Army Spc. Katie Cairns, of the 525th Military Police Battalion, performs a series of elbow strikes during a four-station obstacle course, assisted by Army Sgt. Jon Newlands, as part of an OC Pepper certificatio More
A server farm supports the computer networks of Joint Task Force Guantanamo on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Sept. 16, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson/Released)
The Wisconsin Army National Guard recognizes members for their independent fitness milestones with the "Run For Your Life" program. Staff Sgt. Patricia E. Miller, a human resources noncommissioned officer from More
Senior Master Sgt. Mike Schmaling of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing, has been named First Sergeant of the Year for the entire Air National Guard. (Wisconsin National Guard photo)
Five officers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard were in Edmonton, Alberta Feb. 19 to March 4, to participate in a division-level Canadian military exercise dubbed "Canadian Resolve."
Master Sgt. Kenton Bauer embraces his 3-year-old daugher Sarah and wife Heidi as the remaining members of the Wisconsin National Guard's 82nd Agribusiness Development Team returned to Wisconsin Friday (Feb. 22) More
The 104th Security Force Advise and Assist Team deployed to Afghanistan in January as a key element of the overall U.S. exit strategy. The 16-member Wisconsin National Guard team works with Afghan counterparts More
A group of soldiers carry a training mannequin to a waiting medical evacuation helicopter during an exercise evaluation in Fon du Lac, Wis., March 2, 2013. The soldiers, all members of Detachment 1, Company D, More
Capt. Craig Giese, executive officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunar, scans the horizon for possible threats on a dismounted patrol enroute to Observation Point Bull Run. Giese, a Lodi, Wis., nat More
Security Health Plan in Marshfield, Wis., received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve's "My Boss is a Patriot Award" Thursday, (March 14) for its support of military spouse Racheale Ward (holding dau More
Lt. Col. Tammy Gross, Maj. Lan Swei and Master Sgt. Deborah Severson spoke about their perspectives and experiences as women in the military during a Women's History Month observance, March 21, at Witmer Hall i More
First Sgt. Steve Czekala discusses the welfare of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery from Afghanistan via Skype during a Badger Yellow Ribbon event Sunday, March More
Staff Sgt. Bruce Wozniak, an 18-year veteran of the Wisconsin State Highway Patrol and a member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, presented an American flag that flew abo More
Elizabeth Tyre, wife of retired Lt. Col. Edward Tyre, examines his French Legion of Honor medal during an April 6 ceremony at the Executive Residence in Maple Bluff, Wis. Lt. Col. Tyre received the French award More
A HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) launcher belonging to the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery conducts a fire mission May 6 at a military base in Afg More
Gov. Scott Walker, Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin, and senior Wisconsin National Guard officials joined family and friends May 24 in welcoming back to Volk Field, Wis., approximately 100 More
Staff Sgt. Korin Saal of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1158th Transportation Company goes over pregame preparation with Milwaukee Brewers event staff prior to singing the National Anthem as part of the Br More
Army 1st Sgt. Gregory Fulton, from Arbor Vitae, Wis., received the Silver Star Medal during a May 31 ceremony at Volk Field, Wis., for heroic actions during a firefight in Afghanistan Aug. 10, 2009, while deplo More
Kelly Aschebrook, a Veterans Services representative from the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD), educates business leaders on how hire military veterans during a June 4 symposium in Madison, Wis. More
"Wounded" Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers evacuate the Consolidated State Maintenance Facility at Volk Field, Wis., during a June 27 active shooter response exercise. The realistic scenario was designed More
Brig. Gen. Ken Koon's daughters Laura and Leah affix his shoulder boards during a formal pinning ceremony June 28, in the Senate Chamber of the state capitol building. Koon, who had served as the Wisconsin Army More
Capt. Jeremiah Hellenbrand of the Wisconsin National Guard's 54th Civil Support Team recounts recent events to which his unit responded during a July 9 visit to the Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Tribe's Community V More
Gov. Scott Walker and Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin, greet more than 130 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 229th Engineer Company of Prairie du Chien and Platteville, Wis., More
