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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.

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.

Col. Paul Gapinski, outgoing commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 426th Regiment, presents retired Col. Andrew Ratzlaff with a plaque signifying his induction into the 426th Regional Training Institute (RTI) Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony Oct. 14 at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Oct. 26, 2023 Oct. 26, 2023

Wisconsin Military Academy inducts two into its Hall of Fame

Wisconsin Military Academy, Wisc. — FORT MCCOY, Wis. — The man who helped launch a national model for resiliency training in the military and the woman often referred to as “Ms. WMA” were inducted into the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 426th Regional Training Institute (RTI) Hall of Fame Oct. 14.Retired Col. Andrew Ratzlaff spent five years of his 32-year military career with the