Category Archives: Wyoming National 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 Cowboy Challenge Academy graduation June 15
By Wyoming National Guard | June 04th, 2019
Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy Class 39 cadets will graduate June 15 at 1 p.m., in the Eastern Wyoming College auditorium, 3200 West C Street, in Torrington.
...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 MoreUS Tunisian military meeting held in Cheyenne
By Wyoming National Guard | May 07th, 2019
Cheyenne played host to high-ranking military officials from the United…
...Read MoreGrowing up in deployment era
By Wyoming National Guard | May 01th, 2019
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Much of their lives, their children have…
...Read MoreGuard celebrates Month of Military Child
By Wyoming National Guard | May 01th, 2019
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Local organizations helped provide resources to support…
...Read MoreWyoGuard marksmen keep learning at Wilson Championship
By Wyoming National Guard | April 18th, 2019
Two four-man teams from the Wyoming Army National Guard were…
...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 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 MoreTunisia, Wyoming talk Medevac plans
By Wyoming National Guard | February 25th, 2019
Three Wyoming Guard soldiers visited Tunisian doctors and aviators Feb.…
...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 More133rd engineers benefit from emergency response training
By wyoadmin | September 12th, 2018
May 27 was a wake-up call for Converse County Emergency…
...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 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 MoreWyoming National Guard to host free open house July 25
By wyoadmin | July 16th, 2018
The Wyoming National Guard is opening its doors to the…
...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 aviators, medics train to save lives
By wyoadmin | June 19th, 2018
Wyoming Army aviators and medics took to the skies in…
...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 MoreGuardsmen fly into new ways to do their jobs
By wyoadmin | May 31th, 2018
“We’re really excited, and hoping we’ll be able to use…
...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 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 MoreCamp Guernsey turns up the heat on fire mitigation
By wyoadmin | April 26th, 2018
It’s been six years since a fire jumped the fence…
...Read MorePodcast interview with Chief Master Sgt. Moore, state command chief
By Wyoming National Guard | April 11th, 2018
A conversation with Chief Master Sgt. Moore, the new state command chief for the Wyoming Air National Guard. Chief Master Sgt. Moore shares a little bit about himself, how he arrived at his new job, and what his priorities are for the enlisted men and women of the Wyoming Air Guard.
...Read MoreWyo Guard turns 148
By wyoadmin | April 05th, 2018
A decade later the Wyoming National Guard was called to…
...Read More84th Civil Support Team participates in joint exercise
By wyoadmin | March 12th, 2018
On Feb. 14, members of the Wyoming National Guard’s 84th…
...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 MoreSTARBASE rolling with robots for Cheyenne youth
By wyoadmin | January 17th, 2018
Among the exhibitors at the library that night, were several…
...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 More2017 in review
By wyoadmin | December 27th, 2017
Take a few minutes to look back at the busy…
...Read MorePodcast interview with Brig. Gen. Rader
By Wyoming National Guard | November 15th, 2017
Listen to Brig. Gen. Rader share some amusing stories about his 39-year career and some parting words of wisdom recorded on the day of his retirement.
...Read MoreGuard biathletes team up with wounded vets
By Wyoming National Guard | October 05th, 2017
Wyoming National Guard biathletes helped build the skillsets of wounded American military veterans while the para-athletes taught a lesson in humility.
The veterans came from all over the United States. Some are blind. Some are missing limbs. Some are battling the effects of traumatic brain injuries and a myriad of other maladies, but they are a dedicated bunch eager to learn and master a new sport.
...Read MoreVideo: Resiliency in the face of change
By Wyoming National Guard | September 27th, 2017
Jenny Rigg, Director of Psychological Health for the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard talks about what it means to be resilient while embracing change.
