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The Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd "Red Arrow" Infantry Brigade Combat Team held a change of command ceremony at its headquarters at Camp Douglas, Wis., with Col. Matthew Elder relinquishing command to Col. William Benson III Feb. 1, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

Feb. 11, 2025

Red Arrow Brigade Welcomes New Commander

CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. — The famed 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Brigade Combat Team, held a formal change of command ceremony between outgoing commander Col. Matthew Elder and incoming commander Col. William Benson.

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.

Wisconsin Army National Guard representatives at the 2024 Region IV Best Warrior Competition include, left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. Duane Weyer, Wisconsin National Guard Joint Staff senior enlisted leader; Sgt. 1st Class William Green, sponsor for Staff Sgt. Alexander Kilbane, both of the 426th Regional Training Institute; Spc. Tevin Kenton and his sponsor, Sgt. 1st Class Wade Blaylock; and Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Patrouille, Wisconsin Army National Guard senior enlisted leader. Submitted photo

May 6, 2024

Wisconsin Army Guard sends Soldier to national Best Warrior Competition

Spc. Tevin Kenton of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 105th Cavalry Regiment will represent the state at the national Best Warrior Competition in August.

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.