Cannon crew members from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery await the arrival of a Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment to sling-load the 105 mm howitzer for transport as More
With representatives of the state legislature, Wisconsin National Guard, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs and National Guard family members looking on, Gov. Scott Walker signs legislation Aug. 5 at Join More
Five Wisconsin Army National Guard officer candidates - Matthew Christiansen, Joshua Doro, Amber Garfoot, Colin Griffin and Kayla Krueger - accepted commissions as second lieutenants during an appointment cerem More
The Headquarters Company, 257th Brigade Support Battalion won the Philip A. Connelly Awards Program's Region 3 food service competition Aug. 10 at Fort McCoy, Wis., during the battalion's annual training, prepa More
Spc. Heather Bruss, Sgt. Parminder Singh, Sgt. Emily Whitman, Staff Sgt. Tim Touchett, Staff Sgt. Benjamin Meyer, Sgt. Carlynn McKeeth and Sgt. 1st Class Lannie Howe from the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 64t More
Members of a Nicaraguan humanitarian rescue unit (UHR) train on rope techniques with members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 273rd Engineer Company Aug. 17 at Volk Field, Wis. The Nicaraguans spent three More
Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general, and retired Maj. Gen. Ray Matera, Wisconsin adjutant general from 1979 to 1989, watch as Matera's Order of the Sword display is unveiled Aug. 23 at Joint For More
Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers 2nd Lt. David Dicker of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry and Staff Sgt. Andrew Whelan of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion joined former Wisconsin More
Capt. John Flynn, of the Wisconsin National Guard's 104th Security Force Advise and Assist Team, speaks with Afghan security personnel recently in Afghanistan. The unit has been instrumental in forming a strong More
Sgt. 1st Class Donald Frieze greets his family at Joint Force Headquarters in Madison, Wis., upon the 104th Security Force Advise and Assist Team's return home Sept. 28. The 104th SFAAT completed a nine-month d More
Gov. Scott Walker and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined families and friends in welcoming Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery back to Wisconsin during a formal ceremony Oct. 18 at the E More
Shawna Wyman, the child youth program coordinator with the Wisconsin National Guard's Service Member Support Division, volunteered a few hours Tuesday, Nov. 20 to decorate the Tribute to the Troops Tree at the More
Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, answers media questions during a March 12 press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Madison, Wis. Earlier in the day Ev More
Pvt. Antonia Marie Shanle, the daughter of Staff Sgt. Ray Shanle, is administered her oath of enlistment Tuesday, Jan. 21 by Maj. Craig Jansen as family members look on at the Military Entrance Processing Stati More
Falcon, a trained working dog seen here with 2nd Lt. Amber Garfoot, is assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard as a vital member of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team. Falcon's presence helps put More
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general, and other senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined family and friends Feb. 22 in sending more than 60 soldiers of the 32nd Inf More
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Meyer, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the good service section of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Headquarters Company, 257th Brigade Support Battalion located in Oak Creek, More
Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general, speaks about the Wisconsin National Guard initiative, Wisconsin Employment Resources Connection (WERC) to address unemployment among its service members during More
Capt. Kyle Gruber, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 829th Engineer Company, addresses family and friends during a formal sendoff ceremony March 28 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 829th Engineer Company More
Staff Sgt. Ed Schmitt, a survey team chief with the Wisconsin National Guard's 54th Civil Support Team, extracts a mock suspicious chemical compound as part of an unannounced training exercise May 20 in Madison More
Master Sgt. Tom Parrish, one of two hybrid vehicle maintenance instructors at Volk Field, Wis., observes as Master Sgt. Rick Witkowski, of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 270th Engineering and Installatio More
