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Wisconsin Guard has key role in Baghdad's future
10/26/2009
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.
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Tailgating with the Troops slideshow
10/21/2009
Slideshow of Tailgating with the troops on October 18, 2009. Courtesy of www.servingthe32nd.org
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Food, fun and football link families with deployed Soldiers
10/21/2009
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.
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Officer Career Challenge paints possibilities for participants
10/20/2009
Many people dream about being an officer in one of the greatest militaries in the world, but not many actually know what path to take on their journey to becoming a leader. Wisconsin Army National Guard officer recruiters recently answered this question for about 60 current and potential Soldiers at Fort McCoy during this year's Officer Career Challenge event Saturday.
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128th Air Control Squadron returns from Southwest Asia
10/6/2009
Approximately 60 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Control Squadron returned to Volk Field early Monday afternoon, concluding a deployment to Southwest Asia that began May 13.
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Moving detainees: daunting task is just another day for Wisconsin Guard troops in southern Iraq
8/27/2009

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Sibling Airmen share deployments
8/25/2009
When brothers and sisters spend their entire childhoods together, they normally want to go their separate ways when they reach adulthood. Some join the military, but most remain civilians. For some siblings, they not only join the military, they find themselves deployed to the same location more than 6,000 miles from where they grew up. Such is the case for the following Airmen from the Wisconsin Air National Guard, deployed here from Volk Field as part of the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron.
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Business leaders gain appreciation for National Guard training, mission
8/21/2009
More than 60 civic and business leaders from seven midwestern states took a trip to Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., Aug. 19 through 21 as part of Business and Industry Days sponsored by the National Guard Bureau.
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32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team LIVE from Iraq. Part 2 of 2
7/29/2009
The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Commander Col. Steve Bensend and Command Sgt. Maj. Ed Hanson updated Wisconsin on the brigade’s missions in Iraq via webcast.
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32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team LIVE from Iraq. Part 1 of 2
7/29/2009
The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Commander Col. Steve Bensend and Command Sgt. Maj. Ed Hanson updated Wisconsin on the brigade’s missions in Iraq via webcast.
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Project provides real-world training for Guard aviation units
7/23/2009
MERRILLAN, Wis. – The Wisconsin Army National Guard gained valuable real-world training experience by supporting Clark County with a sling load operation at the county's Bruce Mounds Recreational Area near Merrillan on July 21. Eight Guardsmen - seven from the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation, and one from the 832nd Medical Company - flew a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 832nd to the ski area to lift a 2,600-lb. chairlift support tower onto a steep hill. The 832nd uses the "alpha" model helicopter, which was able to use the long sling required for the day's task. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Thomas Rogers of the 832nd flew the Black Hawk.
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Wisconsin Air Guard hosts full-scale joint exercise
7/22/2009
Fort McCoy and Volk Field, Wisconsin's two largest military installations, are no strangers to extensive training exercises. However, it's rare when the bases get as many service members in one spot for one operation as they have now. For two weeks running through July 27, McCoy and Volk are conducting the Army and Air National Guard's annual international Operation Global Patriot exercise, hosting roughly 3,000 National Guard Troops from 45 different states and six different coalition nations. The exercise's overall training goal is for different coalition nations and National Guard units to work together in real-world scenarios.
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Wisconsin Guardsmen prepare for Afghan elections
7/22/2009
With the Aug. 20 presidential elections looming, Wisconsin Army National Guard Col. Tim Lawson is emphasizing one message to the Afghan National Police: The world is watching you. Lawson heads a 16-man group of Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers who recently began a year-long deployment as an embedded training team, advising the Afghanistan National Police in the western regional command, an area roughly 25 percent of the country bordering Iran.
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Wisconsin airmen fuel the fight on terror
7/21/2009
The Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing continues to support the global war on terrorism with fuel. Approximately 50 airmen and four KC-135 Stratotankers left Wisconsin for Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, where they will provide refueling support to C-17 Globemaster III cargo and transport aircraft who deliver supplies to Iraq and Afghanistan. The 128th ARW will rotate forces in and out of Turkey until they relinquish command in September. By the end of the deployment approximately 200 airmen that support the in-flight refueling and provide communications, personnel, maintenance and information management support will have contributed to the ongoing war on terror.
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Wisconsin Guardsmen help build future for Iraq
7/20/2009
1-128th Infantry, Wisconsin National Guard (WI, US). B-roll of the Wisconsin National Guard overseeing the first training of Iraqi security forces by Iraqi instructors. Produced by Sgt. Frank Merola. Scenes include students participating in hand-to-hand combat and classroom training and marching together and interviews with members of the Wisconsin National Guard about the importance and goals of the training school.

