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Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct a combat patrol wearing multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) gear June 8 during a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, La. The Red Arrow led more than 5,000 Soldiers from across the United States and Canada in simulated large-scale combat operations. This realistic training builds readiness for overseas deployments and prepares Soldiers to survive the rigors of war. 32nd IBCT photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman

July 12, 2024

Large training event a challenging but rewarding experience for Wisconsin Army Guard brigade

FORT JOHNSON, La. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team concludes training rotation at Joint Readiness Training Center

1st Lt. Jennifer Vanden Busch, the Joint Readiness Training Center Aid Station Rear operations officer, prepares a syringe June 13 during the 24-08 training rotation for the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Brigade Combat Team. She was among the medics, nurses and physicians from the Wisconsin National Guard and surrounding states who responded to a call for volunteers to staff the JRTC clinic. 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman

July 11, 2024

Wisconsin Guard medical team takes on unique mission during JRTC training rotation

Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 135th Medical Company leads multi-state effort to operate Joint Readiness Training Center aid station.

Members of the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy drill team conduct a drill and ceremony demonstration prior to a June 19 graduation ceremony at Mauston High School in Mauston, Wis. All 112 graduating cadets earned their high school equivalency diploma and up to 16 college credits. The voluntary Challenge Academy is a cost-free alternative education program that reshapes the lives of students 16 to 19 years old who are at risk of not graduating high school. Using a structured, military-styled environment and state-certified teachers and counselors, Challenge Academy builds cadets’ academic abilities, character, self-confidence and personal discipline. Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs photo by Vaughn R. Larson

June 27, 2024

Challenge Academy graduates equipped to face more promising future

MAUSTON, Wis. — 112 cadets from 40 counties graduate from Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy

Medical staff from Aurora Medical Center-Summit’s emergency and trauma center wait for a Wisconsin Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter to arrive so they can move notional patients to the emergency room during a mass casualty exercise May 31. The scenario called for a single Black Hawk crew to medically evacuate three victims critically injured by a building collapse. A Black Hawk can transport up to four litter-borne patients, as opposed to civilian air ambulances which carry only one patient. One of the mock patients would later be transferred by Black Hawk to Aurora Bay Care Medical Center in Green Bay. This training builds on prior collaboration between the Wisconsin Army National Guard and Aurora Health Care. Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs photo by Vaughn R. Larson

June 11, 2024

Wisconsin Guard Black Hawk unit teams with Aurora for mass casualty exercise

WEST BEND, Wis. — Wisconsin Army National Guard medevac unit trains with regional medical centers for mass casualty exercise

Myron Oestreich communicates with other participants during the 2024 SIMCOM exercise. Photo by: WI DMA Staff

June 10, 2024

State communications exercise provides opportunity to strengthen relationships

WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Whether it is a disaster or a major event, communication is key to a successful response. Dozens of participants tested their skillsets and validated their communications plans during the State Interoperable Mobile Communication (SIMCOM) exercise, which took place June 4-5 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis.Among the participants in this

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samuel Breyer, explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing, helps Senior Airman Niel Wegley, EOD technician with the Nebraska ANG's 155th Air Refueling Wing, don a Med-Eng EOD-10 bomb suit May 13, 2024, as part of the Audacious Warrior exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in central Wisconsin. The nine-day exercise was hosted by the Wisconsin ANG's 115th Fighter Wing and included over 70 participants assigned to the Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Reserve and U.S. Marine Corps, as well as military EOD specialists from the Czech Republic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

June 7, 2024

Audacious Warrior provides joint training opportunities

CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. — Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from multiple services and countries converged on Volk Field Air National Guard Base May 13, for the tenth annual Audacious Warrior exercise.The 11-day exercise was hosted by the 115th Fighter Wing and included over 70 participants assigned to the Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Reserve and U.S. Marine