpedo explosive charge during eXportable Combat Training Center training July 27, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Aug. 31, 2023

Wisconsin ’Red Arrow’ Soldiers Complete XCTC

FORT MCCOY, Wis. - The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Brigade Combat Team completed eXportable Combat Training Center training to prepare for the more challenging four-week exercise next summer at the Joint Readiness Training Center. XCTC is the Army National Guard’s program of record that enables brigade combat teams to

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