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More than 3,000 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers return from Iraq in January
January 6, 2010
The 3,200 Soldiers from the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and six other Wisconsin Army
National Guard units will return to Wisconsin beginning Tuesday. Leading the way will be
approximately 115 Soldiers, mostly from the Fort Atkinson-based Troop A, 105th Calvary,
followed by the remaining 3,000 Soldiers throughout the month.
All are scheduled to return to
Volk Field where they will be met by senior National Guard officials, a military band and family
members - homecomings are not open to the general public. Following an initial reunion with
their families and a brief official "welcome home," the Soldiers will travel to nearby Fort McCoy
to begin about five days of demobilization processing before being released from active duty.
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Farewell, Iraq
January 2, 2010
BAGHDAD - It's been a long deployment for 3,200-plus soldiers of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd
Infantry Brigade Combat Team, but it is finally coming to an end. Sometime in early January, the first
of many chartered airliners will touch down at a Wisconsin airfield and Red Arrow soldiers will begin
planting their boots back on the ground in their home state after completing their service in Iraq.
As the 32nd Brigade's public affairs officer in Iraq, I've had an opportunity to send a few dozen
releases from Baghdad over the past eight months to let Wisconsin know what our troops are doing here.
These have all been straightforward, fact-based descriptions of our units' missions and our soldiers'
accomplishments. In this final dispatch, I will be a bit more personal, as some of the things I think
Wisconsin should know are less tangible. So opinions and impressions I have formed from my observations
here are sprinkled in.
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32nd Brigade wrapping things up in Iraq
December 24, 2009
The Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is upbeat about
spending the holidays on deployment in Iraq, in part because everyone knows what the new year
will bring.
"Right now we're in the midst of transferring our missions all over Iraq to our replacement unit
from the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the Texas National Guard," explained Lt.
Col. Tim Donovan, public affairs officer for the 32nd Brigade. "So as we complete that process,
which is called 'relief in place,' we'll have a formal transfer of authority ceremony. At that point
the mission is theirs and we're cleared to go home."
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Wisconsin Troops Help Shape Iraq's Future with Scouting
December 11, 2009
B-roll package of Wisconsin National Guard soldiers working with Iraqi
children in scouting-type activities in Baghdad. This is a fairly rare
example of close one-on-one interaction between our Wisconsin troops and
Iraqi kids. The troops featured here live near Wausau and Madison
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Soldiers thank students for care packages with visit
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Eau Claire,WI,USA
By Christena T. O'Brien, Leader-Telegram
December 11, 2009
A classroom was filled with anticipation Thursday at Memorial High School as
students sat around unwrapped gifts. Rather than exchanging presents themselves as they
normally would do, the students with severe cognitive disabilities decided it was better
to give than receive this year - at the suggestion of Melissa Bushendorf, a special education
teacher - and they couldn't wait to show off the contents of the packed boxes: their presents
to U.S. troops
To make the efforts of the 23 students more meaningful, Bushendorf invited a
friend - Eric Kitelinger of Eau Claire - to speak to the class Thursday.
Kitelinger, a chief warrant officer in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and
Clint Simenson, a staff sergeant, served in Iraq.
"They are definitely going to love you guys," Kitelinger told the students....
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Soldiers Enjoy Camp Bucca Golf Course
December 10, 2009
From the air, the basic outline of Camp Bucca appears as most military forward operating bases in
Iraq, except for nine fluttering white flags affixed to poles jutting from the ground.
The flags aren't tokens of surrender, but they often elicit cries of frustration from soldiers who
have thrown their best at this opponent, only to be repelled.
Army Master Sgt. Brian Franzen, a platoon sergeant in "D" Company of the Wisconsin National Guard's
132nd Brigade Support Battalion, said it's just par for the course.
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Wisconsin Army Guard unit flying solo at Camp Bucca
December 8, 2009
After several months of collaboration, the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion,
127th Infantry said farewell to the 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron of the Air
Force's 586th Air Expeditionary Group.
The 887th furled its guidon during a Dec. 3 ceremony at Camp Bucca, Iraq, officially ending the
squadron's three-year partnership with the Army providing counterinsurgency, detainee
operations and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support.
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H1N1 vaccinations
December 1st, 2009
Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers deployed to Forward Operating Base Prosperity in Baghdad,
Iraq plan to return home safe and sound. Thanks to a recent H1N1 vaccination clinic, they will
come home flu-free as well.
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Coming around the far turn: Across the 32nd Brigade
November 19, 2009
The 3,200 men and women of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team have accomplished a lot
during their time in Iraq so far: big accomplishments like closing the largest detention
facility on Earth at Camp Bucca; small accomplishments like winning the flag football
championship at Camp Cropper.
