On behalf of Major General Greg Porter, The Adjutant General, Wyoming National Guard: Dear Wyoming Military Department, Amid the friction and stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus once again has been put on National Guard members from across the nation who have been… Read More »Message From The Adjutant General
“They have been very flexible in applying their high-level skills to this particular problem and also done a lot of work in cultivating and developing the partnership with the state lab and the relationships that we have with the folks there,” said U.S. Army Lt.… Read More »Partnership Results in Success
Due to concerns regarding COVID‐19, Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers currently deployed have been extended overseas. At this time, the period of extension will likely be 60 days, but no official decision has been made. These events are out of the control of the Wyoming… Read More »Deployed Army National Guard Soldiers delayed
By Spc. Kristina Kranz, Wyoming Military Department Public Affairs You can tell that Sgt. 1st Class Sarah Spieker loves her job. The smile on her face when she talks about her life in the military and working as an intelligence analyst for the counterdrug program… Read More »Soldier helps catch the bad guys
Watch as the Wyoming Air National Guard, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, and local community members worked together to move a jet from the past. The T-33 “Shooting Star” jet was moved to its new home at the Wyoming National Guard Museum in Cheyenne.
Meet your Wyoming Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Representatives! They are a volunteer-led and volunteer-centric committee composed of approximately 27 volunteers and 3 full-time staff. In this feature, we meet Trudy Woodcock.
Meet your Wyoming Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Representatives! They are a volunteer-led and volunteer-centric committee composed of approximately 27 volunteers and 3 full-time staff. In this feature, we meet Trudy Woodcock.
“It’s very coincidental,” Rodgers says, “because we had this planned as a scenario already, and then we got the storm earlier this week.” When the National Guard is called to active duty, relationships with civilian authorities need to be in place in order for everything… Read More »Joint operations center conducts blackout exercise
Brazil spoke of the recent achievements of the RSP Soldiers including the completion of the RSP program, Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training which makes the Soldiers qualified in their Military Occupation Specialty. Maj. Gen. Porter, the guest speaker, took a moment to talk personally… Read More »New Soldiers are inducted into their units
I realized that the Wyoming Department of Health had all the resources and the stuff needed for an exercise like this and the Wyoming Guard had all these talented people but not the stuff. I just spent nearly the last four years putting them both… Read More »Local medical community teams up for rare opportunity
More than 100 soldiers from the Wyoming Army National Guard’s 115th Field Artillery Brigade concluded one month of pre-deployment training at Fort Bliss, Texas, before boots hit the ground in the Middle East. The unit landed in Texas in late July and immediately started working… Read More »Task Force Thunder rolling along
While describing the unit’s combat mission to “destroy, defeat, or disrupt the enemy” Maj. Gen. Porter also thanked employers for their support. The Cheyenne-based unit, which specializes in firing a multiple rocket launcher or High Mobility Rocket System, began its deployment journey 10 months ago.… Read More »‘Cowboy Thunder’ sendoff for 115th Field Artillery
Twenty-four soldiers from around the Cowboy State met with Master Fitness Instructor Staff Sgt. Kari Brafford recently to certify for grading the Army Combat Fitness Test, the new way for evaluating the physical readiness of troops. “The days of getting off the couch a month… Read More »ACFT instructors certify
Headquarters Service Company Readiness NCO Sgt. 1st Class Kandy Gorsuch of the 960th Brigade Support Battalion inspected the fueling line organized by Petroleum Supply Specialist Pvt. Annabelle Mowery during annual training at Camp Guernsey on Sunday, June 16. While the team of nervous soldiers waited, Gorsuch eventually gave a thumbs up.
