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Gov. Tony Evers signs legislation into law changing the Wisconsin National Guard tuition grant program April 14 at his office in the state capitol. Under the changes, the Department of Military Affairs pays participating universities directly at the beginning of the semester, rather than reimbursing National Guard students at the end of each semester. Other changes include when students can apply for the grant and how satisfactory academic progress is determined. Greg Anderson photo

April 10, 2024

Helpful change to Guard tuition grant program takes effect this summer

A state program that reimburses Wisconsin National Guard members for college tuition now pays tuition upfront.

April 8, 2024

Wisconsin Air Guard names Outstanding Airmen of Year

The Wisconsin Air National Guard names its outstanding Airman, Noncommissioned Officer, Senior Noncommissioned Officer, First Sergeant and Officer of the Year.

Attendees of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's first ever Women's Symposium pose together for a photo during a break, March 29, 2024. The events focus was on reinforcing the organization's commitment to gender equality and empowering leaders, women, and allies to advocate for one another. (U.S. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)

April 5, 2024

Wisconsin Army National Guard hosts inaugural Women’s Symposium

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard hosted its first Women’s Symposium on March 29 — an event aimed at reinforcing the organization's commitment to gender equality and empowering leaders, women and allies to advocate for one another.Held in the Mitby Theater at Madison College, over 150 military personnel, civilians and community members interested

Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, presents Commodore Philip Polewara, acting defence chief of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, with a framed print March 18 of an interaction between Soldiers of the 32nd Division and a Papua New Guinean sketching a diagram of Japanese military positions from Nov. 15, 1942 during the campaign to drive the Japanese army out of Buna. The 32nd Division was largely composed of Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers when World War II began. The photo underscores how far back Wisconsin’s history goes with Papua New Guinea. Forty Wisconsin National Guard Airmen and Soldiers spent the week of March 17-22 in Papua New Guinea collaborating with and training alongside the Papua New Guinea Defence Force as part of the State Partnership Program. This current exchange includes meetings between leadership along with training in instruction, medical, security forces, and collaboration with senior non-commissioned officers. The Wisconsin National Guard and Papua New Guinea began their partnership in 2020 and have since had several key leader engagements and site visits to strengthen that relationship. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman

April 4, 2024

Wisconsin Guard seizes opportunity to grow relationship with Papua New Guinea

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Wisconsin National Guard subject matter experts and leadership visit state partner nation Papua New Guinea to build on past exchanges.

Staff Sgt. Alexander Kilbane (center), a unit movement officer planning instructor assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 426th Regional Training Institute, poses with Brig. Gen. Daniel Pulvermacher (left), the assistant adjutant general for readiness and training for Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Patrouille, the state senior enlisted leader (right), after receiving the award for Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2024 Noncomissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Payton Wehr)

March 25, 2024

Winners Crowned at the Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2024

Twelve Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from across the state competed against one another for the title of Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year at the state Best Warrior Competition in Fort McCoy, Wis., March 22 - 24, 2024.