And wherever they are serving in Iraq, Red Arrow soldiers are making a difference.
Here is what some of our units want their Wisconsin hometowns to know about their service
in Iraq - the big things, the small things, and all of the individual and organizational
accomplishments in between.
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Wisconsin National Guard ground, air commanders meet in Iraq
November 8, 2009
IRAQ - While more than 3,200 Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry
Brigade Combat Team have their boots on the ground in Iraq, some of their fellow Guardsmen
from the state's Air National Guard have their jets in the sky overhead. It isn't often that
aerial support for Army Guard ground troops comes from an Air Guard unit from the same state,
but for the past two months about 300 members of Wisconsin's Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing
are in Iraq with about a dozen F-16 fighters.
The two top commanders - Army Guard Col. Steven Bensend and Air Guard Lt. Col. Erik Peterson -
met at an air base in Iraq as the fighter unit was nearing completion of its mission here.
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Bucca's best come out 'guns blazing' for competition
November 3, 2009
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq - With speed and precision, Staff Sgt.
Matthew J. Benzshawel, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 17th Fires Brigade took home top honors
in this year's 3-Gun Competition at Camp Bucca Oct. 17. The Appleton native edged out the
closest of 69 other competitors by 2.19 seconds.
Airmen, civilians, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from across Camp Bucca demonstrated their
proficiency wielding a variety of weapons to include the M-9 pistol, M-4 carbine and M-500
shotgun in hopes of earning top bragging rights as the camp's top marksman.
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Wisconsin Guard has key role in Baghdad's future
October 26, 2009
With a few pen strokes and hugs, and two very large keys, the Wisconsin Army
National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team officially transferred two
large properties inside Baghdad's International Zone back to the Iraqi
government.
"In terms of square footage of habitable structures, Essayons and
Freedom Compound are the largest we've turned over so far," said the 32nd
Brigade's Maj. Gregory Schlub, officer in charge of real properties for Joint
Area Support Group-Central in Baghdad.
The two properties, formerly used by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, total 35 acres and about 380,000 square feet of building space. They
include 650 apartments, three business towers, a museum and seven villas.
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Food, fun and football link families with deployed Soldiers
October 21, 2009
Families and friends of the Wisconsin National Guard gathered at the Alliant Energy Center
Sunday (Oct. 18) to Tailgate with the Troops - the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, that is.
Thanks to modern technology and lots of community support, more than 2,000 family members
feasted on brats, hot dogs, pizza and chips and watched the Green Bay Packers cream the Detroit
Lions - with their deployed Soldiers.
The event, "Tailgating with the Troops" was sponsored by Serving the 32nd, a private
organization whose mission is to bring together the people of Wisconsin to say "thank you" to
the Soldiers and families of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
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Coming off the backstretch: Around the 32nd Brigade
October 15, 2009
IRAQ - The Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team continues its
mission on the ground during a time of historic transition in Iraq. Soldiers there are deeply
involved in turning territory back over to the Iraqis as well as building public works projects,
sometimes with not much more than Wisconsin ingenuity, for Iraqi residents. Read the
comprehensive report on the latest developments for the 32nd IBCT online
here.
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32nd IBCT in Iraq
32nd Brigade Sgt. Frank Merola shot video and produced a package on the Wisconsin
Army National Guard 32nd IBCT troops performing their job in Iraq.
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September 25, 2009
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32nd Brigade leaders visit Arcadia, Onalaska Soldiers at remote base
September 23, 2009
CAMP ASHRAF, Iraq - With 27 units spread throughout a country the size of California, the
commander of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade, Col. Steven Bensend, can't
just hop in a Humvee to visit his troops. Instead, he orders up a couple of UH-60 Black Hawk
helicopters and takes key staff members along by air.
On one recent visit, Bensend's Black Hawk helicopters dropped into Camp Ashraf, where soldiers
from the Arcadia and Onalaska-based Company C, 1-128th Infantry are serving at Forward Operating
Base Grizzly. Company C is charged with operating observation points, escorting distinguished
visitors in their area, providing personal security details for meetings and movements outside
the FOB, and performing resupply patrols.
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132nd says thanks to Portage by hosting carnival
By Jen McCoy, Daily Register
September 15, 2009
It is a thank-you to the Portage community in the form of cotton candy,
balloon animals and snow cones. The 132nd Brigade Support Battalion Family
Readiness Group will host a carnival for children on Saturday at the Portage
Armory, where the brigade is based.
