A U.S. Soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard uses his M4 carbine assault rifle to pull security in a mock village during a training exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., More
An M1135 Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV), part of the 457th Chemical Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, collects Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical sampl More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Cotterill, a maintenance inspector with the 107th Support Maintenance Company, 732nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 64th Troop Command, loads three rounds into a magazine during the M4 More
Spc. Joshua Mezyk, a combat engineer with the 273rd Engineer Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, fills out his score sheet for the night land navigation event during the 2016 State Best More
Spc. Taylor Hewitt, a canon crewmember with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, swings bar to bar during the obstacle course as part of the 2016 State Be More
Spc. Alexander Miller, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmember with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, participates in the pushup event during More
Command Sgt. Maj. Bradley Shields, command sergeant major of Wisconsin, briefs the Soldiers preparing to take the written test as part of the 2016 State Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 9. Fi More
Spc. Matthew Mayer, a multiple launch rocket system crewmember with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, and Staff Sgt. Jennifer Salomon, a military poli More
Spc. Matthew Mayer, a Multiple Launch Rocket System crewmember with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, hauls a Sked as part of the stress fire event du More
Spc. Zachary Tomesh, public affairs specialist with the 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, completes the day land navigation course during the 2016 Best W More
Spc. Alexander Hahn, rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, answers questions during the appearance board event of the 2016 State Best Warrior Compet More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Cotterill, a maintenance inspector with the 107th Support Maintenance Company, 732nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 64th Troop Command, clears the chamber of an M249 machine gun as part More
A competitor’s sponsor checks the weight of his rucksack prior to the start of the 12 mile ruck march event as part of the 2016 State Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., on April 10. Five noncommissio More
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Salomon, military police operations noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, calls for artillery support during the call for fi More
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard lay out equipment and prepare for the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event training exercise at Volk Field, Camp Williams, Camp Douglas, Wis., June 6. The Wisconsin National More
Sgt. Brian Saiia with Company C, 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Wing instructs a search-and-rescue team before boarding a UH-60 Black Hawk during the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 8 More
Sgt. Adam Gehrke, Blackhawk Helicopter Repairer with Company D, 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command, performs routine maintenance while preparing a UH-60 Black Hawk for flight training an More
A cavalry scout with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct aerial insertion training as part of Annual Training at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 10. (112th Mobile Public Affa More
Sgt. Matthew Lee, a cannon crewmember with 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare an M199A3 105 mm howitzer for transport following a sling load exercise with More
Pvt. Colton Sammons, Gun 2 assistant gunner with 1st Platoon, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, waits for an incoming fire mission as part of a live-fi More
Spc. Dylan Barnett and Spc. Josh Patzen, Stryker Reconnaissance Platoon Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) specialists with the 457th CBRN Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop More
Spc. Nick Roamer, cavalry scout with 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, sits in the gunner position while on a route reconnaissance training mission as part of More
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift participants watch as a UH-60 Black Hawk lands at Ft. McCoy, Wis., June 14. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Spc. Jared Saathoff/Released)
Spc. Justin Meagher, a Soldier with the 724th Engineer Battalion, operates a chain saw to cut up large debris at Saxon Harbor, Wisconsin Aug. 9 as part of flood recovery operations. Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wiscon More
Sgt. Andrew Wirtz, with Detachment 1, 950th Engineer Company, 724th Engineer Battalion, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, maneuvers a Backhoe Loader System (BDL) across the Oronto Creek bed during debris remo More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team assisted Pembroke Pines Police Department with distributing food, ice and water to people in need as a result of Hurricane Irma, Se More
Pfc. Leng Yang, an infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, distributes food, water and ice in collaboration with Pembroke Pines police officers and local vo More
Pfc. Said Mahamed, an infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team sets out food to distribute to citizens of Century Village in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Sept. 14 to More
Sgt. Shaine Nelson, a squad leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team directs traffic as part of entry control point operations in southern Florida, Sept. 15. Soldi More
Lt. Col. Daniel Walsh, commander of 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team shakes hands with Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, at Homestead Air Reserve Base o More
Brig. Gen Mark E. Anderson, Wisconsin's deputy adjutant general for Army, Chief Warrant Officer 5 William D. Krueck, the state's command chief warrant officer, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, the Wisconsin More
Brig. Gen. Mark E. Anderson, Wisconsin's deputy adjutant general for Army, Chief Warrant Officer 5 William D. Krueck, the state's command chief warrant officer, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, the Wisconsin More
