The 65 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers who served with Detachment 1, Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division Multi-Component Unit (DMCU) were awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award at a March 25 ceremony in Madison, Wisconsin, in recognition of their efforts while deployed to Iraq and Kuwait last year.
The 65 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division Multi-Component Unit (DMCU) are nearing the end of their deployment to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders travelled to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Feb. 25 to visit approximately 65 Wisconsin Soldiers preparing to deploy to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve with the 101st Airborne Division.
Gov. Scott Walker, Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined family and friends at a Jan. 4 sendoff ceremony in Madison, Wisconsin, for approximately 65 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers mobilizing for a mission to Iraq and Kuwait as part of a deployment with the 101st Airborne Division.
Approximately 65 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers serving with Detachment 1, 101st Airborne Division, will mobilize in support of an upcoming deployment to Iraq and Kuwait.The Wisconsin Soldiers assigned to the 101st are part of a first-ever Army initiative to integrate Soldiers from the National Guard and reserves into a multi-component unit alongside their active duty brethren.
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — More than 60 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers from various units across the state donned the historic 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) patch during a June 16 ceremony held outside the division headquarters. More than 10 Soldiers from the Utah National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve also participated.The Soldiers are now assigned to the 101st as it became the Army’s first division headquarters to convert to a multi-component unit.The purpose of multi-component unit division headquarters is to fully integrate Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers into the modification table of organization and equipment (MTO&E), which is designed to close operational gaps in mission command capacity, while establishing cohesive, fully capable headquarters that can execute assigned missions.