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Wisconsin National Guard Airmen with the 128th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron and the 115th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron were in Papua New Guinea the week of March 17-22 conducting training alongside the Papua New Guinea Defence Force as part of the State Partnership Program. The airmen are bringing their knowledge and experience to train PNGDF military police and other service members in areas such as crowd control, compliance techniques, physical security, and electronic security. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman

April 18, 2024

Wisconsin Air Guard conduct security training with Papua New Guinea counterparts

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Security Forces Squadron members train alongside Papua New Guinea Defence Force military police on security tasks.

Brig. Gen. David May, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Air, speaks during an April 2 kickoff event commemorating Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in the Wisconsin National Guard. As part of the event, a proclamation was read aloud and a large copy of the proclamation was signed. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Forging Forward with Change” and reflects the work required to cultivate a culture in which everyone plays an active role in identifying and preventing sexual misconduct. Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs photo by Vaughn R. Larson

April 15, 2024

Wisconsin Guard vows to forge forward with change during sexual assault awareness and prevention month

Wisconsin National Guard announces theme of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Gov. Tony Evers signs legislation into law changing the Wisconsin National Guard tuition grant program April 14 at his office in the state capitol. Under the changes, the Department of Military Affairs pays participating universities directly at the beginning of the semester, rather than reimbursing National Guard students at the end of each semester. Other changes include when students can apply for the grant and how satisfactory academic progress is determined. Greg Anderson photo

April 10, 2024

Helpful change to Guard tuition grant program takes effect this summer

A state program that reimburses Wisconsin National Guard members for college tuition now pays tuition upfront.

April 8, 2024

Wisconsin Air Guard names Outstanding Airmen of Year

The Wisconsin Air National Guard names its outstanding Airman, Noncommissioned Officer, Senior Noncommissioned Officer, First Sergeant and Officer of the Year.

Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, presents Commodore Philip Polewara, acting defence chief of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, with a framed print March 18 of an interaction between Soldiers of the 32nd Division and a Papua New Guinean sketching a diagram of Japanese military positions from Nov. 15, 1942 during the campaign to drive the Japanese army out of Buna. The 32nd Division was largely composed of Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers when World War II began. The photo underscores how far back Wisconsin’s history goes with Papua New Guinea. Forty Wisconsin National Guard Airmen and Soldiers spent the week of March 17-22 in Papua New Guinea collaborating with and training alongside the Papua New Guinea Defence Force as part of the State Partnership Program. This current exchange includes meetings between leadership along with training in instruction, medical, security forces, and collaboration with senior non-commissioned officers. The Wisconsin National Guard and Papua New Guinea began their partnership in 2020 and have since had several key leader engagements and site visits to strengthen that relationship. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman

April 4, 2024

Wisconsin Guard seizes opportunity to grow relationship with Papua New Guinea

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Wisconsin National Guard subject matter experts and leadership visit state partner nation Papua New Guinea to build on past exchanges.

Staff Sgt. Alexander Kilbane (center), a unit movement officer planning instructor assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 426th Regional Training Institute, poses with Brig. Gen. Daniel Pulvermacher (left), the assistant adjutant general for readiness and training for Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Patrouille, the state senior enlisted leader (right), after receiving the award for Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2024 Noncomissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Payton Wehr)

March 25, 2024

Winners Crowned at the Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2024

Twelve Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from across the state competed against one another for the title of Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year at the state Best Warrior Competition in Fort McCoy, Wis., March 22 - 24, 2024.