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Sgt. Douglas King, of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 829th Engineer Company assesses a road repair project in Afghanistan with a Romanian soldier in April 2020.

Dec. 30, 2020

Wisconsin Guard answered the call in 2020

MADISON, Wis. – This was the "Year of the Guard" across the nation, as Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen answered the call in an unprecedented way – from traditional overseas deployments to civil disturbances, pandemic response, and election support. Nowhere in America was the "Year of the Guard" more prevalent than in the Badger State, where the state

Wisconsin National Guard Sgt. Monica Miggins, with the 1158th Transportation Company out of Beloit, Wis., sanitizes a voter's hands before he enters a polling place in Fitchburg, Wis., April 7, 2020. Guard members will once again serve as poll workers during the state's Aug. 11 primary election.

Aug. 6, 2020

Wisconsin National Guard to support Aug. 11 election

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard will assist local election officials as poll workers for the Aug. 11 primary elections across Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday. The Guard is needed due to a critical shortage of poll workers stemming from concerns over COVID-19. Members of the Wisconsin National Guard reside in all 72

Wisconsin National Guard members prepare to collect a specimen from a member of the community in Alma May 1, 2020. Nearly a dozen Wisconsin National Guard teams are supporting specimen collection missions at mobile COVID-19 testing sites around Wisconsin.

May 5, 2020

Wisconsin Guard conducts mobile testing around state

MADISON, Wis. – Eleven specimen collection teams from the Wisconsin National Guard are supporting state and local health departments to increase COVID-19 testing across Wisconsin. The teams, comprised of more than 300 Soldiers and Airmen, established mobile testing sites at correctional facilities and health clinics, private businesses and

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are briefed before testing staff and residents at Sunny Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sheboygan, Wis., April 5, 2020.

April 20, 2020

Wisconsin Guard team testing inmates, staff at county prison

FRANKLIN, Wis. – Nearly 30 Wisconsin National Guard troops established a mobile COVID-19 testing site at the Milwaukee County House of Corrections to collect specimens from staff and inmates. Milwaukee County asked the Wisconsin National Guard to assist after multiple cases of the coronavirus were reported at the facility. Guard members reported to

Spc. Edgar Mendez, an automated logistical specialist, loads personal protective equipment while on State Active Duty as part of the Wisconsin National Guard’s response to COVID-19.

April 11, 2020

Wisconsin Guard getting critical equipment to the right places

MADISON, Wis. – A team of Citizen-Soldiers continues to work every day behind-the-scenes to ensure critical personal protective equipment (PPE) is received, repackaged, and distributed to entities in need across Wisconsin. Nearly 25 Soldiers are on duty in a warehouse supporting the Wisconsin Department of Health Services receiving PPE shipments,

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