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Send-Off Ceremony

A service member hugs a loved one as the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, holds a mobilization send-off ceremony in Hartford, Wis., Nov. 30, 2025. Soldiers assigned to the battalion's Alpha Battery were honored before departing to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to provide High Mobility Artillery Rocket System capabilities and work alongside strategic partners in the region.

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