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The Wisconsin National Guard consists of the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the Wisconsin Air National Guard. It is a part of the Government of Wisconsin under the control of the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. The Wisconsin National Guard dates back to 1848 when it was commissioned by the State as the "Wisconsin State Militia".
The department oversees the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the Wisconsin Air National Guard, Wisconsin Emergency Management, and, when organized, the Wisconsin State Defense Force. The department headquarters are located at 2400 Wright Street, in Madison, on the grounds of the Dane County Regional Airport.
The governor, who is the commander in chief of the Guard when it is not activated for federal service, appoints the adjutant general who directs the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, of which the Guard is a part. Members of the National Guard are typically part-time soldiers who attend unit drills one weekend per month and serve a two ...
National Guard. National Guard Association of the United States. October 2001 "32nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters ordered to active duty" (Press release). Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. 20 May 2005. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006
National Guard members were also trained to work in state-run mental health institutions in 2021. Guard members were also deployed to help protect the Wisconsin Capitol in 2020 and 2021 during ...
The 127th Infantry was reconstituted in the National Guard per the terms of the National Defense Act of 1920 in 1921, assigned to the 32nd Division, and allotted to the state of Wisconsin. The regiment was reorganized and federally recognized on 1 April 1921 with the headquarters at Oconto, Wisconsin .
The crest is that of the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Background; The coat of arms was originally approved for the 105th Cavalry Regiment (1st Wisconsin National Guard) on 30 January 1923. It was redesignated for the 126th Field Artillery Battalion on 19 May 1942. It was redesignated for the 126th Artillery Regiment on 30 December 1963.
It's supposed to be a Wisconsin National Guard tradition, but what was caught on camera is now causing an internet firestorm and has led to a military investigation. The Wisconsin National Guard ...