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An employer that walks the walk

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. 

When disaster strikes

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.

A recipe for a full life

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.

Recipe for a full life

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.

Podcast Interview with Maj. Amy Henry, Recruiting and Retention Battalion

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.

Cowboy STEM

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.

Battalion shakes off the dust and fires up the launchers

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.

History retrospective: Wyoming’s most combat decorated unit since Korea returned home a decade ago this month

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.

Wyo. Guard band serenaded Cody Stampede visitors

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.

Bravo Battery welcomed home

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.

Tanks are part of Wyo. Army Guard history

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.