"A bunch of us came up with this as a way to give back to the community
because they have done so much for us. Before the soldiers left, the Portage
High School band participated in the send-off, and the mayor came out," said
Janet McCamey, leader of the 132nd FRG.
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32nd Brigade troops see Packers defeat the Bears
September 14, 2009
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BAGHDAD - With 3,200-plus Wisconsin National Guard troops in Iraq, there was a lot
of interest here in the Packers regular season opener. The trouble is,
we're 6,282 miles and eight time zones away from the Frozen Tundra.
But in Baghdad, about 30 troops from the Guard's 32nd Brigade got up
early (way early) to watch the game, which was broadcast live on the
Armed Forces Network beginning at 3:15 a.m. Baghdad time.
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Caring and Sharing: Wisconsin program sends packages to deployed troops
September 10, 2009
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BAGHDAD - Hands frantically tearing at tape and cardboard; an ear-to-ear smile; the excitement
of not knowing what is inside; the joy of knowing somebody cares enough to send something. It
sounds like Christmas, but it's not. It's an eager soldier opening a care package.
Troops all over Iraq get care packages from groups or anonymous individuals, but 2nd Lt. Johnathan
Meyer, an officer who screens applicants for entry into the International Zone in Baghdad with
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, has known the woman who
sent this package since he was a toddler.
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Dispatches from Wisconsin men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
September 8, 2009
At FOB Bucca, there are several permanent infrastructures originally built to sustain
Army forces and missions. These include a brick factory capable of producing up to 1
million bricks per month, an ice plant capable of producing up to 45 tons of ice per day,
and a Waste Water Treatment Plant with the ability to sustain a population of over 50,000 people.
In addition -- and most importantly -- we are also currently overseeing the completion of a
new water treatment facility capable of producing 2 million gallons of water a day. FOB Bucca
is located above the largest aquifer in the region. The new water treatment facility is able
to drill down to the water, retrieve it, and then treat it so that it is drinkable. While
deployed here, our goals are not only to see through the completion of the construction of
this water treatment plant but also to complete several projects that will provide local
cities/villages direct access to our water, waste plant, brick, and ice factory assets in
the near future. We also intend to provide the vocational training required to sustain these
assets after our departure.
Story and photos at wismilblogs.blogspot.com
National Guard major seeks to improve Iraqi schools
September 8, 2009
Dirt polished to a dull sheen by the passing hands of generations of schoolchildren covers
the bottom 3 feet of hallway walls in the Umm Casr, Iraq, elementary school. Above the dirt
line, grammar and math exercises are scrawled on the sand-colored walls. The children have no
paper. Virtually every window in the school is broken, the incoming sunlight illuminating a
jumble of broken school desks piled in the middle of the classroom.
For Wisconsin Army National Guard Maj. John T. Oakley of Appleton, the image solidifies his
resolve to rebuild the school into a positive learning experience for children.
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Halfway point in Iraq: Around the 32nd Brigade
September 7, 2009
More than seven months after they entered active duty in the U.S. Army - and now about
halfway through the time they will spend in Iraq - the 3,200 men and women of the Wisconsin National
Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are focused on missions ranging from transporting detainees
from what was once the largest theater internment facility in the country... to securing forward
operating bases... to furnishing a shabby school in Umm Qasr... to transferring Baghdad's International
Zone back over to the Iraqi government.
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WS senior's exit project has troops in mind
September 3, 2009
Coulee News (West Salem)
West Salem High School senior Catey Greenwood is heading up an effort to let
members of Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Brigade - currently stationed in Iraq
-know that they are not forgotten. Greenwood's efforts are part of her senior
exit project. "I'm hosting a support group for teens whose family members are
currently overseas and we are also creating care packages to send over to the
32nd Brigade by Christmas," Greenwood said. The brigade is in Baghdad, and
it's deputy commander is her father, Col. Mark Greenwood.
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Wisconsin Guardsmen hold the hill in Iraq
August 27, 2009
CAMP BUCCA, Iraq - Moving several hundred detainees across Iraq is a daunting task, but for two
Wisconsin Army National Guard companies it's just another day.
The two companies, Janesville's Company A, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, and Fond du Lac's
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, stationed at Camp Bucca, in southern Iraq, are responsible
for transferring detainees from Bucca to theater internment facilities further north. These
movements are part of the consolidation of TIFs and the eventual turnover of operations to
the government of Iraq. Once detainees are transferred they either continue serving their
sentences or are released.