Actors David Strathairn and Erica Newhouse review their lines prior to the start of Bryan Doerries' adaptation of Sophocles' Greek tragedy "Ajax" at DeForest High School Saturday (Sept. 6) in DeForest, Wis. The More
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard's 132nd Army Band perform a processional trumpet fanfare to open the 2015 inauguration ceremony for Gov. Scott Walker Jan. 5 at the state capitol. Maintaining a long trad More
Peter Ashbeck, former commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, recalls Staff Sgt. Todd Olson during a command remembrance ceremony Jan. 10 at Camp Will More
“Representations of the three touchstones of 9/11” — limestone from the Pentagon, steel from the World Trade Center, and black granite from Shanksville, Pa. — crown a monument to the tragic events of Sept. 11, More
David Cagigal, Wisconsin's chief information officer, described cyber attacks as a significant but survivable threat during the third annual Wisconsin Cybersecurity Summit Oct. 28 at Marquette University in Mil More
Members of the Thundercloud Singers perform as Ho-Chunk Nation members present the colors during the 38th Annual Veterans Day Pow-wow Nov. 7 at Volk Field, Wis. The Descendants of the Red Arrow, members of the More
Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews' daughters Shannon and Lindsey attach her new shoulderboards reflecting her new rank during a formal promotion ceremony April 4 in the Senate Chamber of the state capitol building. Gov. More
Command Sgt. Maj. Bradley Shields, the outgoing top enlisted Soldier for the Wisconsin Army National Guard, speaks during a formal change of responsibility ceremony June 1 at the Joint Force Headquarters in Mad More
1st Lt. Joshua Steadman supervises Spc. Michael Baldwin, both members of the 229th Engineer Company, while using an excavator to backfill a washed-out culvert along Eade Road in Ashland County, Wisconsin Aug. 9 More
Sgt. Steven Jopek stands in formation during a command remembrance ceremony for his brother, Sgt. Ryan Jopek, Sept. 10 at the headquarters of the 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry in Madison, Wis. The squadron dedica More
Capt. Sarah Latza speaks during a formal sendoff ceremony Feb. 2 for approximately 60 Soldiers from the Madison, Wis.-based 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation she will lead during a deployment to Kuwait. There they More
Gov. Scott Walker and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined families and friends at a formal sendoff ceremony Feb. 2 for approximately 60 Soldiers from the Madison, Wis.-based 1st Battalion, 147th Avia More
Gov. Scott Walker administers the oath of office to Brig. Gen. David O’Donahue during a formal promotion ceremony March 16 in the Senate Chamber of the state capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin. O’Donahue, f More
Gov. Scott Walker and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined families and friends in welcoming the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company back to Wisconsin after a nine-month deplo More
Lt. Col. Scott Bush, commander of the deploying Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, addresses family and friends during a sendoff ceremony April 22 in Madison More
Lt. Col. Ben Gerds briefs distinguished visitors — including Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau; U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin; and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind — during a May 5 visit to Volk Field Combat More
Col. Michael George, outgoing 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander, speaks during a formal change of command ceremony June 3 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Col. John Oakley follows George as commander of the Red Ar More
Staff officers and battalion leadership position visual aids — representing brigade assets, phase lines, objectives and enemy units — on a large situation map in a maintenance bay at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 26 a More
Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined families and friends in welcoming 110 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squad More
Thirty-eight civilian employers of Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for their journey via C-130 Hercules to Camp Grayling, Michigan to meet their Soldier employees as part of a Bosslift employer o More
Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment file into their seats during a formal sendoff ceremony Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Lambeau Field Atrium in Green Bay, Wis. T More
The Wisconsin National Guard Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program connects sexual assault survivors with an array of resources, both military and civilian.
