Yearly Archives: 2017
Two ceremonies honoring Gold Star families Dec. 11
By Wyoming National Guard | December 07th, 2017
Wyoming’s Gold Star families are being honored at two ceremonies on Dec. 11 at the Wyoming State Museum, in Cheyenne.
...Read MoreWyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy graduation Dec. 9
By Wyoming National Guard | November 30th, 2017
Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy Class 34 will graduate Dec. 9…
...Read MoreQuarterly Wyo. Vets Commission teleconference scheduled
By wyoadmin | November 08th, 2017
The Wyoming Veterans Commission will hold its quarterly meeting…
...Read MoreVeterans Museum launches future historians chapter
By Wyoming National Guard | November 01th, 2017
The Wyoming Veterans Museum and the Wyoming State Historical Society are teaming up to create an opportunity for youth to experience history first-hand.
Based upon similar groups in Pennsylvania, Texas and North Carolina the “Cowboy Future Historians” will emphasize hands-on activities and learning about the fascinating men and women that wrote our nation’s history.
Wyo. Air Guard deploys 100 for airlift operations
By Wyoming National Guard | October 30th, 2017
Approximately 100 airmen assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations over the weekend
...Read MoreState legislators honored for supporting the military
By Wyoming National Guard | October 25th, 2017
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming State Sen. Curt Meier and Wyoming…
...Read MoreAirmen chosen as Heroes Among Us
By Wyoming National Guard | October 25th, 2017
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Four Wyoming Air National Guard members were…
...Read MoreLt. Col. Brenneman balances school leadership, Guard leadership and parenthood
By Wyoming National Guard | October 25th, 2017
“I struggled with what I wanted to go to college…
...Read MoreIndependence Rock puts recruiting effort to music
By Wyoming National Guard | September 27th, 2017
By Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy McGuire State Public Affairs Office…
...Read MoreVeterans commission meeting Sept. 22
By Wyoming National Guard | September 20th, 2017
The Wyoming Veterans Commission will hold its quarterly meeting Sept.…
...Read MoreSoldiers to be welcomed home Saturday in Cheyenne
By Wyoming National Guard | September 05th, 2017
A Freedom Salute Ceremony is planned for 9 a.m., Sept. 9 at Laramie County Community College’s Pathfinder Building to welcome home Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers from Detachment 3, B Battery, 777 Aviation Support Battalion, who recently returned from a deployment to Kuwait.
...Read MoreGroundbreaking at Camp Guernsey set for Sept. 14
By Wyoming National Guard | September 05th, 2017
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lt. Gen. R. L. Esmay Center will take place north of Custer Avenue on Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, in Guernsey, on Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
...Read MoreWyoming Cowboy ChalleNGe Academy graduation Sept. 9
By Wyoming National Guard | September 05th, 2017
Wyoming Cowboy ChalleNGe Academy Class 33 will graduate Sept. 9 at 1 p.m., in the Eastern Wyoming College auditorium, 3200 West C St., Torrington, Wyo.
...Read MoreWyo. ANG aircraft requested to support Harvey relief efforts
By Wyoming National Guard | September 01th, 2017
Two Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s will be launched to support National Guard relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey today.
...Read MoreWyoming Veterans Commission has vacancy in eastern part of state
By Wyoming National Guard | August 22th, 2017
The Wyoming Veterans Commission has a vacant commissioner position available that covers Converse, Goshen, Niobrara and Platte Counties (Judicial District 8).
...Read More153rd Airlift Wing participates in simulated mass casualty exercise
By Wyoming National Guard | August 17th, 2017
“The mass casualty exercise will improve our ability to respond…
...Read MoreLyman to command Wyo. Air National Guard
By Wyoming National Guard | August 15th, 2017
Col. Paul Lyman, the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing commander, was chosen to become the next Wyoming Air National Guard commander. He will assume command in November.
...Read MoreAugust declared Agent Orange Awareness Month to support Vietnam vets
By Wyoming National Guard | August 15th, 2017
The Wyoming Legislature and Gov. Matt Mead have designated August as Agent Orange Awareness Month. Mead has also signed a proclamation supporting this work.
...Read MoreGuardsmen from around country trade old jobs for rocket launchers in Wyoming
By Wyoming National Guard | August 01th, 2017
Sgt. Lane Fall, from Holland, Michigan, has been a truck…
...Read MoreKravitsky named Wyo. Veterans Commission director
By Wyoming National Guard | July 31th, 2017
Steve Kravitsky has been named the director of the Wyoming Veterans Commission. He begins his duties August 1.
...Read MoreUpgraded Wyoming C-130 activated for firefighting mission
By Wyoming National Guard | July 28th, 2017
A Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems will be launched to fight wild fires in the Western United States tomorrow.
...Read MoreCamp Guernsey two-week home for 1,000+ WyoGuard soldiers
By Wyoming National Guard | June 22th, 2017
The brigade used new technology to communicate with the firing…
...Read MoreWyo. Air Guard participating in Scottsbluff airport event
By Wyoming National Guard | May 30th, 2017
Scottsbluff-area residents can crawl around a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Saturday morning, while it’s parked at the Western Nebraska Regional Airport from 7 a.m. – noon, as part of Airport Appreciation Day.
