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Wyoming National Guard Plans For Furloughs

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:08:17 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Military Department is planning to furlough more than 430 employees because of federal budget cuts.

The furloughs are scheduled to start April 26 and total up to 176 hours through the end of September

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Wyo. Guard Unit Prepares For Mideast Mission

Associated Press — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:35:43 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — More than 160 Wyoming National Guard members are preparing for deployment to the country of Bahrain.

The guard's 133rd Engineer Company based in Laramie will spend nine months on the deployment

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Camp Guernsey Wins Army Communities of Excellence Award

Karen Snyder — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:11:02 +0000

The Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center was named the 2013 Army Communities of Excellence first place winner in the Army National Guard Special Category.

"The Army said, 'Hey, If we become more of a military community

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Suicide Focus For Awareness Walk And Radio Program

Karen Snyder — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:03:03 +0000

Suicide prevention week winds up with a suicide awareness walk, Breaking The Silence, along the Platte River Parkway in Casper Saturday. The event starts at Crossroads Park at 4:00.

Walk as far as you want to

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Wyoming National Guard Has New Chaplain

Associated Press — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:02:06 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Lt. Col. Mark Allison has taken over as the new Wyoming National Guard state chaplain this year.

Allison is a marriage and family therapist, a nationally board certified clinical chaplain trainer for the Veterans Administration in Salt Lake City, Utah, and as a veteran himself

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Military Suicide Numbers Climb, Wyo Guard Seeks Solutions

Karen Snyder — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:25:08 +0000

Suicide statistics for the military are sobering. The Associated Press reports that, so far this year, more soldiers have died by their own hand than in combat in Afghanistan.

New techniques for working with soldiers are being offered now, that, according to Wyoming National Guard Public Affairs Officer, Lt

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2 Wyoming Air Tankers Resume Firefighting

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:01:37 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two Wyoming Air National Guard transport planes have returned to fighting wildfires this week.

The increased fire activity in the West prompted the U.S. Forest Service to call for the C-130s, which are specially outfitted to drop up to 3,000 gallons of fire retardant slurry or water

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Colorado National Guard Started Wyoming Wildfire

Rich Denison — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:01:47 +0000

A wildfire near Glendo State Park was started by engineers with the Colorado National Guard

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Wyo. May Keep Nat. Guard Medical Unit, For Now

Associated Press — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:10:15 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming would get to keep an Air National Guard medical unit under the latest military budget proposal being considered by Congress.

In March, the Pentagon proposed cutting the Guard's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron as part of an overall plan to cut 5,500 personnel nationwide

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Wildland Fire Fighters Gear Up At Camp Guernsey

Karen Snyder — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:22:00 +0000

Two weeks of wild land fire fighter training at Camp Guernsey just wrapped up and should prep responders for what's looking to be a dry summer.

According to a Wyoming National Guard release the Rocky Mountain Engine Academy hosted regional firefighters from the U

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Governor Visits WyoGuard In Kosovo

Karen Snyder — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:17:46 +0000

Wyoming National Guard soldiers on duty in Kosovo got a visit from home over the weekend.

Governor Matt Mead, First Lady Carol Mead and Wyoming’s Adjutant General, Major General Luke Reiner, arrived in Kosovo Friday afternoon and left early Sunday

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Wyoming Guard Supports Utah In Earthquake Exercise

Karen Snyder — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:41:42 +0000

The Wyoming National Guard wrapped up a three day exercise in the Salt Lake City Area Thursday.

'Operation Utah Shake Out' was an earthquake disaster drill that simulated a magnitude 7 earthquake

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WyoGuard And Sexual Assault Awareness

Karen Snyder — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:46:00 +0000

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is underscored Thursday with a proclamation signed by Governor Matt Mead.

The Wyoming National Guard also recognizes the month as an opportunity to further its commitment toward changing any existing culture within the military that tolerates the crime

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Defense Bill Signed By Obama Includes $21M For Wyoming

Associated Press — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:56:23 +0000

A defense bill signed by President Barack Obama includes more than $21 million for military construction in Cheyenne.

F.E. Warren Air Force Base would get $12.6 million to replace an aging centralized heating plant

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Flood Watch Official For Natrona County

Karen Snyder — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:04:13 +0000

As of 6pm Wednesday evening we, in Natrona County, along with the rest of the state, all the way to the western border, are officially on Flood Watch.

Natrona County Emergency Manager, Lt Stew Anderson, says releases from Grey Reef will continue to increase incrementally

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Mead Calls For Natl Guard Flood Relief

Karen Snyder — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:58 +0000

Governor Matt Mead is deploying more than 100 Wyoming National Guard Soldiers to help communities that need help because of spring flooding.

Mead says the state is spending $70,000 to create five teams of 23 soldiers each that will be available next week. "I'm sending the guard out before an actual emergency declaration. If we can do some preventative measures before hand we may be ahead of the game in terms of our ability to protect some property. That's the reason that we're doing it. Obviously there's some expense attached to it, but there's expense in not being as prepared as possible."

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Wyoming Guard Gets Ready To Assist

Karen Snyder — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:01:02 +0000

Some Wyoming National Guard units have been notified they may be called to action. With high waters moving across the state units could be mobilized if the manpower from local first response is not enough.

"We've contacted potential units and informed their leadership that they need to let the soldiers and airmen know of a possible mobilization in order for them to notified their families and their employers."

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Wyo Guard Boosts Security

Karen Snyder — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:49:29 +0000

Military and government officials say they've got their eyes open for any chance that terrorists might avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden by launching an attack in Wyoming.

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Charlie Med Back To Afghanistan

Karen Snyder — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:57:38 +0000

The Wyoming National Guard's most deployed unit left Thursday for another rotation in Afghanistan.

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