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Deployed Wisconsin soldiers honor fallen Marine
August 10, 2009
BAGHDAD - More than 100 service members and civilians honored the memory of a fallen Marine from
Wisconsin by participating in the Jerabek Challenge memorial run Aug. 8 at Forward Operating Base
Prosperity in Baghdad.
Participants from across the International Zone, including 19 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers
assigned to the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters, Camp Douglas, Wis., endured early
morning temperatures in the 90s as they ran the 4-mile course. Participants received T-shirts
sent by Jerabek's mother.
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Eau Claire-Based Unit Switches Focus to Training
August 2, 2009
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
For many of the soldiers in the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, their current deployment
to Iraq is at least their second tour of duty in the war-torn Middle East nation. But
that doesn't make it old hat by any means. This time around the Eau Claire-based unit's
mission and the security situation are vastly different. In many ways, commanders said
in telephone interviews last week from Iraq, it's like being in a completely different
country from the one they patrolled from November 2004 to October 2005.
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Wisconsin Guard battalion is nation's best
July 27, 2009
IRAQ — A Wisconsin Army National Guard infantry battalion currently serving on active duty in Iraq has been
selected as the top battalion in the nation's National Guard. Eau Claire-based 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry
will receive the Walter T. Kerwin Jr. Award for Readiness and Training as the outstanding National Guard
unit for 2009. The award will be presented in October at the annual meeting of the Association of the
United States Army in Washington, D.C.
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Red Arrow Letters: Making Sure Every Soldier Gets a Note from Home
WEAU.com, Mary Rinzel with Photographer Duane Wolter
July 23, 2009
At Country Jam, a little ways back from a main stage filled with big names like Tim McGraw
is a little girl hoping every fan has time to send some love to our soldiers overseas.
Slightly tucked away, her head just visible above her table, sits a ten year old from Stanley.
"I started a program called Red Arrow Letters," Amanda Wright tells us. "I started it because
I have a brother. His name is Kane Lambert and he's in the Wisconsin National Guard."
Kane Lambert is serving in Iraq with the 32nd Infantry Red Arrow Brigade.
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Camp Cropper Theater Internment Facility
July 21, 2009
32nd Brigade Sgt. Frank Merola shot video and produced a package on the Wisconsin
Army National Guard troops working at the Theater Internment Facility (TIF). Video
and photography inside TIFs is tightly restricted, so this cleared video footage offers
a fairly rare look inside.
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Wisconsin Guardsmen help build future for Iraq
July 20, 2009
At the Iraqi National Training Academy, located on Victory Base Complex near Baghdad, Iraqi
instructors are training four platoons of recruits to become the foundation of the Iraqi correctional system.
This facility is the first of its kind, and this is the first class to be trained entirely by
Iraqi instructors.
"This facility, from the ground up, has been designed to be the leading edge of the American
withdrawal of forces from Iraq," said 2nd Lt. Christopher Cahak, Company A, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry's
officer in charge of training. "It's an incredibly important mission, we take it very seriously and this
mission has been handed to the Wisconsin National Guard."
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A long way from home
Picnic brings together, supports families of soldiers in Iraq
by the KENOSHA NEWS STAFF
July 20, 2009
Area family members of a National Guard company now in Iraq gathered for a picnic at Petrifying
Springs Park on Saturday.
Spouses, children and other relatives of the 125 Bravo Company 257, part of the 32nd Brigade
of the Wisconsin National Guard, attended the four-hour gathering with food, beverages, games
and face painting.
The families are mostly from Kenosha and Racine counties with others from other southeastern
Wisconsin communities.
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Update from Iraq: Around the 32nd Brigade
Two months into the 32nd Brigade Combat Team's missions in Iraq, this is an update on
some of our units from their locations around the country.
BAGHDAD - They have endured frequent dust storms and intense heat. They've overcome
language and cultural barriers. They’ve worked long days with little time off. They
have missed the births of their sons and daughters. And they’ve been living and working
in multiple locations in an active combat zone.
They are the nearly 3,300 soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd
Infantry Brigade Combat Team, two months into their 10-month missions in Iraq.
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Patrol base named for Wisconsin Guard soldier turned over to Iraqi forces
SAMARRA, Iraq - The changing role of U.S. forces in Iraq was evident across the entire country
June 30, but in Samarra it also created a poignant moment for those who remembered Wisconsin
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Todd Olson.
Olson, who died Dec. 27, 2004, of wounds he suffered in action in Samarra early in his tour
with 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, was honored at a ceremony turning a Samarra patrol base
over to the government of Iraq. The outpost, Patrol Base Olson, had carried his name for
more than four years.
