The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Red Arrow") is an

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in the

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. It was formed from the inactivated 32nd Infantry Division in 1967. It is the largest unit in the

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History

Formed in 1967 from the inactivated 32nd Infantry Division, the Red Arrow Brigade consisted of three battalions of light infantry as well as support and engineer units. The 32nd's shoulder patch, a line shot through with a red arrow, originated in the division's tenacity in piercing

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that no other army could breach. It then became known as the ''Red Arrow Division''. After 1967 the brigade was a separate brigade of the

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, not part of any larger infantry division. In April 1971, the brigade was converted to a mechanized brigade and became the 32nd "Red Arrow" Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Mechanized). In 1984–85 the brigade included 2–127 Infantry (Mech); 1–128 Infantry (Mech); 1st Battalion,

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; 1–120 Field Artillery; Troop E, 105th Cavalry; and the 32nd Engineer Company. In January 1986 the 32nd Brigade participated in REFORGER '86. The entire brigade deployed from Wisconsin, with all of its equipment, to Germany. In October 1996, the brigade lost its separate status and became a divisional brigade, assigned to the 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division. The 34th Division had its headquarters in Minnesota. On 1 October 2001, the brigade was reorganized as the 32nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light)."'Back to the future' for new, lighter 32nd infantry brigade", ''National Guard'', 2001. This resulted in the 32nd Brigade becoming a separate formation once again, no longer attached to the 34th ID. On 23 January 2003 about 100 soldiers from various 32nd "Red Arrow" Infantry Brigade units reported for active duty for service as Task Force Red Arrow in support of

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. Task Force Red Arrow supplemented security for two years at three of Wisconsin's airbases, the 440th Airlift Wing in

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, the

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in Milwaukee, and the

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. The brigade was reorganized again in September 2007 as the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. With this change the 2nd Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment was reorganized as a cavalry reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition unit, known as the 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment.

Units 2015

32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (32nd IBCT) consisted of the following elements in 2015: * Headquarters and Headquarters Company ( HHC) 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (32nd IBCT) * 1st Squadron,

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) Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition * 126th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment (

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2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment * 128 Inf Rgt DUI

1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment * 120 FA Rgt DUI

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(1-120th FAR) * US 173rd BEB insignia

173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion (173rd BEB) (formerly Special Troops Battalion, 32nd BCT) *

132nd Brigade Support Battalion (132nd BSB)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Units deployed to Iraq in 2004–05

First Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment *Activated: 10 June 2004 *In theater: November, 2004 *Return: 25 October 2005 *Location: FOB O'Ryan, FOB Cobra, FOB McKenzie, Patrol Base Olson, and the Kaufman Compound *6 KIA (TF 1–128) includes attached Units Second Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment *Activated: June, 2005 *In theater: August, 2005 *Return: August, 2006 *3 KIA *Location: CSC Navistar, Kuwait Second Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment *Activated: August, 2005 *In theater: November, 2005 *Return: November 2006 *Locations: :''A Company'' Camp Navistar, Al-Abdali, Kuwait. :''B Company'' Camp Victory, Kuwait, then Camp Virginia after its closure. :''C Company'' Camp Buehring, Udairi Range, Kuwait, Ali Al-Salim airbase L.S.A. :''D Company'' Camp Virginia, Kuwait. HHC at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. First Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) *Activated: August, 2005 *In theater: November, 2005 *Return: November, 2006 *Location:

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, Ash Shuayba SPOD, LSA, C Battery: Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Camp Virginia, LSA (Ali Al Salem), Balad, Baghdad, Hillah, Iraq

Units deployed to Iraq in 2009

In September 2008, the entire 32nd Brigade and six other related units received mobilization orders directing their return to Iraq. This would be the largest operational deployment of Wisconsin National Guard forces since World War II. They began training and preparing for deployment in January 2009. The brigade completed three weeks of training at

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In February 2009 the entire BCT, consisting of 3,200 Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers, was activated along with six supporting units outside the brigade. They were given a send-off on 17 February 2009 at the Alliant Energy Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin. The soldiers reported to

