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Wisconsin National Guard helps battle California wildfires
September 14, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. — Two Wisconsin National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 15 Soldiers flew to California to assist the California National Guard as it battles wildfires raging across the state...

The Red Arrow fought to the very end in World War II
September 9, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – To commemorate the end of World War II 75 years ago, the Wisconsin National Guard is recounting the role of the 32nd Division. Consisting of the Wisconsin National Guard and much of...

Northern Lightning exercise concludes at Volk Field
August 25, 2020 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. – The skies over central Wisconsin will be a little emptier as exercise Northern Lightning hosted by Volk Field wrapped up Aug. 21. The two-week joint-training exercise involved...

Wisconsin-Nicaragua SPP helps Nicaraguans despite tensions
August 20, 2020 — STEVENS POINT, Wis. – A partnership dating back to 2003 between the Wisconsin National Guard and Nicaragua via the National Guard’s State Partnership Program continues to yield mutually beneficial...

Wisconsin National Guard supports election across state
August 12, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Almost 700 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen served as polling station volunteers in 40 counties across Wisconsin during the Aug. 11 primary election.Due to a lack of poll...

Annual Northern Lightning exercise returns to Volk Field
August 10, 2020 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. — Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center is hosting approximately 50 aircraft and nearly 1,000 members of the National Guard, Air Force, Army, and Navy as part of the annual...

Wisconsin National Guard to support Aug. 11 election
August 6, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard will assist local election officials as poll workers for the Aug. 11 primary elections across Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday.The Guard is...

Remaining motivated is key for Wisconsin Guard in pandemic
August 4, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – A new challenge coin and regular fitness challenges are among the ways Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are staying motivated through nearly five months of COVID-19...

Wisconsin Guard surpasses 250,000 COVID-19 tests collected
July 20, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Members of the Wisconsin National Guard have tested 256,000 people across the state for COVID-19 in ongoing operations to increase Wisconsin’s testing capacity.Mobile specimen...

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea begin state partnership
July 20, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard was selected to begin a new state partnership with Papua New Guinea as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. The Wisconsin National Guard...

Wisconsin Guard's 132nd Army Band serves communities, troops
July 16, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. — About 60 members of the Wisconsin National Guard make up one of the Guard’s more unique units – the 132nd Army Band.And while most might associate these Citizen-Soldiers with their...

Technology streamlines COVID-19 testing by Wisconsin Guard
July 14, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard, working with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), rolled out new technology to streamline COVID-19 testing.The Dynamics Testing and...

Pandemic another challenge for at-risk teens to overcome
July 13, 2020 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy, with its campus at one corner of Fort McCoy, provides 11th- and 12th-grade students at risk of not graduating high school an...

Wisconsin National Guard team delivers while deployed
July 1, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – In the parlance of their trade, the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1967th Contingency Contracting Team (CCT) is delivering the goods. “Thus far, the mission has been nothing short of...

Wisconsin Guard's Civil Support Team among nation’s best
June 25, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard’s 54th Civil Support Team (CST), a specialized unit of full-time Army and Air National Guard members trained to respond to chemical, biological,...

Wisconsin Guard tops 150,000 COVID-19 specimens collected
June 24, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard teams have collected more than 150,000 COVID-19 test specimens across the state in support of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.The milestone was...

Double duty: Guard members complete degrees while mobilized
June 11, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Many of the more than 1,200 members of the Wisconsin National Guard supporting the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic are also working on completing their degrees.This means...

Wisconsin National Guard surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 tests
June 5, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard conducted its 100,000th COVID-19 test as 25 specimen collection teams continued to operate across the state.Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant...

Wisconsin National Guard conducting mobile testing statewide
June 2, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard has tested more than 92,000 people across the state for COVID-19 in support of local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. A...

National Guard members share test results in many languages
May 29, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The National Guard is made up of people from different backgrounds with varied skills gained inside and outside their military careers are often brought to enhance the fight.The...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness