Wyoming National Guard

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

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