VOLK FIELD, Wis. — More than 200 U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P), Wisconsin National Guard, were assessed, evaluated, and validated on their emergency response capabilities during their biannual external evaluation here June 23-27.
The Wisconsin CERF-P is a highly specialized joint Army and Air National Guard unit with six components; Army elements composed of command and control, search and extraction, and decontamination, and Air Force elements composed of medical, fatality search and recovery, and joint incident site communications capability.
The unit's primary mission is to rapidly deploy in, respond to, and assist local authorities with...
Spc. Jace Tormoen, a crew chief with the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, prepares to conduct aerial gunnery qualification during annual training at Fort McCoy Wis. July 26, 2025. Helicopter crews conducted aerial gunnery training to enhance their readiness for future federal missions. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jack C. Schave)
Wisconsin Army National Guard service members with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, conduct aerial gunnery qualification during annual training at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 26, 2025. Helicopter crews conducted aerial gunnery training to enhance their readiness for future federal missions. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Jack C. Schave)
