Recent Stories
Wyo. Air Guard aircraft maintainers practice recovering fighter aircraft
Senior Master Sgt. Charles Delano, 153rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office
The pilot transmits a distress call to the tower to relay that his aircraft is heavily damaged. He manages a hard landing but his aircraft has lost all system power and veered off the taxiway into heavy mud. A scenario similar to this is what activates the 153rd Maintenance Group Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery team
May 17, 2017
Bravo Battery welcomed home
Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy McGuire, State Public Affairs Office
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.
May 10, 2017
153rd civil engineers lend local fire district a hand
Senior Airman Autumn Velez, 153rd Aiftlift Wing Public Affairs Office
As traditional Air National Guard members, it can be difficult to find projects that afford the opportunity to master a trade. Recently, the ideal project landed in the laps of the civil engineer squadron thanks to a community partnership.
May 10, 2017
Wyo. National Guard & Tunisia continue to perfect partnership
Capt. Megan Hoffmann, State Public Affairs Office
In the early nineties the Department of Defense stood up the National Guard-managed State Partnership Program whose goal was to connect NG units from each state with a partner nation in hopes of mutually beneficial civil-military affairs.
May 8, 2017
153rd Airlift Wing members earn degrees, rank
In a ceremony at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, in Cheyenne, more than 60 airmen received their degree and celebrated earning their non-commissioned officer ranks May 6.
May 8, 2017
Two Wyo. Army Guardsmen given rescue award for 2015 Afghanistan mission
Maj. Tom Blackburn, State Public Affairs Office
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.
May 6, 2017
Recruiters turn to innovation to seek out new enlistees
Senior Master Sgt. Charles Delano, 153rd Airlift Wing
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.
Apr 26, 2017
Three ways to prepare your children for a drill weekend
Maj. Rebecca Walsh, Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs
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.
Apr 25, 2017
MAFFS pilot profile: Lt. Col. Ryan Scofield
Deidre Forster, State Public Affairs Office
Whether he is barrel rolling 1,000 feet above the horizon or slowing cruising 120 knots 150 feet above a pine forest, Lt. Col. Ryan Scofield knows there is no place he would rather be than in the air.
Apr 24, 2017
Camp Guernsey ITAM innovation gets national attention
Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy McGuire, State Public Affairs Office
Every day is Earth day for Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center’s Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM), the team responsible for repairing and rehabilitating large acreages of land damaged by hundreds of heavy military vehicles maneuvering in more than 70,000 acres.
