32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( United States ) The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( " Red Arrow " ) is an infantry brigade in the United States Army National Guard . It was formed from the deactivated 32nd Infantry Division in 1967 . It is the largest unit in the Wisconsin National Guard . History . Formed in 1967 from the deactivated 32nd Infantry Division , the Red Arrow Brigade was formed of three battalions of light infantry as well as support and engineer units . The 32nd shoulder patch , a line shot through with a red arrow , originated in the division ' s tenacity in piercing German lines during World War I that no other army could breach . It then became known as the " Red Arrow Division " . In April 1971 , the Brigade was converted to a mechanized brigade and became the 32nd “ Red Arrow ” Infantry Brigade ( Separate ) ( Mechanized ) , Wisconsin National Guard . 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 32nd “ Red Arrow ” Infantry Brigade ( Mechanized ) , Wisconsin National Guard , was assigned to the 34th " Red Bull " Infantry Division ( the 34th Div . is headquartered in Minnesota ) . Due to this reorganization , the 32nd Brigade became a divisional brigade and was no longer a separate brigade . On 1 October 2001 , the Brigade was reorganized as the 32nd Infantry Brigade ( Separate ) ( Light ) , Wisconsin National Guard . The 32nd Brigade is no longer attached to the 34th ID and is again a ( Separate ) brigade . 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 Operation Noble Eagle ( ONE ) . Task Force Red Arrow supplemented security for two years at three of Wisconsin ' s airbases , the 440th Airlift Wing in Milwaukee , the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee , and the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison . The Brigade was reorganized again in September 2007 as the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team , Wisconsin Army National Guard . With this change the 2nd Battalion of the 128th Regiment was reorganized as a Cavalry Reconnaissance , Surveillance , and Target Acquisition unit , known as the 1st Squadron of the 105th Cavalry Regiment . Units . 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team consists of the following elements : Operation Iraqi Freedom . Units deployed to Iraq in 2004 – 2005 . First Battalion , 128th Infantry Regiment Second Battalion , 127th Infantry Regiment Second Battalion , 128th Infantry Regiment First Battalion , 120th Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) Qatar , Camp Virginia , LSA ( Ali Al Salem ) , Balad , Baghdad , Hillah , Iraq First Battalion , 121st Field Artillery Regiment , 57th Field Artillery Brigade 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 is the largest operational deployment of Wisconsin National Guard forces since World War II . They began training and preparing for deployment in February 2009 . The Brigade completed three weeks of training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida on 30 January 2009 , completing its training for deployment to Iraq . In February 2009 the entire BCT , 3 , 200 Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers , were 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 are reporting to Fort Bliss 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 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 , is deploying to Iraq with the unit . The units activated are : 2nd Battalion , 127th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion , 128th Infantry 1st Battalion , 120th Field Artillery 32nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion 132nd Brigade Support Battalion The six additional units mobilized to augment the 32nd Brigade Combat Team have a combined authorized strength of about 1 , 050 soldiers in 10 Wisconsin communities . Units to be mobilized with the 32nd BCT are :