Sgt. David Kittel, a vehicle operator with 1158th Transportation Company (Beloit), assesses a simulated casualty during the Army warrior tasks event at the Wisconsin Best Warrior Competition April 6 at Fort McC More
Sgt. Clayton Smith, a forward observer with Detachment 1, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery (Berlin), completes the 12-mile ruck march event during the Wisconsin Best Warrior Competitio More
Soldiers complete the run portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test May 8, during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Best Warrior Competition is a grueling three-day test of a Soldie More
Spc. Shane Troutt, a combat engineer with Company A, 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, assists with debris removal along Half Moon Lake in Milltown, Wis., Aug. 1. Approximatel More
Balsam Lake residents Al Jorgenson and his wife, Ann, help prepare a dinner hosted by The American Legion for the Soldiers and Airmen serving on state active duty in Polk, Barron, and Langlade Counties, Aug. 2. More
State Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde speaks with Soldiers with Company B, 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion working to clear roadways around Loon Lake in Barron County, Wis., Aug. 3. Conde paid a visit to the So More
Staff Sgt. Cory Corson, a civil engineer with the 115th Fighter Wing out of Madison, clears debris from roadways around Loon Lake in Barron County, Wis., Aug. 3. Approximately 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the W More
A team of Soldiers with the Wisconsin Army National Guard cut and chip debris, clearing roadways in Balsam Lake, Wis., Aug. 5. Approximately 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guar More
Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, meets with Polk County Sheriff Brent Waak, and Highway Commissioner Emil “Moe” Norby, Director of the Polk County Public Works Division, to thank them for the More
Soldiers from the 273rd Engineer Company prepare to fire a test round of the M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) during training Aug. 9 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The diverse units of the Wisconsin National Guard's More
Soldiers of Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, duck down to protect themselves during a mortar launching training exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 10, 2013. The mortar fir More
Soldiers of the 273rd Wheeled Sapper Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, prepare to move a cement block during a training exercise at the Regional Emergency All-Climate Training Center ( More
Competitors plot points during the night land navigation event as part of the 2016 State Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 8. Five noncommissioned officers and eight Soldiers of the Wisconsin More
A competitor zeros an M4 carbine prior to the weapon qualification event during the 2016 State Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., on April 8. Five noncommissioned officers and eight Soldiers of the W More
Spc. Alexander Miller, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmember with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, drags a Sked as part of the stress fi More
Staff Sgt. James Brown, a cannon crewmember with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, completes the sit-up event during the Army Physical Fitness Test por More
Spc. Joshua Mezyk, a combat engineer with the 273rd Engineer Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, hurdles a wall during the obstacle course as part of the 2016 State Best Warrior Competit More
Spc. Joshua Mezyk, a combat engineer with the 273rd Engineer Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command; Spc. Alexander Miller, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmember with Battery B, More
Spc. Zachary Tomesh, public affairs specialist with the 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, participates in the sit-up event during the Army Physical Fitne More
Sgt. Sean Armstrong, infantry team leader with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, checks his map while participating in the day land navigation course during t More
Spc. Taylor Hewitt, a cannon crewmember with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, reassembles an M4 carbine as part of the Army Warrior Tasks event during More
Sgt. Maj. Douglas Lofreddo, an operations Sgt. Maj. with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, briefs competitors prior to the start of the 12 mile ruck march event during the 2016 State Best Warrior Competition a More
Spc. Zachary Tomesh, public affairs specialist with the 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, prepares to call for artillery support as part of the call for More
Soldiers from the Wisconsin Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) assemble a stretcher and prepare other equipment for decontamination lanes as a part of More
A Wisconsin National Guard search and rescue team reviews their plan before heading out on a joint mission with canine search and rescue teams during the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event training exercise at F More
A 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldier rides in a UH-60 Black Hawk during flight training and familiarization exercises performed by the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command as part o More
Sgt. Matthew Lee and Pvt. 1st Class Jasper Block, both cannon crewmembers with 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare an M199A3 105 mm howitzer for transport f More
Members of the Stryker Reconnaissance Platoon, 457th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, move two M1135 Nuclear, Biological, and Ch More
Pvt. Colton Sammons, Gun 2 assistant gunner with 1st Platoon, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, waits to discharge a spent shell from an M119A3 a 105 m More
Staff Sgt. Austin Phillips, cavalry scout with 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts personal hygiene in the field to prepare for a route reconnaissance More
Retired Wisconsin Army National Guard Col. Mike Williams, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) state chairman, speaks to Boss Lift participants about the importance of employer support for National More
Pfc. Said Mahamed and Pfc. Leng Yang, infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team distribute food and aid to citizens of Century Village in Pembroke Pines, Fl More
Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of National Guard Bureau, greets Lt. Col. Daniel Walsh, the commander of 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Sept More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, load bags and equipment onto a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle in southern Florida Sept. 15 in preparation to return to Wisconsin af More
Spc. Ryan Bock, team leader for 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, is coined by Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, at Homestead Ai More
Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel greets Spc. Jacob Nutt, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Sept. More
Col. John Haas, the commander of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Lt. Col. Brion Aderman, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, salute during an award cere More
The three-day gauntlet measures each Soldier’s physical fitness, stamina, marksmanship, land navigation, Soldier skills, military bearing, and composure. Two of the 14 competitors will advance to next month’s r More
A Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition competitor crawls under barbed wire as an evaluator observes during the obstacle course event at the Wisconsin Best Warrior Competition April 6 at Fort M More
Illinois National Guardsman Spc. William D. Ailey, a MK19 gunner with Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry, participates in the stress fire event during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition, May 8 at Fort More
Soldiers with Company B, 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct debris clearance operations on a stretch of road near Loon Lake in Barron County, Aug 1. Approximately 100 S More
Volunteers welcome the nearly 100 Soldiers and Airmen with the Wisconsin National Guard serving on state active duty to a Morale, Welfare and Recreation dinner at American Legion Post 98 in Cumberland, Wis., Au More
State Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde thanks a Soldier with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team working to clear roadways around Loon Lake in Barron County, Wis., Aug. 3. Conde paid a visit to the Soldiers and More
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Hammett, a part of the 115th Fighter Wing’s security forces, loads debris onto a truck for haul and removal around Loon Lake in Barron County, Wis., Aug. 3, as part of the continued recovery e More
Spc. Maxwell Richards, a combat engineer with Company A, 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, hauls debris from a ditch along County Highway D in Turtle Lake, Wis., Aug. 6. Approximately 100 Soldiers and Airmen fr More
Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, addresses a team of Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers with the 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, and 1st Battalion, 128th Inf More
Soldiers from the 273rd Engineer Company are trained on the M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) prior to launching a test round Aug. 9 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The diverse units of the Wisconsin National Guard's More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Heitman and Staff Sgt. Anthony Monico, both assigned to the 108th Contingency Response Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, walk off the runway as they prepare to take a brea More
Children of Wisconsin Army National Guard members help each other navigate an obstacle course during the 2013 Youth Camp at St. Johns Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wis., Aug. 10. The children, who More
Spc. Alex Scray, a Search and Extraction team member from the 273rd Wheeled Sapper Company, 64th Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, removes a nail from a brace during a training exercise at the Region More
Spc. Zachary Tomesh, a public affairs specialist with the 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, and his sponsor, Staff Sgt. Oscar Gollaz, a public affairs br More
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Salomon, a military police operations non-commissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, plots points during the night land navigation e More
Spc. Zachary Tomesh, a public affairs specialist with the 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, hurdles a fence during the obstacle course as part of the 201 More
Competitors from around the state participate in the sit-up event during the Army Physical Fitness Test portion of the 2016 Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 8. Five noncommissioned officers a More
Spc. Alexander Miller, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmember with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, fires an M4 carbine as part of the st More
Spc. Zachary Tomesh, a public affairs specialist with the 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, completes a written test as part of the 2016 State Best Warri More
Spc. Kolt Knutson, utilities equipment repairer with Company E, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, participates in the day land navigation course during the 2016 Best Warrior Co More
Sgt. Kyle Korb, a combat medic squad sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 105th Calvary Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, inspects an M240B machine gun as part of the Army More
Spc. Alexander Miller, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmember with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, makes his final adjustments to his ru More
Chuck Oedsma, a correspondent with News 8 WKBT-TV La Crosse, takes video for the local news during the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event training exercise at Volk Field, Camp Williams, Camp Douglas, Wis., June More
Wisconsin Army National Guard Blackhawks transport joint military and canine search and rescue teams during the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event training exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 8. The Wisconsin Nat More
Pfc. Nancy Garduno, utilities equipment repairer with Company E, 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command, performs routine maintenance on a Humvee as part of Annual Training at Fort McCoy, Wi More
Staff Sgt. Ashley Ferg, Stryker Reconnaissance Platoon Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) specialist with the 457th CBRN Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, prepares More
Members of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, wait for an incoming fire mission while at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 12 during Annual Training. (112th Mobile More
Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, Wisconsin Army National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for readiness and training, speaks to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift event participants about More