“I evaluated one of our flight Instructors, and then they evaluated someone so that I could sign off on them as qualified on guns, and then qualified as an evaluators,” Nesvik said. “They then jumped off and helped to qualify the Arkansas soldiers.” In the… Read More »Wyoming Guard trains first aerial gunners
He then presented the Wyoming flag to Capt. Eli T. Varney, commander of Charlie Company. Varney addressed the audience as well, telling them he knows how they feel during this time. “It’s hard to leave your loved ones, and it is hard to send them… Read More »Wyoming infantry set for deployment to Kosovo
The 40-hour courses, taught four or five times throughout the year, are offered to Camp Guernsey staff; traditional soldiers assigned to the fire department; state employees; and the general public. This most recent training was offered to high school students, the first class, intended not… Read More »Getting carded at firefighting course
CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo.—Fire season may appear far away with a recent snowfall, but it is actually just around the corner. Already, there have been fires in California, and officials predict this year will be one of the worst in recorded history, even… Read More »Firefighters, air crew prep for season with bucket drops
Nine Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers gave it their all during three days, pushing themselves to the limits in the state’s Best Warrior Competition. In the end, two were crowned winners after a series of tests April 12-14 at Camp Guernsey. Spc. Clay Schaffner and… Read More »Wyoming soldiers vye for Best Warrior title
Former Hot Springs County Sheriff John Lumley responded and contacted the county coroner, who took the remains to the Wyoming State Crime Lab. “That night I got a call from the head of the crime lab, who told me it was a homicide, as there was a… Read More »Murdered WWII vet honored in Cody 27 years after remains found in Wyoming
Senior Ty Mueller was one of the students who volunteered for the demonstration. Mueller enlisted in the delayed entry program for the Army infantry and will travel to Fort Benning, Georgia, to begin basic training on May 3. “I wanted to serve my country,” he… Read More »Lingle-Ft. Laramie H.S. students taste combat fitness
“It’s nice to have a small class so we can customize it a little and not dwell on the things everyone knows how to do well,” Schanzenbach said. He is the RTI’s senior medical noncommissioned officer. “They know where they’re weak. I’m focused on saving… Read More »Combat medics maintain skills, share techniques
Wyoming Army National Guard leaders drove drunk Sunday during drill. And they did it with the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Sgt. Duane Ellis, Sgt. Momen Elazizi, and Lt. Kyle Mckay from the Wyoming Highway Patrol met with senior leadership from the Wyoming Army National Guard March… Read More »Wyo. Guard leaders drive drunk with highway patrol
According to an Army Times article from Jan. 17, 2018, Brig. Gen. Christopher Donahue, commandant of the U.S. Army Infantry School, said the proposed changes are all aimed at increasing soldier lethality and presenting a more realistic shooting environment based on what the Army has… Read More »Infantry practices proposed Army marksmanship standards
On March 6 retired 1st Sgt. Butch Gosselin, of Jackson, was presented with the Legion of Merit at the Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Station 1. The award was given in recognition for his 42-year military career and service in the Wyoming Army National Guard. Maj. Mike… Read More »Gosselin receives Legion of Merit
The National Guard has always been about cooperation and support; and for the last 30 years, has partnered with law enforcement in the war on drugs. The Wyoming Counterdrug Support Program works with law enforcement agencies to pursue criminal organizations and deter illicit drug use… Read More »WyoGuard’s Counterdrug Program partners in war on drugs
When Reid Golike and Paulitta Wilson were married in December, they did not expect to celebrate their first Valentine’s Day together joining the Wyoming Army National Guard. On Thursday, however, that is what happened, when the two went to the Military Entrance Processing Station, in… Read More »Couple joins Wyo. Guard together on Valentine’s Day
“I just failed the PEC class earlier this month,” said Sgt. Jessica Pennington. “I heard about this afterward. Everyone was asking, ‘Did you come to this class?’ I’m feeling more comfortable now, but at the school, they just go so fast – boom, boom, boom—and… Read More »Recruiters get the basics in prep for PEC
The unit then set about the business of pre-mobilization training and rehearsing warrior tasks and battle drills – the skills needed to survive in combat. In a smaller huddle, 1st Lt. Leslie Brazil met with her new charge, “Alpha Forward” which will deploy at a… Read More »Artillery battalion moves toward 2019 depolyment
He started the wheels rolling on the idea, and like most government work, the process has evolved slowly, but on Aug. 15, at Camp Guernsey, Med Det doctors, nurses, and physician assistants, along with personnel from the department of health, the American Red Cross and… Read More »Med Det increases Guard’s value to state
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.
