Category Archives: Army Guard
Wyoming Guard trains first aerial gunners
By Wyoming National Guard | June 26th, 2019
“I evaluated one of our flight Instructors, and then they…
...Read MoreWyoming infantry set for deployment to Kosovo
By Wyoming National Guard | May 31th, 2019
He then presented the Wyoming flag to Capt. Eli T.…
...Read MoreGetting carded at firefighting course
By Wyoming National Guard | May 30th, 2019
The 40-hour courses, taught four or five times throughout the…
...Read MoreFirefighters, air crew prep for season with bucket drops
By Wyoming National Guard | May 23th, 2019
CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo.—Fire season may appear far…
...Read MoreWyoming soldiers vye for Best Warrior title
By Wyoming National Guard | April 16th, 2019
Nine Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers gave it their all…
...Read MoreMurdered WWII vet honored in Cody 27 years after remains found in Wyoming
By Wyoming National Guard | April 03th, 2019
Former Hot Springs County Sheriff John Lumley responded and contacted…
...Read MoreLingle-Ft. Laramie H.S. students taste combat fitness
By Wyoming National Guard | March 20th, 2019
Senior Ty Mueller was one of the students who volunteered…
...Read MoreCombat medics maintain skills, share techniques
By Wyoming National Guard | March 19th, 2019
“It’s nice to have a small class so we can…
...Read MoreWyo. Guard leaders drive drunk with highway patrol
By Wyoming National Guard | March 15th, 2019
Wyoming Army National Guard leaders drove drunk Sunday during drill.…
...Read MoreInfantry practices proposed Army marksmanship standards
By Wyoming National Guard | March 13th, 2019
According to an Army Times article from Jan. 17, 2018,…
...Read MoreGosselin receives Legion of Merit
By Wyoming National Guard | March 08th, 2019
On March 6 retired 1st Sgt. Butch Gosselin, of Jackson,…
...Read MoreWyoGuard’s Counterdrug Program partners in war on drugs
By Wyoming National Guard | February 22th, 2019
The National Guard has always been about cooperation and support;…
...Read MoreCouple joins Wyo. Guard together on Valentine’s Day
By Wyoming National Guard | February 14th, 2019
When Reid Golike and Paulitta Wilson were married in December,…
...Read MoreRecruiters get the basics in prep for PEC
By Wyoming National Guard | January 30th, 2019
“I just failed the PEC class earlier this month,” said…
...Read MoreArtillery battalion moves toward 2019 depolyment
By wyoadmin | September 13th, 2018
The unit then set about the business of pre-mobilization training…
...Read MoreMed Det increases Guard’s value to state
By wyoadmin | September 04th, 2018
He started the wheels rolling on the idea, and like…
...Read MoreAn employer that walks the walk
By Wyoming National Guard | August 28th, 2018
My Boss is a Patriot Award winner, Jody Shields, a vice president with Align in Cheyenne, Wyoming, talks about what it means for her team to support their employee, Wyoming National Guard soldier Officer Candidate Joseph Samudio. She shares what the secret to success is when employing a guardsmen and why every employer should want a Wyoming guardsmen on their staff.
...Read MoreNational Guard shooters battle it out at MAC Region VI
By wyoadmin | August 21th, 2018
Wyoming’s A team took first in the Covering Fire competition,…
...Read MoreFort Sill Half Section thrills Cheyenne audiences
By wyoadmin | July 23th, 2018
As the nation and Wyoming commemorate the 100th anniversary of…
...Read MoreEnvironmental broom follows big exercises at Guernsey
By wyoadmin | June 28th, 2018
The 142nd Field Artillery Brigade from Arkansas and four support…
...Read MoreCamp Guernsey cooks meet hungry demand
By wyoadmin | June 27th, 2018
As the Army does indeed run on its stomach, and…
...Read MoreWyoming’s best soldier runner-up at Best Warrior regional
By wyoadmin | June 07th, 2018
A 1980s TV commercial of soldiers doing more before 9…
...Read MoreArkansas Army Guard working on the railroad at Guernsey
By wyoadmin | June 01th, 2018
“When Operation Desert Storm happened, everyone had to move their…
...Read More120 years ago the Wyo. Guard goes to war for the first time
By wyoadmin | May 23th, 2018
Wyoming’s most significant contribution to the war came from that…
...Read MorePodcast interview with Command Sgt. Maj. Harold Pafford
By Wyoming National Guard | May 15th, 2018
Listen to Command Sgt. Maj. Pafford discuss the big changes coming to the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) as well as changes to professional military education for soldiers. You don’t want to miss this informative podcast.