...Read MoreNew readiness center groundbreaking in Laramie Tuesday
By Wyoming National Guard | May 17th, 2017
Groundbreaking at the new readiness center site, located on Highway 130, adjacent to the Field Maintenance Shop #2, will be held at 1 p.m. May 23.
...Read More2016 Cheyenne Trophy recipients named
By Wyoming National Guard | May 09th, 2017
The Cheyenne Trophy for 2016 was awarded to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard Security Forces Squadron and the Wyoming Army National Guard’s, G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, during a May 5 ceremony in Cheyenne.
...Read MoreWyo. National Guard soldier finishes 100 mile ultramarathon
By Wyoming National Guard | May 02th, 2017
First Lt. Ethan Valiquette was able to knock an item off his bucket list last weekend when he finished the Salt Flats 100 Miler ultramarathon in his home state of Utah.
...Read MoreWyo. Air Guard invades Rock Springs airport Thursday
By Wyoming National Guard | April 24th, 2017
Rock Springs-area residents can crawl around a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Thursday morning, while it’s parked at the Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport from 10 a.m. – noon.
...Read MoreCheyenne military members hold 3rd annual 5K event
By Wyoming National Guard | April 10th, 2017
Nearly 700 local military and non-military members participated in Cheyenne’s annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness 5K ruck, run or walk Saturday at the Cheyenne Depot.
...Read MoreVets Museum will display WWI exhibit through next year
By Wyoming National Guard | April 07th, 2017
On the centennial of the date of the entrance of the United States of
America into World War I, the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum opened a
state-level exhibit focused upon the stories and experiences of Wyoming
soldiers, residents and families during the Great War.
Wyo. Veterans Commission vacancy in Big Horn County
By Wyoming National Guard | April 03th, 2017
In an effort to provide improved coverage within the Bighorn Basin, the Wyoming Veterans Commission is relocating a vacant commissioner position to the northern area of Bighorn County (Judicial District 5).
...Read MoreWyoming National Guard hosts 3rd annual SAPR 5K
By Wyoming National Guard | April 03th, 2017
The Wyoming Military Department invites all Cheyenne residents to participate in the 3rd annual SAPR 5K ruck, run or walk.
...Read MoreWyo. Air Guard invades Scottsbluff airport Thursday
By Wyoming National Guard | April 03th, 2017
Scottsbluff-area residents can crawl around a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Thursday morning, while it’s parked at the Western Nebraska Regional Airport from 10 a.m. – noon.
...Read MoreCaptain Miller brings skill and passion to community boards
By Wyoming National Guard | March 28th, 2017
He said his roles in the community are enhanced by…
...Read MoreWyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day celebrations
By Wyoming National Guard | March 20th, 2017
Gov. Matt Mead and the Wyoming Veterans Commission are pleased to announce celebrations for the Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day, April 3.
...Read MoreOPAT raises the bar on physical readiness of recruits
By Wyoming National Guard | March 14th, 2017
In January Wyoming became the first state to administer the new Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, to National Guard recruits.
...Read MoreKorean War vets to get last round of Peace Medals
By Wyoming National Guard | March 14th, 2017
Ceremonies to award the Republic of Korea Ambassador for Peace Medal to Wyoming’s Korean War veterans or their surviving family members will take place across Wyoming on Monday, March 20.
...Read MoreWyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy graduation March 11
By Wyoming National Guard | March 02th, 2017
Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy Class 31 will graduate March 11 at 1 p.m., in the main auditorium of Eastern Wyoming College located in Torrington, Wyoming.
...Read MoreWyoming Guard to dedicate memorial to fallen warriors
By Wyoming National Guard | February 16th, 2017
A memorial highlighting the service of the four Wyoming National Guard members who died overseas fighting the Global War on Terror will be dedicated Wednesday at the Joint Forces Readiness Center, in Cheyenne.
...Read MoreWyoming Veterans Commission events on Feb. 22
By Wyoming National Guard | February 16th, 2017
The Wyoming Veterans Commission is hosting two events on Feb. 22, in Cheyenne.
...Read MoreNew Veterans Service Officers for central Wyoming
By Wyoming National Guard | January 24th, 2017
Dave McDonell and Ivette Orozco were recently appointed as State Veterans Service Officers for the Wyoming Veterans Commission
...Read MoreWyo. National Guard personnel supporting Presidential Inauguration activities
By Wyoming National Guard | January 18th, 2017
The Wyoming National Guard has 15 soldiers and airmen supporting the 58th Presidential Inauguration this week in Washington, D.C.
...Read MoreImplementing Green Dot program becomes personal for Wyo. Air National Guard airman
By Wyoming National Guard | January 05th, 2017
The Air Force is undergoing a culture change when it comes to awareness and prevention of sexual assault and sexual harassment
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