...Read MoreWyo. Vietnam vets share war experience at Joint Forces HQ for PBS
By Wyoming National Guard | September 14th, 2017
The Joint Forces Readiness Center played host to a Wyoming Vietnam War veteran panel that was organized by PBS on Monday. Three veterans, all current residents of the state, discussed their war experiences on a record-to-air taping that will be aired Friday in conjunction with Ken Burns’ “The Vietnam War” documentary.
...Read More“One Guard” keeps Guernsey airfields safe for training
By Wyoming National Guard | August 16th, 2017
With the Wyoming Air National Guard’s plan to practice combat missions during last week’s annual training at Camp Guernsey came additional emergency response requirements and an opportunity for Air and Army firefighters to partner as “one guard.”
...Read MoreCheyenne turns 150, the Wyo. Guard has been there from the beginning
By Wyoming National Guard | August 10th, 2017
In 1870, five years after Cheyenne was founded, the Wyoming National Guard was authorized to protect and safeguard the people of the Wyoming Territory.
Flash forward to today, as the city celebrates the 150th anniversary of Cheyenne’s birth, the Wyoming National Guard, with multiple Army and Air Guard units assigned here, continue the legacy started so many years ago.
...Read MoreAnnual Wyoming National Guard open house draws 4,500
By Wyoming National Guard | July 27th, 2017
The annual Wyoming National Guard Open House, held July 26, drew an estimated 4,500 to the 153rd Airlift Wing’s base, in Cheyenne.
...Read MoreWyoming’s 84th Civil Support Team looks for unique training environments
By Wyoming National Guard | June 08th, 2017
He expected the call, but didn’t know at what hour it might come. As Capt. Adam Oswalt’s phone rang, he awoke, slung his feet over the edge of the bed, and sat up. It was 4 a.m. and it was time to train.
...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 MoreRecruiters turn to innovation to seek out new enlistees
By Wyoming National Guard | April 26th, 2017
When you think of recruiters, a few images come to mind. Top on the list is an image of a staff sergeant or technical sergeant visiting a school during lunch or an assembly and presenting a slideshow of fun looking jobs. You may also recall recruiters handing out tri-folds during fairs or parades.
...Read MoreThree ways to prepare your children for a drill weekend
By Wyoming National Guard | April 25th, 2017
If you’re a traditional M-Day soldier with children you know the impact that drill weekends, schools, annual training, temporary duty assignments, and deployments can have on your family.
...Read MoreMilitary families and the life of the cautiously carefree child
By Wyoming National Guard | April 13th, 2017
Children are typically carefree; no job, no bills to pay, no worries. However, that is not true for the military child.
Military children don’t typically fall into the carefree category. At any given time their lives can be in a state of change; living in a single-parent or no-parent household with parents deployed or geographically separated due to military obligations, changing schools and living in turmoil are just a few things military children deal with on a regular basis.
History: Wyo. Guard played role in WW1 100 years ago
By Wyoming National Guard | April 06th, 2017
June 1914. Europe enjoyed its last calm summer before turmoil engulfed the continent.
An assassin’s bullet ended that in Sarajevo, a part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, would die from gunshot wounds from Gavrilo Princep, which plunged Europe into the Great War, or, as it became known decades later, World War I.
...Read More14 ways to stay in shape for a Guardsmen
By Wyoming National Guard | April 04th, 2017
We’ve all heard it, seen it or experienced it, the stereotype of National Guard soldiers being lazy, over the weight standards or unmotivated.
But, what can we do to avoid living up to this stereotype?
...Read MoreCommunications & rocket science: the daily workings of Lt. Col. Michael Carden
By Wyoming National Guard | March 30th, 2017
Lt. Col. Michael Carden knew early in life that he wanted to join some branch of the military. Inspired by his uncle, a former Marine and telecommunications specialist; Carden, as early as 10, had already developed a love for electronics and programming computer games.
...Read MoreWomen of the Wyoming National Guard
By Wyoming National Guard | March 22th, 2017
In 1869, Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote. More than a century later, the Equality State continues to be a trendsetter for women – it houses Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry, which employed the first female infantry soldier in the country.
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