Volk Field Air National Guard Base

Volk Field Air National Guard Base at a glance

Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin provides a year-round training environment through its Combat Readiness Training Center. The installation's welcome guide describes customers from across the Department of Defense, including Guard, reserve and active organizations, as well as civilian first responders. The center supports the training resources and installation services that these visiting groups need.

Volk Field is one of the Air National Guard's four Combat Readiness Training Centers. Its public history connects the modern training role with an earlier state military training property and a federal lease established in 1954. The field was named in 1957 for Lieutenant Jerome A. Volk, the first Wisconsin National Guard pilot killed in the Korean War. Its present identity combines that state history with joint readiness support.

Also searched as: Volk Field ANGB, Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Volk Field CRTC, Volk Field ANG Base.

Sources: Volk Field welcome guide, September 2024; Volk Field history; Sentry North training at Volk Field, 2026

Mission and major activities

• Volk Field CRTC provides year-round military training support.
• Serves Guard, reserve and active military organizations.
• Supports interagency and civilian first-responder training.

Sources: Volk Field welcome guide, September 2024; Sentry North training at Volk Field, 2026

History and identity

The field received the Volk name in 1957 in memory of Lieutenant Jerome A. Volk. Its Combat Readiness Training Center designation dates to June 1990.

Sources: Volk Field history

Location and community

Volk Field is at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. It is a different installation from the Army's nearby Fort McCoy.

Sources: Sentry North training at Volk Field, 2026; Joint EOD training at Volk Field

Camp Douglas, Camp Williams and Volk Field

Volk Field’s official history traces the training site to a rifle-range purchase in 1888 and legislative support for a permanent camp in 1889. The Camp Williams name followed in 1927, before hard-surface runways were built in the 1930s. The Volk name honors First Lieutenant Jerome A. Volk, a Wisconsin National Guard pilot killed in the Korean conflict. The site became a Combat Readiness Training Center in June 1990. These names describe related stages in the site’s development, which is useful when researching older records. Match an historical name to its period instead of assuming each name identifies an unrelated installation.

Official sources: Volk Field: official history

A training center serves visiting organizations

The scheduling page describes Volk Field as an Air National Guard counterland training center and lists classroom, conference, lodging and exercise-support resources. It also identifies tenant organizations, including the 128th Air Control Squadron and 126th Combat Weather Flight. A visiting unit’s temporary training use therefore differs from an assignment to a resident organization. Coordinate the request with the scheduling office and the unit’s training organizer. As an editorial planning step, confirm the approved facilities, lodging arrangement and reporting destination together, then check whether any later change needs a separate request. A public capability list does not itself reserve a resource.

Official sources: Volk Field: training and scheduling resources

Use the welcome book for orientation, then confirm arrangements

The September 2024 welcome book describes the Wilkening Lodging and Conference Center, recreation-equipment checkout, an Airman Resiliency Center and a self-service Base Exchange kiosk. These details help explain the practical environment of a training stay: a small installation kiosk should not be assumed to offer the range of a large staffed exchange. The booklet is a dated orientation document, so current services and arrangements should be confirmed before travel. Keep the scheduling office and lodging contact distinct, and ask the organizer about the needs of your particular group rather than relying on a general welcome-book description as a reservation confirmation.

Official sources: Volk Field: September 2024 welcome book

The Wisconsin National Guard Museum adds historical context

Volk Field’s museum page describes exhibits on the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guard and the 32nd Red Arrow Division. It also identifies an outdoor aircraft collection. This is a different kind of research resource from a current unit page: it helps visitors explore the state’s military heritage and the site’s earlier roles. The museum advises calling ahead because its location on a military facility can affect public access. Confirm the visit directly with the museum instead of treating a public web listing as authorization to enter the installation or assuming ordinary published arrangements apply on every date.

Official sources: Volk Field: Wisconsin National Guard Museum

Published addresses and access

Use the destination label below to distinguish visitor access, a service office and postal mail. A published address does not authorize entry. Confirm current access, sponsorship, appointments and reporting instructions with the official office before travelling.

Before you arrive

Use these questions with your sponsor or gaining organization. They are a starting point for planning, including assignments, courses and training periods that differ from a routine permanent change of station.

1. Confirm the organization, duration and reporting instructions shown on your orders. Ask which office handles your arrival.
2. Clarify lodging and housing arrangements before booking. Ask about availability, required approvals and how to handle a late arrival.
3. Before choosing a home, compare the commute, lease terms, school needs and your household budget. Ask the housing office about the options that apply to your situation.
4. Coordinate household goods and personal travel with the appropriate transportation office. Keep orders, receipts and important family records together.
5. Make a short list of contacts for medical care, schools, childcare and family support, where applicable to your assignment.

Official PCS planning resources   Housing allowance information

Sources: Volk Field welcome guide, September 2024; Joint EOD training at Volk Field

Resources for service members and families

Start with the official resources for Volk Field Air National Guard Base and ask which services your household can use. For a training site, rotational location or Reserve component assignment, confirm arrangements with your unit rather than assuming the services of a large residential installation are available.

From this mission to your next career

The mission at Volk Field Air National Guard Base suggests the following areas to consider when describing your experience. These are LockLeed career suggestions based on the public mission, not a list of vacancies or qualifications held by everyone assigned here.

Write down the equipment, systems, processes and teams you personally supported. Add a specific result you can discuss publicly, then match that evidence to the civilian role you want. Keep operational details and sensitive information out of your application.

Official transition resources   Explore SkillBridge programs

Official contacts and installation services

Use the named official resource for this installation or its support community. A directory link does not establish service eligibility, availability or a reporting location. Confirm arrangements with the office or your gaining organization.

Frequently asked questions

Sources and editorial notes

Installation facts above are drawn from the official sources below. Career suggestions and planning questions are LockLeed editorial guidance. Use official offices for current policies, eligibility and arrangements.

1. Volk Field welcome guide, September 2024Supports: overview, mission, planning note
2. Volk Field historySupports: overview, history
3. Sentry North training at Volk Field, 2026Supports: overview, mission, local context
4. Joint EOD training at Volk FieldSupports: local context, planning note
5. Volk Field: training and scheduling resourcesSupports: expanded guide and official services
6. Volk Field: Wisconsin National Guard MuseumSupports: expanded guide and official services

Reviewed 2026-09-30. This independent guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Map points are approximate and are not routing or reporting instructions.