32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)

32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1967
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Light infantry
Garrison/HQ	Wisconsin
Nickname(s)	"Red Arrow" (Special Designation) "Les Terribles" (as World War I division)
Motto(s)	"Forward"
Engagements	Operation Iraqi Freedom

The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Red Arrow") is an infantry brigade combat team 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.

Formed in 1967 from the deactivated 32nd Infantry Division, the Red Arrow Brigade consisted of three battalions of light infantry as well as support and engineer units. The 32nd's 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. At times it included battalions of the 632nd Armor Regiment. 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 Division 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. This resulted in the 32nd Brigade becoming a separate brigade, no longer attached to the 34th ID. 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.