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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

Wisconsin National Guard Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews receives a ceremonial blanket as a sign of respect and honor after speaking at the 40th Annual Descendants of Red Arrow Veterans Day Pow-Wow Nov. 11, 2017. The Volk Field ceremony honored 28 Native Americans who served in the Wisconsin National Guard’s Company D, 128th Infantry, 32nd Division, during World War I.

March 22, 2022

Groundbreaking Wisconsin National Guard leader retiring

MADISON, Wis. – A 36-year military career filled with firsts will end when Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews — the first female Native American general officer in the Army National Guard — retires from her position as Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army. “As much as I absolutely love my job, the Soldiers and families I work for and with, we have so

Military leaders from Papua New Guinea speak with Wisconsin National Guard leaders from the 115th Fighter Wing Feb. 5, 2022, in Madison, Wis., during a historic first visit to Wisconsin through the State Partnership Program. The program links individual states with armed forces of partner nations to forge lasting cooperation, friendship and mutually beneficial relationships.

Feb. 15, 2022

Papua New Guinea military leaders visit Wisconsin Guard

MADISON, Wis. – Despite the many disruptions and plans canceled because of COVID-19, in-person exchanges between the Wisconsin National Guard and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force remain on track as the partnership between the two entities continues to grow. Three military leaders from the Papua New Guinea Defense Force arrived in Wisconsin Feb. 3

Bill Myer, an environmental restoration program manager for the National Guard Bureau, provides the general public with an overview of the upcoming scheduled remedial investigation Jan. 11, 2022 at Madison College's Mitby Theater in Madison, Wisconsin. Representatives from the 115th Fighter Wing and Dane County Regional Airport were also be available to address audience questions in regards to PFAS. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis)

Jan. 12, 2022

Open House provides PFAS remediation update at Truax Field

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing hosted an open house at Madison College’s Truax Campus Jan. 11 to address the current status of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances originating on and around Truax Field.

Maj. Gen Gilbert Toropo, the Papua New Guinea chief of defense, presents Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, with a gift in September 2021 in Hawaii. Knapp visited Hawaii to meet with Toropo and attend a series of conferences in conjunction with the Wisconsin National Guard’s partnership with Papua New Guinea through the State Partnership Program.

Oct. 21, 2021

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea strengthen partnership

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard's new partnership with Papua New Guinea as part of the State Partnership Program has continued to blossom, despite a global pandemic and long travel distances. The partners have made significant progress in recent months, with a Wisconsin National Guard delegation conducting its first visit to Papua New