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Attendees of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's first ever Women's Symposium pose together for a photo during a break, March 29, 2024. The events focus was on reinforcing the organization's commitment to gender equality and empowering leaders, women, and allies to advocate for one another. (U.S. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)

April 5, 2024

Wisconsin Army National Guard hosts inaugural Women’s Symposium

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard hosted its first Women’s Symposium on March 29 — an event aimed at reinforcing the organization's commitment to gender equality and empowering leaders, women and allies to advocate for one another.Held in the Mitby Theater at Madison College, over 150 military personnel, civilians and community members interested

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.

Sgt. Taylor Reichow, a Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Bravo Battery 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, plots a point during the land navigation event for the Wisconsin National Guard’s 2023 Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 21, 2023. The Wisconsin Army National Guard's annual Best Warrior Competition is designed to recognize and reward Soldiers who demonstrate exceptional skills, leadership, and dedication through a variety of grueling tasks including a 12-mile road march, weapons qualifications, land navigation, and the Army Combat Fitness Test. The four-day competition culminates in the crowning of Wisconsin’s best Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Sgt. Payton Wehr)

March 22, 2024

Wisconsin Guard Soldiers to chase Best Warrior honors

FORT MCCOY, Wis. — Fifteen Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers seek to represent the state by winning the Best Warrior Competition.

Members of Hotel Company, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, stand together for a group photo following their participation in the 56th Philip A. Connelly culinary competition at their Eau Claire armory on March 17, 2024. This Wisconsin Army National Guard unit was just one of four units that made it to the final level of the competition for fiscal year 24. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Nina Kowalkowski)

March 19, 2024

Wisconsin Army National Guard participates in 56th Philip A. Connelly Culinary Competition

The "Hellcats" of Hotel Company, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, led by 1st Lt. Danielle Lavrenz and 1st Sgt. Roger Marco, competed in the final level of the 56th Philip A. Connelly culinary competition from their Eau Claire armory, March 17, 2024.

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment "Red Currahee," 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supporting 3rd Infantry Division, conducts live-fire on an M4 Carl Gustaf weapon during exercise Silver Arrow at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Sept. 17. The training focused on AT4-CS and M4 Carl Gustaf assigned teams engaging notional targets. The 3rd Infantry Division’s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. H Howey)

March 13, 2024

Wisconsin Army Guard public affairs unit returns from Baltics

Wisconsin Army National Guard public affairs unit tells the story of NATO efforts in Eastern Europe to counter aggression in the region.

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