...Read MorePafford gets taste of Army’s new fitness test
By wyoadmin | May 15th, 2018
“Leading from the front I wanted to be one of…
...Read MoreCamp Guernsey turns 80 this year (Part one)
By wyoadmin | May 09th, 2018
Esmay reported in April 1938, that an appropriations bill, sponsored…
...Read MoreWhen disaster strikes
By Wyoming National Guard | April 10th, 2018
When disaster strikes a small town, the National Guard is critical in its service to local first responders augmenting civilian life flight capabilities and providing immediate life saving care. Recently the Wyoming and Colorado National Guard participated in “Alpine Guard” a mass casualty exercise simulating the response to a major tornado in the small town of Fort Morgan, Colorado.
...Read MoreMaas caps Army career while visiting Wyo. troops in Alaska
By wyoadmin | April 05th, 2018
After undergoing multiple eye surgeries in early 2017 that prevented…
...Read MoreA recipe for a full life
By Wyoming National Guard | March 27th, 2018
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lauren Gurney pursues her two passions, piloting UH-60 helicopters for the Wyoming National Guard and running her own business baking and making chocolates in Jackson, Wyoming.
...Read MoreRecipe for a full life
By Wyoming National Guard | March 21th, 2018
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lauren Gurney pursues her two passions, piloting UH-60 helicopters for the Wyoming National Guard and running her own business baking and making chocolates in Jackson, Wyoming.
...Read MoreWyoming infantry gets dose of winter warfare training
By wyoadmin | March 07th, 2018
Joint training exercise Arctic Eagle consisted of National Guard service…
...Read MorePodcast Interview with Maj. Amy Henry, Recruiting and Retention Battalion
By Wyoming National Guard | February 28th, 2018
Recruiting and retention is a top priority for the Wyoming National Guard. Did you know that the Army Guard is giving big bonuses to reenlist? Get to know recruiting and retention battalion acting commander and executive officer, Maj. Amy Henry share why she thinks the Wyoming Army National Guard is a unique opportunity that you can’t find in the civilian sector.
...Read MoreCowboy STEM
By Wyoming National Guard | February 21th, 2018
Learn how the Wyoming National Guard is partnering with high schools throughout the state in STEM education. A new program piloted by the Wyoming Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion bridges the gap between science, technology, engineering, and math and the military.
...Read MoreWCCA, WCA partner to improve Guernsey training area
By wyoadmin | January 03th, 2018
The four participating graduates returned to Camp Guernsey for three…
...Read MoreArmy NG Master Sgt. Phillips doesn’t let past define him
By wyoadmin | November 08th, 2017
“We were all over the place there. We had like…
...Read MoreHistory retrospective: Charlie Med is born and immediately deployed a decade ago
By Wyoming National Guard | October 05th, 2017
The 1022nd Medical Company became “Charlie Med” or C Company, 5th Battalion, 159th General Support Aviation Brigade on Sept. 15, 2007, and almost simultaneously received notice it would deploy to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.
...Read MoreBattalion shakes off the dust and fires up the launchers
By Wyoming National Guard | September 12th, 2017
For some artillerymen from Alpha and Bravo Batteries, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery, it’s been a couple of years since they did their job – fire rockets from High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems launchers.
