On our fourth episode, we discuss the Thrift Savings Plan program or better known as the TSP. Capt. Holscher and Glenn Lyons help you better understand your investment with some helpful tips, common mistakes, and ways you can maximize your TSP retirement plan.
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.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Members of the Wyoming Military Department have been requested by the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), and activated by Gov. Mark Gordon, to temporarily assist with voluntary COVID-19 mapping (contact tracing) efforts and other associated administrative tasks. A total of 20 soldiers… Read More »Wyoming National Guard called upon to assist Wyoming Department of Health
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming National Guard conducted an approved security cooperation event with 13 members of the Tunisian military Sept. 13-25, in Cheyenne. Three members of the Tunisian military tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 23 as part of departure procedures and were immediately… Read More »Three members of Tunisian military test positive for COVID-19 while in Cheyenne for training
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.
On our fourth episode, we discuss the Thrift Savings Plan program or better known as the TSP. Capt. Holscher and Glenn Lyons help you better understand your investment with some helpful tips, common mistakes, and ways you can maximize your TSP retirement plan.
On our fourth episode, we discuss the Thrift Savings Plan program or better known as the TSP. Capt. Holscher and Glenn Lyons help you better understand your investment with some helpful tips, common mistakes, and ways you can maximize your TSP retirement plan.
On our fourth episode, we discuss the Thrift Savings Plan program or better known as the TSP. Capt. Holscher and Glenn Lyons help you better understand your investment with some helpful tips, common mistakes, and ways you can maximize your TSP retirement plan.
On our fourth episode, we discuss the Thrift Savings Plan program or better known as the TSP. Capt. Holscher and Glenn Lyons help you better understand your investment with some helpful tips, common mistakes, and ways you can maximize your TSP retirement plan.
All of this can be coordinated from a specific location. The Tactical Operations Center (TOC) is the central area where all of the preparation and communication happens. You know when the rockets are about to fire if you are standing near the area as you… Read More »Field artillery conducts live-fire exercise
By Spc. Kristina Kranz, 197th Public Affairs Detachment LARAMIE, Wyo. – In these unprecedented times, Soldiers are having to change their way of life in order to adapt to rapidly changing situations. This is on top of the always present risk of being deployed. Because… Read More »Financial resources available for WyARNG Soldiers during COVID-19
By Spc. Bradley Archer, 197th Public Affairs Detachment LARAMIE, Wyo. — Step by step Soldiers run a two mile while gasping for air attempting to pass their Army Physical Fitness Test, or APFT. Most every Soldier has had this feeling, just pushing a little bit… Read More »Fitness resources for WyARNG Soldiers during COVID-19
On behalf of Colonel Paul Lyman, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Wyoming National Guard: Dear 153d Airlift Wing, Hi, I’m Col Paul Lyman, Commander of the Wyoming Air National Guard. I want to talk to you about what is happening in our country right now and the… Read More »Message From The Assistant Adjutant General-Air
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
CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. – An out-of-state trainee present for training tested positive for COVID-19 at Camp Guernsey. This individual was immediately isolated following the recognition of symptoms until being transported to home station. All individuals who made contact with this individual have… Read More »Out-of-state trainee tests positive for COVID-19
On our fourth episode, we discuss the Thrift Savings Plan program or better known as the TSP. Capt. Holscher and Glenn Lyons help you better understand your investment with some helpful tips, common mistakes, and ways you can maximize your TSP retirement plan.
Marshall transferred to the Wyoming Air National Guard in 2019. She has a degree in Broadcast Communications and worked in the civilian media industry for eight years while previously serving with the Vermont Air National Guard. Staff Sgt. Jon Alderman, a… Read More »WY Air National Guard members take home six awards in national competition
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
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.
On our fourth episode, we discuss the Thrift Savings Plan program or better known as the TSP. Capt. Holscher and Glenn Lyons help you better understand your investment with some helpful tips, common mistakes, and ways you can maximize your TSP retirement plan.
“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
In episode five, we discuss Life Insurance. We ask a variety of questions that will point you in the right direction when looking for life insurance that meets your needs. Glenn also shares his best tips on what to look for when shopping for an insurance agent.
This video was created to showcase the capabilities of the 820th Base Defense Group while completing a training exercise at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, Guernsey, Wyo. Airmen from the 105th Security Forces Squadron, Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, NY., also participated in the training.
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.
Wyoming was honored to receive a visit from the Secretary of the Air Force, Barbara Barrett on Sunday.
On our fourth episode, we discuss the Thrift Savings Plan program or better known as the TSP. Capt. Holscher and Glenn Lyons help you better understand your investment with some helpful tips, common mistakes, and ways you can maximize your TSP retirement plan.
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
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
C-130 Hercules navigators are indeed the keepers of time, expertly combining ingredients for a recipe of lethality and precision for tactical airlift.
Contrary to popular thought, the American Legion is not only about supporting youth baseball. There’s a rich history behind the military-born organization. That was evident the day 32 members of the Ferdinand Branstetter American Legion Post No. 1 of Van Tassell celebrated 100 years in… Read More »American Legion Post No. 1 vets celebrate century
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
“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
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.
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
Cheyenne played host to high-ranking military officials from the United States and Tunisia last week as they signed the annual strategic bilateral agreement between the two countries. Previously the 30 defense officials would meet for the Joint Military Commission in either Washington, D.C., or Tunis,… Read More »US Tunisian military meeting held in Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Much of their lives, their children have had to deal with ins and outs of their fathers’ deployments—the pronounced absences— and as a result they have had much different upbringings than most of their school-aged peers. That is why the military set… Read More »Growing up in deployment era
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Local organizations helped provide resources to support a few dozen children from Wyoming National Guard families gathered at the Laramie County Community College on Friday to celebrate the Month of the Military Child. For more than three decades, these types of events… Read More »Guard celebrates Month of Military Child
Two four-man teams from the Wyoming Army National Guard were among almost 500 shooters from 46 U.S. states and territories who sent bullets flying at the Winston P. Wilson (WPW) Championship, a competition conducted annually at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, in North Little Rock, Arkansas.… Read More »WyoGuard marksmen keep learning at Wilson Championship
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
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
Three Wyoming Guard soldiers visited Tunisian doctors and aviators Feb. 2-10, to talk about how the Cowboy State conducts medical evacuations in combat operations. The information exchange was part of the State Partnership Program. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brandon Erdmann, a UH-60 pilot; Sgt. Corey… Read More »Tunisia, Wyoming talk Medevac plans
“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
May 27 was a wake-up call for Converse County Emergency Management Coordinator Russ Dalgarn. A sizable tornado rolled through adjacent northeast Laramie County. The recent storm got the attention of local residents, and Dalgarn said the unpredictable weather event prompted him to start organizing a… Read More »133rd engineers benefit from emergency response training
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
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 Wyoming National Guard is opening its doors to the public July 25, from 10:45 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the 153rd Airlift Wing, 217 Dell Range Blvd., in Cheyenne. The free event will feature static equipment displays highlighting the various missions and roles of… Read More »Wyoming National Guard to host free open house July 25