Lt. Col. Paul Gapinski, commander of the 1st Battalion,

Lt. Col. Paul Gapinski, commander of the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, addresses more than 200 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from the battalion during a homecoming ceremony May 23 at the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee. The battalion completed a nine-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operations Inherent Resolve, Spartan Shield and Freedom’s Sentinel. The High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (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 operated in 10 locations across five countries. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Eggers