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Graduating cadets display their drill and ceremony skills during an outdoor demonstration before the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy graduation ceremony Saturday, Dec. 17 at Sparta High School, Sparta, Wis. After graduating from the 22-week residential phase of academy training, cadets work with hometown mentors who offer guidance and encouragement in pursuing their new direction in life. The National Guard Youth Challenge Program currently operates 40 programs in 29 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, more than 190,000 teens have graduated from this free program since its inception in 1993. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Alice Ripberger

Dec. 17, 2022

At-risk students step into future armed with tools for success

SPARTA, Wis. — Seventy cadets from 29 counties graduated from the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy in a ceremony Saturday, Dec. 17 at Sparta High School. The Wisconsin Challenge Academy is a completely voluntary, free-for-participants, character-building alternative education program at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin that helps 16-18-year-olds at risk of not

Col. Eric Leckel, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, speaks during a formal sendoff ceremony Sept. 30, 2022, in downtown Milwaukee. Approximately 280 Soldiers from the brigade’s headquarters company and 357th Signal Company will support Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa to enhance partnerships and stability in the region.

Oct. 4, 2022

Wisconsin Army Guard Prepares for Africa deployment

MILWAUKEE – Col. Eric Leckel, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, told 280 deploying Soldiers and their families and friends about the historic nature of their upcoming Africa mission at a ceremony Sept. 30. “This is one of the most unique, diverse and challenging missions a unit will ever have the

The U.S. Air Force’s eight most accomplished munitions teams from around the world converged here late last month for the third annual Air Force Combat Operations Competition (AFCOCOMP).

Sept. 21, 2022

Volk Field Hosts National Competition

Volk Field ANGB — The U.S. Air Force’s eight most accomplished munitions teams from around the world converged here late last month for the third annual Air Force Combat Operations Competition (AFCOCOMP). The 31st Munitions team from Aviano Air Base, representing U.S. Air Forces in Europe Command, load 500-pound inert Mk-82 bomb bodies onto an MHU-110 munitions

Wisconsin National Guard Spc. Tyler Lechner of Company C, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, came to the aid of a motorcyclist injured in a collision in Waukesha, Wis., July 10, 2022. Lechner was on his way home from drill when he witnessed the accident.

July 14, 2022

Wisconsin National Guard Medic Aids Injured Motorcyclist

WAUKESHA, Wis. - A Wisconsin National Guard medic on his way home from drill sprang into action to assist a motorist injured in a traffic accident. After drill in Racine July 10, newly promoted Spc. Tyler Lechner of Company C, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, was stopped at a four-way intersection in Waukesha

Drillers with Plains Environmental Services, Inc. conduct hydraulic profiling and electrical conductivity testing using a Geoprobe mobile drilling rig during a remedial investigation into the presence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin, March 22, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

April 27, 2022

Truax Field begins PFAS remedial investigation

MADISON, Wis. — This week the Air National Guard will conclude part one of the remedial investigation into the presence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances at Truax Field. The investigation marks the second major step in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act process. Under a contract with EA

Wisconsin Army National Guard Spc. Samantha Struck demonstrates how to insert an IV during a medical class with the Papua New Guinea Defense Force at Taurama Barracks, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in March 2022 through the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program.

April 27, 2022

Wisconsin Guard Develops Partnership With Papua New Guinea

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – The fledgling partnership between Papua New Guinea and the Wisconsin National Guard has already proven to be rich in opportunities for initiatives in COVID-19 response, medical services and women’s health. Representatives from the Wisconsin National Guard traveled to Papua New Guinea in March to strengthen their