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Natalie Isensee served as a Marine Corps Logistics Officer on active duty, deploying to Kuwait and serving in the U.S ground invasion of Iraq in 2003. Her responsibilities included organizing movements of combat support vehicles and equipment, coordinating airfield operations, and monitoring supply chains for food, Forward Operating Base supplies, and weapons and ammunition. Later, …
I joined the Army out of high school in 2010 as a linguist. I served on active duty for five years, during which I learned the Dari language and deployed to Afghanistan. After leaving active duty, I returned to Wisconsin and began my undergraduate degree at UW while serving in the Wisconsin National Guard. During …
I was in the US Air Force 1976 to 1980, stationed primarily at Aviano AB in Italy. My education at UW–Madison includes a BA degree (1983) and MSSW (1985). I started working with veterans while at UW, mostly Vietnam-era veterans at the time. My interest and commitment to veterans continued following graduation and post graduate …
I’m currently serving in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and my unit is B Battery, 1-120th Field Artillery out of Stevens Point. I work on campus at Vilas Communications Hall doing Audience Services and voice over work for Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS. I enjoy reading, disc golf and weightlifting. I eventually want to host …
Born and raised in Madison as the daughter of a U.S Navy veteran and Wisconsin Army National Guard soldier, I joined the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 2015 to fulfill a greater purpose along with the ability to have college costs covered without the need for student loans. In addition to spending time with my …
Captain Colin Kenny is a current serving Active Guard Reserve Officer with the Wisconsin Army National Guard (WARNG). CPT Kenny joined the WIARNG as a ROTC Cadet in 2013. He commissioned as a Medical Service Officer in 2017 through the UW–Madison, Badger Battalion Army ROTC program. His duty assignments in the WIARNG include Medical Platoon …
I joined the National Guard when I was 17 in 2002, the soonest I could after 9/11! While in AIT I met my husband who was from Arizona, but moved to Wisconsin to be with me after training. I’ve spent a lot of time on army bases and I got to help with hurricane Katrina …
When I joined the Army, I was fortunate to spend a year at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, where I studied the Korean language. After additional training, I was eventually stationed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, 751st Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st Military Intelligence Group. I was an analyst and we worked closely with South Korea …
Originally from Oshkosh, Brian graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned into the U.S. Marine Corps. Brian served for 21 years in aviation and planning roles including combat operations over Kuwait and in Iraq. He earned an MBA from the Wisconsin School of Business and had spent the last five years working on …
Author of Vector to Destiny – Journey of a Vietnam F-4 Fighter Pilot. Colonel George W. Kohn flew U.S. Air Force F-4’s from Danang AB, Vietnam in 1970. He completed 201 combat missions and was awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters. He is a graduate of the …