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Lt. Col. Nathan Bennington receives the colors of the 426t Regiment from Brig. Gen. Matthew Strub, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, during a formal change of command ceremony Oct. 14 at the Wisconsin Military Academy, Fort McCoy, Wis.

Oct. 17, 2023 Oct. 17, 2023

New leader takes charge of Wisconsin Army Guard training regiment

FORT MCCOY, Wis. — Wisconsin National Guard continues strong leadership of vital training organization.

Petty Officer Tivurmei Erengi and Able Seaman Jeremy Magea — Maritime Element members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force — discuss different ordnance materials with a U.S. Air Force EOD technician during an Advanced EOD Conventional Course at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minn.

Oct. 12, 2023 Oct. 12, 2023

Latest exchange could make lasting impact in State Partnership Program

Camp Ripley, Minn. — Wisconsin National Guard, Papua New Guinea EOD technicians train together in subject matter expert exchange.

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