The Wisconsin National Guard learned last year it was selected for begin a State Partnership Program with Papua New Guinea, but the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic have limited the in-person interaction between the two new partners to this point.
Three Wisconsin employers are among 140 semifinalists nationwide for the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. More commonly referred to as the Freedom Award, it is the Defense Department’s highest recognition of employers who provide outstanding support for National Guard and Reserve members.
MADISON, Wis. — About 20 years ago, now Brig. Gen. Erik Peterson transferred from active duty F-16 pilot to commercial airline pilot with American Airlines. His first flight from Miami to Houston was also his last until late this year.
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams continue supporting local COVID-19 testing efforts this week as they operate a number of regional community-based testing sites. The Wisconsin National Guard has supported the state’s COVID-19 response since Mar. 12, 2020.
For the past year, the Wisconsin National Guard has found new ways to apply its assets and capabilities to support Wisconsin’s response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along the way, Guard members found new challenges to overcome.
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams continue supporting local COVID-19 testing efforts this week as they operate a number of regional community-based testing sites. The Wisconsin National Guard has supported the state’s COVID-19 response since Mar. 12, 2020
Gov. Tony Evers declared a public health emergency in Wisconsin one year ago today (March 12), a day after the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 had become a pandemic.
A Wisconsin National Guard unit and a Field Maintenance Shop (FMS) were both recognized as the runner up in their categories for the Chief of Staff of the Army Fiscal Year 2019 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME).
Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) has been on the front lines of the state’s battle against COVID-19 since March 12, 2020, when Gov. Tony Evers ordered the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) opened to support the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in coordinating statewide efforts to slow the spread of the pandemic. A year later, it remains the longest SEOC activation in state history.
Wisconsin National Guard biathletes made great strides as many competed in their first Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships late last month at Camp Ripley, Minnesota.
