Greg Engle, Planning and Preparedness bureau director with Wisconsin Emergency Management, addresses members of local, municipal and state government agencies, as well as private business partners, non-governme More
Airmen with the Wisconsin National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron train on the AN/TYQ-23A Tactical Air Operations Module (TAOM) command and control platform at Volk Field, Wis., June 13. The TAOM replaced t More
Gov. Scott Walker and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined families and friends at a July 6 sendoff ceremony in Milwaukee for more than 350 members of the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery headed t More
Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin's adjutant general, addressed nearly 1,000 legionnaires at the 100th annual American Legion state convention at the Oshkosh Convention Center in Oshkosh, Wis., July 13. Dunbar sp 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
Senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders visit the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery during a July 21 live fire exercise as part of pre-deployment training at Ft. Bliss, Texas. The High Mobility Artillery Roc More
Retired Col. Leah Moore, an Army medical officer and former joint chief of staff for the Wisconsin National Guard, listens as Brig. Gen. Jill Faris, the U.S. Army’s assistant surgeon general for mobilization, r 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
Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin's adjutant general, and the Wisconsin National Guard joint color guard prepare for the Jan. 7 inauguration ceremony at the state capitol to begin. The Wisconsin National Guard ma More
Mike Williams, the Wisconsin Employer Support of the Guard And Reserve (ESGR) state chair, presents Statement of Support certificate to Green Bay area employers during the 2019 ESGR Employer Focus Group summit More
1st Lt. Jennifer Kuhnert, a chaplain with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 257th Brigade Support Battalion, speaks during a Jan. 13 memorial service for Staff Sgt. Madeline Wegner. Wisconsin National Guard p More
Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin's adjutant general, addressed members of the Wisconsin Broadcaster's Association at a Jan. 30 business luncheon during the WBA's Winter Conference in Madison. The Wisconsin Natio More
The Wisconsin National Guard Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program connects sexual assault survivors with an array of resources, both military and civilian.
Pvt. Emily Buchholz enlists into the Wisconsin Army National Guard as an infantry Soldier April 19 at the Milwaukee Military Entrance Processing Station. Bucholz is the first female infantry Soldier to enlist i More
Senior Master Sgt. Roberta Coker, Wisconsin National Guard Enlisted Association Chair, greets Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, at the combined 2019 Wisconsin National Guard Association/W More
Spc. Daniel Meehan experiences a heartwarming moment after arriving in Milwaukee May 23 at the 128th Air Refueling Wing. Gov. Tony Evers and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined families and friends i More
The 2019 New Berlin Memorial Day Ceremony at the Highland Memorial Park Cemetery. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Eggers
Lt. Col. Aaron Freund, the commander of the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, stands before his troops during a sendoff ceremony at Johnson Fieldhouse on the University of Wisconsin-Stout campus in Menomonie, Wis. 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
Col. Matthew Beilfuss, incoming commander of the Milwaukee-based 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, addresses members of the brigade during a formal change of command ceremony Aug. 2 at Richards Street Armory 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
Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin's adjutant general, speaks during an Aug. 10 ceremony for approximately 150 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who received the Wisconsin National Guard Emergency Servi More
The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 257th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) held its final weekend drill to case the battalion flag, or colors, signifying the unit’s inactivation, Aug. 10. The 257th BSB was a sup More
Students attending the Comprehensive Soldier and Airman Fitness Course take turns pushing Chris Engstrom, a captain with My Team Triumph, in a wheelchair designed to help runners push people with physical disab More
Brig. Gen. Gary Ebben, Wisconsin's deputy adjutant general for Air, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Safer, the Wisconsin Air National Guard's senior enlisted leader, with the 2019 outstanding Airmen of the Year - More
A member of the 132nd Army Band’s Rock Band plays for Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers attending Consolidated Badger, a battalion level event, at Volk Field, Camp Douglas, Wis., July 7, 2020. Made up of nine e More
Sgt. Alec Libby with the Wisconsin National Guard’s counterdrug program helps unload sealed boxes of prescription drugs at a regional Drug Take Back Day collection site in southeastern Wisconsin Oct. 28. The Wi More
Senior Wisconsin Army National Guard leaders, including Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, the deputy adjutant general for Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, the Wisconsin National Guard’s senior enlisted advisor More
Senior Wisconsin National Guard and state leadership joined families and friends in welcoming approximately 190 Soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment back to Wiscon More
Journalist Levi Bridges conducts an audio interview with Spc. Dillon Ciokiewicz, a signal support systems specialist, and Spc. Payton Wehr, a human resources specialist, both with Joint Multinational Training G More