Interviewees: Sgt. 1st Class David Wilson (Shell Lake, WI, US), Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of Training, Company A, 1-128th Infantry
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Update from Iraq: Around the 32nd Brigade
7/15/2009
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
7/14/2009
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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Wisconsin Guard artillerymen stay on target
7/13/2009
The mark of a qualified artilleryman is if he can hit his target from a great distance, even if obstacles obscure the target. For the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 121st Field Artillery Battalion, the great distance was four years since the last live fire exercise. The obstacles included an overseas deployment which did not require artillery skills, supporting the pre-mobilization training for the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and losing personnel to attrition as well as to augment the brigade deployment.
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Wisconsin soldiers complete Air Assault school
7/3/2009
Eight Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers graduated from the U.S. Army Air Assault Course July 3 at the Warrior Training Center, Fort Benning, Ga. This was the first group of Wisconsin Guardsmen to attend the course under a new initiative.
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Guardsmen help make Rhythm and Booms a smashing success
7/1/2009
Rhythm and Booms fans have become accustomed to a dazzling fireworks display set to music. Wisconsin soldiers and airmen brought the heavy metal — cannons, Humvees, Black Hawk helicopters and F-16 fighter jets.

The highlight of the afternoon was the UH-60 Black Hawk display. Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 147th Aviation Battalion landed at the park and spent more than two hours giving tours and answering questions. For an encore, they conducted a sling-load demonstration later in the day, delivering a Humvee and a single 105-mm howitzer to the park. Their big finale occurred just before dusk when four Black Hawks flew over the park.
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732nd Sendoff (External Link)
5/19/2009
Family, friends and state officials said farewell to the headquarters unit of the 732nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Wisconsin Army National Guard, May 9, 2009 in Tomah.
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32nd Infantry Brigade at Fort Bliss (External Link)
4/8/2009
SLIDESHOW: See Photos Of 32nd Infantry Brigade Training At Fort Bliss (Vol. 3)
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32nd Infantry Brigade at Fort Bliss (External Link)
4/8/2009
SLIDESHOW: See Photos Of 32nd Infantry Brigade Training At Fort Bliss (Vol. 2)
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32nd Infantry Brigade at Fort Bliss (External Link)
4/8/2009
SLIDESHOW: See Photos Of 32nd Infantry Brigade Training At Fort Bliss (Vol. 1)
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Boss Lift Galleries
4/2/2009
Photo and Video resources covering the April 2009 Boss Lift
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Wisconsin Guardsmen Train Urban Ops, Put 'face to the Fight'
4/2/2009
MCGREGOR RANGE, N.M. – Wisconsin Guardsmen from the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are conducting close-quarters combat and urban-operations training, employing the most current tactics, techniques and procedures to better prepare the Soldiers for deployment, unit officials said.
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Boss Lift - Wisconsin Employers Plunge Into Urban Firefight (External Link)
3/28/2009
A group of more than 80 employers from Wisconsin visiting their employees – Guardsmen assigned to the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team – as part of a program known as Boss Lift.
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32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bliss, March 13, 2009
2/23/2009
Photo gallery of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bliss, March 13, 2009
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32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Send-Off Ceremony (2)
2/17/2009
Various Photos taken at the 32nd IBCT Send-off Ceremony
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32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Send-Off Ceremony (1)
2/17/2009
Various Photos taken at the 32nd IBCT Send-off Ceremony
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Wisconsin National Guard Flickr Collection (External Link)
1/1/2009
Various Photo Sets of the Wiscnson National Guard
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