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  • Inaugural class graduates Korean Vocational Training Center

    "Congratulations, you guys are awesome."U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Barton Allen of Cheyenne, Wyo., with the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, said it with a wave and a smile. His students sat among the 85 Afghans about to graduate from the Korean Vocational Training Center at Bagram Airfield

  • Studebaker to Cadillac: experimental C-130 returns to Wyoming

    For the past six years, one Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Hercules cargo plane has been the test bed for technological upgrades 60 years in the making. A return to Wyoming signals the final stages of the experimental program, with some of the critical modifications staying in the aircraft."We've

  • Firefighting upgrade: MAFFS II

    The Wyoming Air National Guard's Modular Airborne Firefighting System has recently received an update in the form of a new system called MAFFS II.The Wyoming Air Guard, along with three other C-130 units throughout the United States, will now use the updated system in their forest firefighting

  • Col. Luke Reiner selected as next Adjutant General

    Gov. Matt Mead, today, named Col. Luke Reiner as Wyoming's next adjutant general, the commander for the Wyoming National Guard.Reiner will assume the position from Maj. Gen. Ed Wright, Wyoming's current adjutant general, April 1 at 2 p.m., in the ballroom at Little America, in Cheyenne. Wright's

  • 153rd Operations Support Flight wins Airfield Management

    The Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Operations Support Flight was recently awarded the Ronald D. McCarthy Airfield Management Facility of the Year Award. The award is given to an airfield management facility at a particular unit that has, within the past year, made a notable contribution to the

  • Wyo. Air National Guard members recognized as outstanding

    Members of the Wyoming Air National Guard were recognized for their outstanding service during 2010, at a formal banquet Saturday night."It's always an honor to recognize the outstanding achievements of our Wyoming Airmen," said Col. Dennis Grunstad, 153rd Airlift Wing commander. "These selfless men

  • Air Guard firefighters return home from Iraq Friday

    Thirteen Wyoming Air National Guard firefighters will return to Cheyenne's Wyoming Air National Guard base Friday, after more than four months in Iraq, around 2:30 p.m.While in Balad, Iraq, the firefighters, members of the 153rd Civil Engineer Squadron, trained Iraqi firefighters on hazardous

  • Chaplain and public affairs officer deploy to Dover

    Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Doug Arendsee and 1st Lt. Rusty Ridley deployed to Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to support the dignified transfer of remains mission.The two members of the Wyoming Air National Guard both heard about the volunteer opportunities through

  • Wyo. Military Department to host JFRC dedication ceremony

    The new Joint Forces Readiness Center for the Wyoming Military Department, located at 5800 Central Ave., on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, will be open to the public during an official dedication ceremony scheduled for Dec. 16, from 2 - 4 p.m.The facility will be the new headquarters for the Wyoming

  • MAFFS mission to Israel cancelled

    The Wyoming Air National Guard's mission to Israel to assist with fire fighting efforts has been cancelled."Although we ended up not deploying, I'm pleased with the speed and professionalism of our folks - some of whom had just returned from Afghanistan - to respond to the mission," said Col. Dennis