Staff Sgt. Matthew McIntyre, a Soldier with the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, stands up at the direction of Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, the Wisconsin Army National Guard's senior enlisted advisor, at a July 6 sendoff ceremony in Milwaukee. As is tradition, McIntyre took Conde's hat and attached it to a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), blowing it up. The ceremony was held for more than 350 members of the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery headed to the Middle East in support of Operations Inherent Resolve, Spartan Shield and Freedom’s Sentinel. The HIMARS unit incl
Staff Sgt. Matthew McIntyre, a Soldier with the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, stands up at the direction of Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, the Wisconsin Army National Guard's senior enlisted advisor, at a July 6 sendoff ceremony in Milwaukee. As is tradition, McIntyre took Conde's hat and attached it to a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), blowing it up. The ceremony was held for more than 350 members of the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery headed to the Middle East in support of Operations Inherent Resolve, Spartan Shield and Freedom’s Sentinel. The HIMARS unit includes a headquarters unit in Milwaukee, firing batteries in Plymouth, Wis., and Sussex, Wis., and the 108th Forward Support Company, also based in Sussex. The battalion will operate in 10 locations across five countries and is expected to return in late spring 2019. Wisconsin National Guard
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