Journalist Levi Bridges conducts an audio interview with 1st Lt. Troy Smith, the assistant operations officer of Task Force Juvigny at Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine, at Combat Training Center – Y More
Soldiers from Great Britain, Canada, Latvia, Ukraine, Poland, the United States, and other nations stand in formation during the opening ceremony of the 11th annual Kyiv Games in Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 Feb. 2020. Re More
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
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen practice safely putting on, washing, and taking off protective gear as part of preparatory training in Whitewater, Wis. on March 20, 2020. Soldiers and Airmen traine More
Vehicles line up for preventive maintenance checks and services. Wisconsin National Guardsmen received training in order to prepare for potential missions in response to COVID-19, March 20, 2020. The Wisconsin More
Wisconsin National Guardsmen practice using protective gear while training in order to prepare for potential missions in response to COVID-19, March 20, 2020. The Wisconsin National Guard continues to work clos More
Pvt. Will Reas of the 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion checks voters into a polling place May 12 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Approximately 160 Wisconsin National Guard Citizen Soldiers mobilized to State Active 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
Spc. Colton Young, a human resources specialist, takes notes while serving on state active duty in support of COVID-19 response efforts in Madison, Wis. on March 24, 2020. More than 300 Wisconsin National Guard More
Pfc. Jared Logsdon, a combat medic supporting State Active Duty serves food at Volk Field Air National Guard Base on March 30, 2020. More than 300 Wisconsin National Guard troops mobilized to state active dut More
Spc. Eduardo Cabrera, a Soldier with the 457th Chemical Company, loads personal protective equipment while on state active duty as part of the Wisconsin National Guard’s response to COVID-19. More than 300 Wisc More
Sunny Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff, Sheboygan County Emergency Management staff and Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen prepare for testing that will take place for the staff and resid More
Sgt. First Class Matthew Ard, a public affairs noncommissioned officer with the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, attends election training at the village hall in Allouez, Wisconsin, April 6, 2020. Submitted photo
Noel Albrecht, executive director for the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, gives instructions April 6 on how to sort absentee ballots to Wisconsin National Guard members serving on state active duty in su More
Spc. Brian Olson, a multiple launch rocket system crewmember with Battery A, 121st Field Artillery, processes absentee ballots in Fitchburg, Wis., April 7, 2020. More than 2,400 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen wer More
Sgt. Monica Miggins, a Soldier with the 1158th Transportation Company out of Beloit, Wis., sanitizes a voter’s hands before he enters a polling station in Fitchburg, Wis., April 7, 2020. More than 2,400 Citizen More
Master Sgt. Steven Ulrich instructs mortuary support training for Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Whitewater, Wis., April 8, 2020. Approximately 20 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen r More
Personal Protective Equipment lays ready to be used at the Milwaukee County alternate care facility in West Allis, Wis., April 14, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the facility at Wisconsin St More
Spc. Mary Hodal, a biomedical equipment technician, sets up a bed at an alternate care facility April 20, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the facility at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West All More
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen train to work as staff members at the Wisconsin State Fair Park alternate care facility, West Allis, Wisconsin, April 20, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cons More
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers collect specimens from a citizen April 20 at Isaac Coggs Heritage Health Center in Milwaukee. About 225 additional Citizen Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard More
Sgt. Bailey Rockney trains to work in a call center in Madison, Wis. April 23, 2020. Around 30 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will serve in a call center to inform individuals who have been tested 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
Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, the Wisconsin Army National Guard's senior enlisted leader, prepares for a ruck march in Madison, Wis., April 29, 2020. Wisconsin National Guard leadership plans to ruck to show More
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers walk toward a UH-60 Black Hawk as they prepare for a night flight exercise in Madison, Wis., April 30, 2020. Practicing night operations is important as they keep pilots profic More
Three Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and one local medical professional help facilitate mobile testing in Buffalo County, Wis., May 1, 2020. Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen provide CO More
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen help facilitate a mobile testing site at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis., May 5, 2020. The Wisconsin National Guard has 15 specimen collection teams operational More
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin's adjutant general, is tested for COVID-19 at the Alliant Energy Center, during a visit with Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Madison, Wis., May 12, 2020. The Alli More
Three F-16 Fighting Falcons fly next to a KC-135 Stratotanker above Wisconsin, May 12, 2020. The KC-135 Stratotanker was used to refuel the F-16 fighter jets during Wisconsin state flyovers to show support for More