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in elements of 400–600 soldiers by 1 March to complete preparations for a one-year deployment. Sgt. Pete Smoczyk and Col. Tommy Makal, two World War II veterans who served in the 32nd Infantry Division during World War II when it was last called up for overseas combat duty, also marched out with the brigade. Spc. Marissa Hendriks, Smoczyk's granddaughter, deployed to Iraq with the unit. The units activated were: * Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based out of Camp Williams, at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. As of September 2009, the HHC served as the Joint Area Support Group-Central in the International Zone in Baghdad, Iraq and was responsible for administering, securing, and transitioning the International Zone. * 1st Squadron,

(RSTA) * Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT), 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry – Madison * Troop A, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry – Fort Atkinson * Troop B, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry – Watertown 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment (2-127th IR) * Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry – Appleton :Detachment 1, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry – Clintonville * Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry – Waupun :Detachment 1, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry – Ripon * Company B, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry – Green Bay * Company C, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry – Fond du Lac * Company D, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry – Marinette 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment * Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry – Eau Claire :Detachment 1, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry – Abbotsford * Company A, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry – Menomonie * Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry – New Richmond :Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry – Rice Lake * Company C, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry – Arcadia :Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry – Onalaska * Company D, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry – River Falls 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery * Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery :Wisconsin Rapids * Battery A, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery – Marshfield * Battery B, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery – Stevens Point Special Troops Battalion, 32nd Brigade Combat Team * Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), Special Troops Battalion, 32nd Brigade Combat Team – Wausau :Detachment 1, Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 32nd Brigade Combat Team – Merrill * Company A (Engineer), Special Troops Battalion, 32nd Brigade Combat Team – Onalaska * Company B (MI), STB, 32nd Brigade Combat Team – Madison * Company C (Signal), Special Troops Battalion, 32nd Brigade Combat Team – Antigo 132nd Brigade Support Battalion * Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Portage * Company A (Distribution), 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Janesville :Detachment 1, Company A, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Elkhorn * Company B (Maintenance), 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Mauston * Company C (Medical), 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Milwaukee * Company D (FSC), 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Baraboo :Detachment 1, Company D, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Madison * Company E (FSC), 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Waupaca :Detachment 1, Company E, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Appleton * Company F (FSC), 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Neillsville :Detachment 1, Company F, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Eau Claire * Company G (FSC), 132nd Brigade Support Battalion – Mosinee :Detachment 1, Company G, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion (1-G-132nd BSB) – Wisconsin Rapids * Company I (FSC), 132nd Brigade Support Battalion - Wyoming, Michigan The six additional units mobilized which augmented the 32nd Brigade Combat Team had a combined authorized strength of about 1,050 soldiers in 10 Wisconsin communities. Units mobilized with the 32nd BCT were: * Company B (Support Maintenance), 257th Brigade Support Battalion (B-257th BSB) – Kenosha * 108th Forward Support Company (108th FSC) – Sussex * 32nd Military Police Company (32nd MPC) – Milwaukee :Detachment 1, 32nd Military Police Company – Oconomowoc * 829th Engineer Company (Vertical) – Chippewa Falls :Detachment 1, 829th Engineer Company – Richland Center :Detachment 2, 829th Engineer Company – Ashland * 1158th Transportation Company – Beloit :Detachment 1, 1158th Transportation Company – Black River Falls * Battery A, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery – Racine

Headquarters deployed to Ukraine in 2019-2020

In October 2019 the brigade headquarters and other augmentation personnel were activated and deployed to Ukraine to take over operations as the head of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine headquartered at Yavoriv Combat Training Center. The unit was located just outside the village of Starychi in Lviv Oblast. Adopting the name Task Force Juvigny (pronounced "Juv-in-yay") the soldiers sustained base operations and served as advisors to the rotational units coming to the CTC for training before they were deployed to the

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. They also took part in a number of local outreach programs and charity activities as well. After a quarantine period due to the

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they returned home and were demobilized in September 2020.

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References

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