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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

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

2nd Lt. Charnelle Pinson, a forward support medevac section leader with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, discusses her military career as Maj. Sarah Latza, Capt. Meredith Porter and Capt. Anna Leadens look on during a panel discussion July 26, 2023, in Oshkosh, Wis., as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s WomenVenture.

Aug. 8, 2023

Wisconsin Guard Members Seek to Elevate Women in Aviation

OSHKOSH, Wis. - Four Wisconsin Army National Guard female Soldiers in the aviation field spoke about their experiences during a Women in Aviation panel July 26 at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture.The EAA was celebrating 30 years of women in combat aviation, marked by 1st Lt. Jeannie Leavitt — still serving today as a major general —

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