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Returning Wisconsin Army Guard Soldiers may still enjoy a deer hunt
2/8/2010
Wisconsin service members deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan during Wisconsin's 2009 deer hunting season could have an opportunity to participate in the state's deer hunting tradition under a new Department of Natural Resources effort to match vets wanting to catch up on deer hunting with Wisconsin farmers who have agricultural deer damage shooting permits.
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For Wisconsin Guard members, resiliency is key to returning to life after deployment
2/8/2010
Support for Wisconsin Soldiers and Airmen extends beyond the battlefield, Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar, adjutant general for Wisconsin, said during a Wisconsin Guard prayer breakfast Friday (Feb. 5).
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Wisconsin Guard unit gets bang-up training in Florida
2/5/2010
It sounds like the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 724th Engineer Battalion will be having a real blast this weekend.
The battalion - Headquarters Company in Chippewa Falls, Company A (Forward Support) in Hayward, the 273rd Engineer Company (Sapper) in Medford and 950th Engineer Company (Clearance) in Spooner and Superior - is training at Camp Blanding, Fla., a National Guard facility, in preparation for its upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This weekend, that training includes explosives.
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Wisconsin Army Guard brigade takes major step in transformation
2/5/2010
Changing missions can be difficult. Changing missions after 90 years can be extremely difficult,
but that's exactly what the Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 157th Maneuver
Enhancement Brigade (MEB) are doing. After 90 years as the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, the
Soldiers of the newly transformed 157th MEB, headquartered in Milwaukee, are taking on new
roles, new responsibilities, and new challenges.
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Wisconsin National Guard to assist Haiti relief efforts
2/3/2010
Three members of the Wisconsin Joint Force Headquarters' Detachment 52, a C-26E fixed-wing
aircraft unit, will head to Homestead Joint Air Reserve Base in Florida Feb. 9 to assume an
operational airlift support mission for approximately one month. The small aircraft and crew will
shuttle personnel and supplies between Florida and Haiti beginning Feb. 11.
Approximately one week later, a senior non-commissioned officer from the Milwaukee-based
128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard will report for a 120-day tour to
provide civil engineering assistance. In addition, several other Wisconsin Guard Soldiers and
Airmen have volunteered their expertise, many in response to a request for troop availability
from the National Guard Bureau.
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Two Wisconsin Air National Guard units among best in nation
1/29/2010
Air Force officials announced Tuesday that two Wisconsin Air National Guard units would be
among top Air Force units to receive the 2009 United States Air Force unit awards.
The Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing was one of only 31 units to earn the Air Force
Outstanding Unit Award and the Camp Douglas-based Volk Field Combat Readiness Training
Center was one of nine to receive the Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards.
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Wisconsin National Guard still active overseas
1/26/2010
The last group of Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers that deployed to Iraq with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is now back in Wisconsin and demobilizing at Fort McCoy. However, the Wisconsin National Guard continues to play an active role in the global war on terror and other overseas operations, with hundreds of Soldiers and Airmen still deployed and many more preparing to deploy.
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Wisconsin Guard family readiness group leader to be First Lady's guest at State of Union
1/26/2010
Janell Kellett has found that moving forward and giving back can bring satisfaction and purpose - and a special invitation to the nation's capitol.
Kellett learned last week that she had been selected to attend the State of the Union address Wednesday (Jan. 27) as the guest of First Lady Michelle Obama. Kellett will be among 23 guests, civilian and military, to sit with the First Lady as well as Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice- President Joe Biden.
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60 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers, Airmen return from deployments
1/25/2010
Approximately 60 Wisconsin National Guard members from three different units returned over
the weekend from overseas deployments.
This latest wave of homecomings began last Thursday (Jan. 21) when approximately 30 Airmen
from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Security Forces Squadron, based in Madison,
arrived at the Dane County Regional Airport following a six-month deployment to Transit
Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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More Red Arrow Soldiers expected home Sunday
1/24/2010
About 30 Wisconsin Guard members are expected to arrive in Madison Sunday (Jan. 24), having completed their tour of
duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The first flight includes approximately 20 Soldiers mostly from the 32nd Infantry Brigade headquarters who have spent
the final days of their tour in Kuwait coordinating flights for the other more than 3,000 troops who returned to Wisconsin
recently. Following an initial reunion with their families, Soldiers will travel to nearby Fort McCoy to begin about five
days of demobilization processing before being released from active duty.
The second flight includes 12 Soldiers from the Madison - based Company B, 32nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Military
Intelligence).
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Team Wisconsin comes together to serve state's newest veterans
1/20/2010
As the approximately 3,200 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers who deployed with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team return from Iraq this month, one mission remains - and a team of state agencies are working to give Soldiers the tools they need to complete that mission.