It took a few hours to work out the kinks and get to the business at hand, a live-fire exercise used to evaluate and certify skills with the Army’s new evaluation system.
...Read MoreHistory retrospective: Wyoming’s most combat decorated unit since Korea returned home a decade ago this month
By Wyoming National Guard | September 07th, 2017
September marks a decade since the return of the 1041st Engineer Company Assault Float Bridge of the Wyoming Army National Guard, which deployed to Combat Operations Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The unit returned the most decorated unit in the state since the 300th Armored Field Artillery fought in the Battle of Soyang in May 1951 during the Korean War.
...Read MoreWyo. Guard band serenaded Cody Stampede visitors
By Wyoming National Guard | July 19th, 2017
The Wyoming Army National Guard’s 67th Army Band, also known as “Wyoming’s Own” performed several concerts in Cody, Wyoming, over the July Fourth weekend, entertaining more than 20,000 people over the two day period.
...Read More115th FAB completes first brigade size comm exercise with all systems
By Wyoming National Guard | July 07th, 2017
The phrase Mission Command System Exercise was said countless times leading up to the 115th Field Artillery Brigade’s annual training at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center.
What did it mean?
...Read MoreWyo. Guard UH-60s called to assist with Keystone Fire
By Wyoming National Guard | July 06th, 2017
Gov. Matt Mead authorized two Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews to begin aerial firefighting measures today on the Keystone Fire.
...Read MoreWyoming educators experience a day in the military
By Wyoming National Guard | June 15th, 2017
Sixty educators, like eager students on the first day of class, were excited to learn about the military as they stepped off a C-130 or UH-60 upon arrival at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center June 12.
...Read MoreBravo Battery welcomed home
By Wyoming National Guard | May 10th, 2017
Soldiers of B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery were officially honored and welcomed home at the Lander armory, May 7 with a Freedom Salute after recently completing a deployment to Afghanistan.
...Read MoreTwo Wyo. Army Guardsmen given rescue award for 2015 Afghanistan mission
By Wyoming National Guard | May 06th, 2017
Two Wyoming Army National Guardsmen were awarded the Dustoff Association’s Rescue of the Year award in a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility Friday, in Cheyenne. The award was given for a medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan almost two years ago.
...Read MoreLt. Col. Porter assumes command of the 115th Field Artillery Brigade
By Wyoming National Guard | April 19th, 2017
Col. Gregory Phipps, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Kent Porter in a ceremony conducted at the 115th Field Artillery Brigades headquarters readiness center April 9.
...Read MoreTanks are part of Wyo. Army Guard history
By Wyoming National Guard | March 09th, 2017
Today, at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, outside Guernsey, Wyoming, locals can hear in the distance the sound of rockets or cannon pieces firing. The Wyoming National Guard, who uses the installation for live fire exercises, has a legacy in artillery. Big guns with big bullets, dating back to before the Korean War.
For a short period of time after World War II, a different sound rumbled against the rocks and open landscape – tank engines.
Wyo. National Guard dedicates memorial for GWOT fallen soldiers
By Wyoming National Guard | February 23th, 2017
The Wyoming Military Department dedicated a memorial Wednesday in honor of the four Army National Guard soldiers who have died in the Global War on Terror since 2001.
...Read MoreLt. Col. Scott Bailey to assist Wyoming soldiers as new SRAAG
By Wyoming National Guard | October 13th, 2016
Lt. Col. Scott Bailey survived cold Alaskan winters, hot Saudi Arabian summers and everything in between. His latest challenge, as of August 2016, is to survive the Wyoming wind as he serves as the new Senior Army Advisor, Army National Guard.
...Read MoreCampaign 50 Stars intent on meeting Wyo. Army National recruiting mission
By Wyoming National Guard | September 24th, 2016
The number is 1,521 and the race is on.
That is the recruiting mission for the Wyoming Army National Guard to meet by October this year and time is short.
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