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The last of 35 Soldiers from a Wisconsin Army National Guard aviation detachment returned safely to U.S. soil early this week after an 11-month mobilization to the Middle East.
150 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers from Sparta-based unit to deploy to Eastern Europe
April 21, 2021 4:57 PM Mike Tighe
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SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) About 150 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from the Sparta-based 107th Maintenance Company will deploy to Eastern Europe this spring.
The unit, which also has detachments in Viroqua, Wis., and Camp Ripley, Minn., will mobilize to U.S. European Command in Eastern Europe to conduct maintenance and recovery operations to support Operation Atlantic Resolve and a multinational joint exercise labeled Defender – Europe 2021.
The unit, which includes mechanics, production controllers, signal support specialists, supply specialists, vehicle recovery experts, armament specialists and a field feeding section will provide maintenance support to U.S. service members and allied forces in the theater.
Wisconsin National Guard reflects on a historic year of deployment and public service on its 184th birthday
Posted by Correspondent | Mar 7, 2021 | Curated |
March 5 marked the Wisconsin National Guard’s 184th birthday, and year 183 was a notable one for the history books.
The Wisconsin National Guard’s official birthday is March 5, 1837 – the date on which Wisconsin’s territorial Governor Henry Dodge commissioned Morgan L. Martin of Green Bay, Wisconsin, as a captain and the commander of the Green Bay Rangers volunteer company of mounted riflemen.
The creation of the Green Bay Rangers predated Wisconsin statehood by 11 years, and the new civilian supplemented military force had a mission of protecting what was then the Wisconsin Territory.
Posted by Correspondent | Jan 21, 2021 | Articles |
More than 550 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard were on hand at the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington DC on January 20 after mobilizing over the weekend to assist with safety and security efforts at the inauguration.
Wisconsin troops joined more than 25,000 other National Guard troops from every other state and territory in supporting the mission. The Citizen Soldiers began mobilizing January 15 in response to a request for assistance to the National Guard at the federal level, and they boarded KC-135s from the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s Milwaukee-based 128th Air Refueling Wing on several flights early January 16.