Female cadets at the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy on Feb. 28, before the COVID-19 pandemic required the Academy to send its cadets home in the middle of the five-and-a-half month residential phase More
Four Wisconsin citizens returned to Wisconsin at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in Camp Douglas, Wis., late March 20 after a weeks-long ordeal aboard a cruise ship that had confirmed cases of COVID More
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in their personal protective equipment at a senior living facility in Grafton, Wis., where six Guard medics are augmenting the staff. Wisconsin National Guard medics More
Senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders were on hand to welcome approximately 150 members of the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry to the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn., April 27. The Soldiers returned early More
Senior Wisconsin Army National Guard leaders joined family and friends at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Madison, Wis., at an Oct. 27 sendoff ceremony for Detachment 1, 176th Cyber Protection Team. The team More
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin, and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders greet the remaining members of the Wisconsin National Guard's 82nd Agribusiness Devel More
Maj. Max Brosig conducts aviation operations during Canadian Resolve, a Canadian military exercise that included a group of officers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard. The five-member team participated in More
Sgt. Philip Stalewski (right), a Milwaukee native with the Detachment 1, Company D, 1-112th Aviation, from West Bend, tends to wounds on a training mannequin during an exercise evaluation in Fon du Lac, Wis., M More
Capt. Matthew Mangerson discusses the welfare of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery from Afghanistan via Skype during a Badger Yellow Ribbon event Sunday, March More
Maj. Gen. Donald P. Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin (left) and retired Navy Capt. Timothy Tyre join in a standing ovation for retired Lt. Col. Edward Tyre during a French Legion of Honor ceremony, April 6 More
Gov. Scott Walker, Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin, and representatives from the state Department of Natural Resources and Wisconsin Emergency Management visited the site of an 8,000-acre More
Capt. John McKenna holds his son Ian, as Lindsey Remm looks on, upon his return to Wisconsin May 24 following a six-month deployment to the Middle East. Ian was born one week after McKenna deployed. Gov. Scott More
Staff Sgt. Korin Saal of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1158th Transportation Company sang the National Anthem as part of the Milwaukee Brewers' salute to the military Memorial Day (May 27) at Miller Park More
Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, deputy chief of the National Guard Bureau, applauds after awarding the Silver Star Medal to 1st Sgt. Gregory Fulton, from Arbor Vitae, Wis., during a May 31 ceremony at Volk Field, Wis. More
Col. John Schroeder, commander of the Wisconsin National Guard's 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, and Capt. Joseph Ledger, manager of the Wisconsin Employment Resources Connection (WERC), speak with attendee More
An honor guard team stands ready near a static display of an F-102 fighter jet during a June 13 memorial service for Col. Walton Nichols, who commanded Volk Field Air National Guard Base from 1980-1984. Nichols More
Scott Miller, a state Department of Military Affairs security officer, and Tech. Sgt. Kirk Slama clear a locker room in the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Consolidated State Maintenance Facility during an acti More
Brig. Gen. Kenneth Koon's sons Jacob and Jonah place rank on his epaulets during a formal pinning ceremony June 28, in the Senate Chamber of the state capitol building. Koon, who had served as the Wisconsin Arm More
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Prieur and Sgt. Austin Ryan of the Wisconsin National Guard's 54th Civil Support Team discuss readily available items that are used to manufacture poisons, explosives and drugs during a July More
More than 130 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 229th Engineer Company of Prairie du Chien and Platteville, Wis., and the 106th Quarry Detachment from Tomah, Wis., arrived at Volk Field, Wis., Thur More
A Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment prepares to land in an area occupied by soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment during a combined arms training ex More
With representatives of the state legislature, Wisconsin National Guard, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs and National Guard family members looking on, Gov. Scott Walker presents newly signed legislatio More
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch congratulates 2nd Lt. Matthew Christiansen as Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general, looks on following an appointment ceremony Aug. 10 at the 426th Regional Training In More
Members of a Nicaraguan humanitarian rescue unit (UHR) spent three days in Wisconsin sharing search and extraction techniques with the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 273rd Engineer Company. Part of their train More
Retired Maj. Gen. Ray Matera, Wisconsin adjutant general from 1979 to 1989, was on hand to see his Order of the Sword on display at Joint Force Headquarters in Madison, Wis., Aug. 23. Matera was the fourth Air More
Capt. John Flynn, of the Wisconsin National Guard's 104th Security Force Advise and Assist Team, enjoys a meal with the unit's Afghan partners. The unit has been instrumental in forming a strong relationship wi More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mannel, a Wisconsin Army National Guard recruiter from New Richmond, Wis., was recognized before the Milwaukee Brewers' baseball game Sept. 2 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Mannel was also o More
As Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general, looks on, Maj. Michael Hanson and Sgt. Maj. Glen Newkirk of the 104th Security Force Advise and Assist Team present Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch with a unit More
Members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery arrive at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 11 following a combat deployment to Afghanistan. They are expected to complete se More