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  • 153 SFS train for active shooter

    "Expect the unexpected." To some that is just a catchy saying, but for the airmen of the 153rd Security Forces Squadron it's more a way of life.Over the years, active shooter incidents at Columbine High School, Colo., Virginia Tech, Va., Fort Hood, Texas and the theater in Aurora, Colo., have made

  • Civil Support Team achieves 97 percent rating

    The Wyoming National Guard's 84th Civil Support Team recently hosted a Staff Evaluation Assistance Team from National Guard Bureau. They received an overall rating of 97 percent and, as a result, will not be evaluated again for 24 months. The areas specifically evaluated were: budget,

  • Wyo. Cowboy ChalleNGe class begins Oct. 7

    The Wyoming National Guard's Cowboy ChalleNGe Academy, previously known as the Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe Program, designed to help high school dropouts get their lives back on track, still has openings for students in its next class, Oct. 7, at the program's campus, on the Camp Guernsey Joint Training

  • 153rd Logistics Readiness Squadron commander receives award

    The Wyoming National Guard can add another Latina Style Meritorious Service Award recipient to its ranks, one who exemplifies the following characteristics:· A service member who embodies the qualities at the core of the service's mission· A person well respected by their superiors and peers as

  • U.S. Forest Service deactivates MAFFS operations

    The U.S. Forest Service deactivated the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped military C-130s due to favorable fire conditions in the West. The 153rd Air Expeditionary Group received the new Request for Assistance late Sept. 14, releasing the two MAFFS planes and crews that were still

  • Wyoming welcomes home 44 Guardsmen Wednesday

    Forty-four Wyoming National Guard troops will return Wednesday from deployments to Kosovo and Afghanistan.The group includes 23 Soldiers from Detachment 3, B Company, 777th Aviation, and 21 Airmen with the 153rd Airlift Wing, both based in Cheyenne."We are thrilled to have our men and women home

  • NIFC reduces MAFFS C-130 support

    The National Interagency Fire Center modified its request for assistance decreasing the total number of Department of Defense MAFFS C-130s supporting U.S. Forest Service operations in the Western U.S. from four to two. Two MAFFS-equipped C-130s and aircrews from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd

  • Leaders serving Wyoming are leaders in energy efficiency

    The Wyoming Air National Guard has taken significant measures to replace dated lighting fixtures with energy efficiency products in several structures at its Cheyenne, Wyo., facilities. Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power presented rebates to the WyANG, Aug. 3, for their energy efficiency, totaling more

  • NIFC sends two MAFFS home

    The National Interagency Fire Center sent two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems-equipped C-130s home over the Labor Day weekend, due to a decrease in fire activity.Two C-130s from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing were deactivated Sept. 2, and returned to Cheyenne from Boise,

  • 153rd Civil Engineer's training mutually beneficial

    Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Civil Engineer Squadron recently returned from deployment training at the NATO School in Oberammergau, where they put their engineering skills to work.Various projects were completed by members of the 153 CES including: laying asphalt and lumber for a new deck at