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Flags lowered to half-staff in Wisconsin Wednesday for Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Meinert
1/19/2010
Flags at Wisconsin National Guard armories, air bases and other facilities across the state will fly at half-staff Wednesday, Jan. 20 in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Meinert of Fort Atkinson, who was killed in action in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The Guard will render these honors in accordance with an executive order issued by Gov. Jim Doyle.
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Most 32nd Brigade Soldiers now back in Wisconsin
1/18/2010
Shortly before noon on a brisk Monday (Jan. 18) morning, more than 280 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers arrived at Volk Field to the cheers and embraces of family and friends, bringing the year-long journey of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team - from Wisconsin to Texas to Iraq and back to Wisconsin again - almost to a close.
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More than 1,300 Soldiers deployed with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team on the next wave of arrivals
1/16/2010
Four flights of Soldiers deployed with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team will be arriving in Wisconsin Sunday through Monday, bringing home all but about 20 of the 3,200 Soldiers deployed with the 32nd Brigade.
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Change in arrival times for some Wisconsin Guard Soldiers
1/14/2010
Three more flights of Soldiers deployed with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team will arrive in Wisconsin soon.
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Waiting for returning Guardsman a labor of love
1/14/2010
The pain Johana Ortiz experienced waiting for her husband, Spc. Melvin Ortiz of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1158th Transportation Company, to return from his year-long deployment to Iraq was more than just longing.
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National Guard Stands Ready to Help in Haiti
1/14/2010
The Army and Air National Guard are prepared to help in the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said today.
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More than 750 32nd Brigade Soldiers on next wave of arrivals
1/13/2010
Three more flights of Soldiers deployed with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team will be arriving in Wisconsin soon. The first flight includes Soldiers mostly from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, Green Bay; Company B (Support Maintenance), 257th Brigade Support Battalion, Kenosha; and some members of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry, Madison and Troop C, Reedsburg.
The second flight includes Soldiers mostly from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, Fond du Lac; and some member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, Appleton and Clintonville.
One additional flight is scheduled to arrive early Friday morning and includes mostly from the 829th Engineer Company, Chippewa Falls, Richland Center and Ashland; Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, Portage; and some members of Company A , 32nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Onalaska and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, Appleton and Clintonville.
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500 more 32nd Brigade Soldiers return to Wisconsin Wednesday
1/12/2010
Approximately 500 Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team will return to Wisconsin Wednesday (Jan. 13).
Two flights will arrive Wednesday. The first flight includes Soldiers mostly from the 32nd Military Police Company, Milwaukee and Oconomowoc; the 1158th Transportation Company, Beloit and Black River Falls; and some members of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 32nd Brigade. The second flight includes Soldiers mostly from Troop B, 105th Cavalry, Watertown; Troop C, 105th Cavalry, Reedsburg; and some members of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 32nd Brigade.
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Adjutant General named to FEMA Advisory Council
1/11/2010
Wisconsin's Adjutant General has been appointed to a national group to advise the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on all aspects of disaster preparedness and management.
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128th Air Refueling Wing Guardsmen awarded for post-Sept. 11 service
1/11/2010
The 128th Air Refueling Wing recognized 253 of its Airmen during a Hometown Heroes Salute award ceremony held at 1 pm Saturday, Jan. 9 at Gen. Mitchell Air Field.
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Nearly 300 more Soldiers from the 32nd Brigade return to Wisconsin Tuesday
1/11/2010
Nearly 300 Soldiers from Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team will return to Wisconsin Tuesday (Jan. 12) from Iraq following a year-long deployment.
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Nearly 300 Soldiers from 128th Infantry to return to Wisconsin Monday
1/9/2010
Approximately 290 Soldiers, mostly from the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, will return to Wisconsin Monday (Jan. 11) from Iraq following a year-long deployment.
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32nd Brigade completes Iraq mission
1/8/2010
The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters officially transferred authority of the Joint Area Support Group-Command to the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Texas Army National Guard during a ceremony Thursday (Jan. 7). Their next mission is board a plane for Wisconsin, demobilize and begin the reintegration process back to civilian life.
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157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade prepares for Warfighter exercise
1/8/2010
Approximately 90 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers journeyed to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Monday [Jan. 4] to train on the systems they will employ during their first Warfighter exercise as a the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB).
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Troop A, 105th Cavalry leads return of 32nd Brigade to Wisconsin
1/6/2010
The return of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team from
an eight-month deployment to Iraq began Tuesday (Jan. 5) when approximately 115 Soldiers
from Troop A, 105th Cavalry set foot at Volk Field.
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More than 3,000 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers return from Iraq in January
1/4/2010
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
1/2/2010
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.
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