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen help facilitate a mobile COVID-19 testing site at Midtown in Milwaukee, May 13, 2020. This location is able to efficiently test hundreds of people a day for COVID-19 More
A Wisconsin landscape can be seen outside the window of a UH-60 Blackhawk as state leadership travel to a mobile testing facility in Keshena, Wis., May 20, 2020. Senior Wisconsin Army National Guard leadership More
Cpt. Paul Schlador, a Wisconsin National Guard chaplain, gives opening remarks for the Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at the Joint Force Headquarters in Madison, Wis., May 22, 2020. The memorial service, whi More
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, prepare to assist local communities and preserve public safety while on state active duty in support of local civil authorities in Green More
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, talks to bakers at Gunkel’s Bakery in Antigo, Wis., June 4, 2020. Following his visit to a COVID-19 specimen collection site located in his hometown of Antigo More
Two Wisconsin National Guard troops confirm testing information at a specimen collection site in Antigo, Wis., June 4, 2020. Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection sites support the state’s response to CO More
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, talks to Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at a specimen collection in Merill, Wis., June 11, 2020. The Wisconsin National Guard partnered with the More
Wisconsin National Guard troops facilitate COVID-19 testing at a specimen collection site at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., June 17, 2020. Since May 11, approximately 21,000 COVID-19 test specimens More
Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, is welcomed to a specimen collection site by Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, and other Wisconsin National Guard leadership in Madison More
Staff Sgt. Jason Renaud teaches Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, about steel cutting charges during the 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion’s annual training at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 8, 2020. T More
Maj. Jack Melvin, senior defense counsel with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 505th Trial Defense Team, swears in as the newest judge in Waukesha County Circuit Court, branch five during an August 7 judicia 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
Pfc. Margo Mingelgrin, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 1158th Transportation Company out of Beloit, Wis., helps voters with their ballots in Fitchburg, Wis., April 7, 2020. More than 2,400 Citizen Soldiers More
Cpl. Ralph Lindsay of Monroe, Wis., joined the Wisconsin National Guard in 1913 and served in Company H, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division in World War I. Submitted photo
Red Arrow Park in Manitowoc, Wis., was rededicated with a July 15 ceremony attended by veterans and Wisconsin National Guard leadership. Red Arrow is one of the nicknames for the 32nd Division as well as the 32 More
Capt. Andy Schouten and another member of Task Force Phoenix, an embedded training team, verify that a towed field artillery piece is safe to fire in October 2006. Schouten wrote a book about the deployment, Fi More
Wisconsin Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar joins Gov. Scott Walker to welcome home nearly 200 deployed men and women from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field, Dane County R More
Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers (left to right) Lt. Col. Kerry Morgan, chief of staff; Lt. Col. Jon Russell, operations officer; and Maj. Matthew Beilfuss, deputy operations officer, cross the finish lin More
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher belonging to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery of the Wisconsin Army National Guard fires a Reduced Range Practice Round (RRPR) during mob 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
Staff Sgt. Otto A. Trapp's named is engraved on the back of the Purple Heart donated to the Klubertanz-Trapp VFW Post 9362 in Sun Prairie, Wis. The Wisconsin Army National Guard's Sgt. 1st Class Alan Foss purch 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. Bill Barthen, 97th Agricultural Development Team officer-in-charge for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunar, and Staff Sgt. Ross Templeton, ag team forestry specialist for PRT Kunar, waters a freshl More
Maj. Myron Davis (right) of the Wisconsin Military Engagement Team shakes hands with Lt. Col. Alvaro Rivas, Nicaragua Civil Defense chief of operations, after presenting a Wisconsin cap as a token of appreciati 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
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
As part of the 10-week training for the 2013 Best Ranger competition, 1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar of the Wisconsin Army National Guard throws a dummy grenade into a bunker April 1 at Fort Benning, Ga. (National Gua 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
Tech Sgt. Ryan Russell, of the Milwaukee-based 128th Air Refueling Wing, judges an entrant in the Robo Rescue Challenge at the SkillsUSA competition April 11 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. The Wisconsin Air National More
First Lt. Plocar of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, touches the Ranger tab during the Water Confidence test on the final day (April 14) of the 2013 Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga. The National G More
Staff Sgt. Dustin McCormick and Staff Sgt. Matt Tracy, both entry team chiefs with the 54th CST, ready themselves to respond to a suspicious piece of luggage during an April 15 terrorism response training exerc More
Megan Divyak, wife of Maj. Chris Divyak, poses for a photo to show the progress of her pregnancy. She periodically sent similar photos to Divyak to keep him up to date. The couple gave birth to their first chi More