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Those left behind find many ways to cope with soldier's absence
July 8, 2009
Brenda Christianson is a seasoned veteran. She’s not a soldier - but close. She is the
leader of the Family Readiness Group supporting family and friends of soldiers deployed with
the Fond du Lac-based Company C, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment of the Wisconsin
National Guard. Brenda’s son is currently serving in Iraq. Her husband is scheduled for a
second tour of duty in 2010.
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Soldiers' stories - Local guardsmen keep busy in Iraq
July 8, 2009
From taking correspondence courses to learning Spanish and Web site design, local soldiers with the
Wisconsin National Guard, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Iraq are
finding ways to lessen the pain of separation from their families and pass the time.
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Wisconsin National Guard trains Iraqis to run prisons
July 7, 2009
Prison reform was a hot topic in this year's state budget debate in Wisconsin. But it's even more
of an issue in Iraq, where Wisconsin National Guard troops are training Iraqis to run detention
facilities. The United States is preparing to hand over the detention facilities it's been running
since soon after the war began to the sovereign Iraqi government.
By Gil Halsted, Wisconsin Public Radio
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Iraq July 6, 2009.
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Wisconsin soldiers run 5K in Iraq
Approximately 30 deployed Wisconsin National Guard soldiers assigned to the
32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters, Camp Douglas, Wis., endured dust-filled air
and early morning temperatures that soared into the 90s as they celebrated Independence Day by
participating in the Red Arrow Independence Day 5K run July 4 at Forward Operating Base
Prosperity in Baghdad.
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Live from Iraq: 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team discusses US hand over to Iraqi security forces
Col. Steven Bensend, 32nd Infantry Brigade commander, and Lt. Col. Tim Donovan, 32nd PAO, - both
serving in Iraq with the Joint Area Support Group (JASG) update Wisconsin about the hand over and
Wisconsin Guard troops.
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Wisconsin Guard leaders visit 32nd Brigade in Iraq
The senior leaders of the Wisconsin Army National Guard visited many of the 3,200 Wisconsin
troops of the state's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Iraq last week. Brig. Gen. Mark
Anderson, Wisconsin Army National Guard commander, and state Command Sgt. Maj. George Stopper
traveled to several forward operating bases that are home to Wisconsin Guard soldiers for the
next eight months.
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105th Cavalry takes charge of base defense and camp support operations at Camp Cropper
CAMP CROPPER, IRAQ - A half dozen Wisconsin state flags fly in the dusty desert breeze over
Camp Cropper, Iraq, where units of the Wisconsin National have taken over responsibility for
base defense, camp support functions and other missions for the next eight months.
Camp Cropper is located near the Baghdad International Airport west of the Iraq capital. The
camp's mission includes development of trained Iraqi corrections officers and the care of
detainees - a mission that requires support from about 900 soldiers assigned to eight Wisconsin
Army National Guard units.
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Technology helps soldier see son's birth from overseas
By: Rachel Westberg
The Chetek Alert
(June 17, 2009 IRAQ) — It is a feat that only modern technology could help make possible-a soldier in
Iraq was able to witness the birth of his son taking place back in Wisconsin and talk with his wife
during the entire process.
That's a story for the baby book, and it is exactly the excitement that took place with the birth of
Benjamin Peter Pintens last Wednesday.
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829th Engineer Company soldiers adapt to new mission in Iraq
(CAMP CROPPER, Iraq) — Wisconsin Guard soldiers assigned to the 829th Engineer Company are busily engaged
in a security mission at the theater internment facility at Camp Cropper, Iraq. The 829th is based in
Chippewa Falls, Wis., with detachments in Richland Center and Ashland.
The 829th’s mission for the next eight months focuses on guarding and escorting detainees.
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32nd Brigade troops at Camp Taji work to build better future for Iraq
CAMP TAJI, IRAQ June 9, 2009 — At a desert outpost about 20 miles north of Baghdad, three units of
Wisconsin National Guardsmen deployed with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team hope
something will grow in the barren environment: Iraq’s future.
The units, Company A, 32nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Onalaska; the 108th Forward
Support Company, Sussex; and Battery A, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, Racine,
assumed responsibility May 12 for several operations at the theater internment facility
reconciliation center at Camp Taji.
By Spc. Tyler Lasure, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
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Wisconsin soldier 'attends' daughter’s graduation through cyberspace
BAGHDAD June 9, 2009 — Military service in a combat zone 6,294 miles from his home in Seymour,
Wis., didn't keep Wisconsin National Guard Col. Martin Seifer from seeing his daughter
graduate from her hometown high school June 1.
By Capt. Joy LeMay, 32nd IBCT Public Affairs.
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