Wyoming’s A team took first in the Covering Fire competition, topping second-place South Dakota A, and third-place North Dakota A. Worley placed first in the 100-500 Zero Special match followed by Wyoming teammate Smith and South Dakota’s Staff Sgt. Jory Rogers. North Dakota’s Goldade took… Read More »National Guard shooters battle it out at MAC Region VI
As the nation and Wyoming commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I, it’s fitting that a group of soldiers and horses celebrating the history of U.S. Army field artillery – a primary mission for the Wyoming Army National Guard – should visit Cheyenne for… Read More »Fort Sill Half Section thrills Cheyenne audiences
The 142nd Field Artillery Brigade from Arkansas and four support battalions from South Dakota strained resources here during June. Then came dealing with the aftermath of such large-scale training. Each year, approximately 118,386 soldiers—in units of all kinds, including the infantry, artillery, airborne and special… Read More »Environmental broom follows big exercises at Guernsey
As the Army does indeed run on its stomach, and with two large operations in June—which meant thousands of hungry soldiers—the importance of food preparation services and packaged foods reached new heights here. This year, the dining facility, run by a locally-owned business, Twisters, took… Read More »Camp Guernsey cooks meet hungry demand
A 1980s TV commercial of soldiers doing more before 9 in the morning than most people do all day still holds true. Fifteen soldiers from eight states proved it again and again in the National Guard’s Best Warrior Region VI competition May 14-17. Amid the… Read More »Wyoming’s best soldier runner-up at Best Warrior regional
“When Operation Desert Storm happened, everyone had to move their equipment and get it shipped overseas. After that, units started falling in on equipment that was already staged in theater,” he explained. “So we’re relearning how to do this, and really at the crawl stage… Read More »Arkansas Army Guard working on the railroad at Guernsey
Wyoming’s most significant contribution to the war came from that battalion of infantry, consisting of four companies, augmented by an artillery battery. The 1st Wyoming Infantry Battalion’s four companies were: Company C, from Buffalo; Company F, from Douglas; Company G, from Sheridan; and Company H,… Read More »120 years ago the Wyo. Guard goes to war for the first time
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.
“Leading from the front I wanted to be one of the first to take it” Pafford said. The new test is designed to assess all components of fitness of soldiers through their abilities to perform unit-specific combat related tasks and to change the focus of… Read More »Pafford gets taste of Army’s new fitness test
Esmay reported in April 1938, that an appropriations bill, sponsored by the War Department, was before Congress asking for $500,000 to begin construction of permanent facilities at the camp. Meanwhile, Guard troops, under the supervision of Maj. C.G. Carroll, Quartermaster Corps and United States Property… Read More »Camp Guernsey turns 80 this year (Part one)
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.
After undergoing multiple eye surgeries in early 2017 that prevented her from traveling, Brig. Gen. Tammy J. Maas, assistant adjutant general for the Wyoming Army National Guard, made one last official visit with Wyoming soldiers of the C Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment in… Read More »Maas caps Army career while visiting Wyo. troops in Alaska
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.
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.
Joint training exercise Arctic Eagle consisted of National Guard service members from around the nation and a contingent of Canadian reserves. In one of their training scenarios, the Canadian forces practiced patrolling the Alaska oil pipeline with Wyoming troops. Aside from host state, Charlie Company… Read More »Wyoming infantry gets dose of winter warfare training
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.
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.
The four participating graduates returned to Camp Guernsey for three weeks. During that time, they not only built two guard shacks to be used at entry control points at one of the training areas, but also helped mentor and train cadets at the Camp Guernsey-based… Read More »WCCA, WCA partner to improve Guernsey training area
“We were all over the place there. We had like five locations and no real set routine, but we did convoy operations and supply and supply for the Iraqi police,” he said of his first deployment. His second year in the desert, as part of… Read More »Army NG Master Sgt. Phillips doesn’t let past define him