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Wyoming Army Guard Unit To Deploy This Month

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:36:15 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Army National Guard unit will be deployed this month for a stint in the Persian Gulf region.

The Guard says 162 soldiers from the Laramie-based 133rd Engineer Company will deploy on April 12

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Wyoming Guard Members To Deploy to Bahrain [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:15:36 +0000

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. The Wyoming Humanities Council is seeking nominations for membership on its board of directors. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Wyoming National Guard Hometown News

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:58:30 +0000

Wyoming Army National Guard Capt. Eric Will, of Torrington, Wyo., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 115th Fires Brigade, based in Cheyenne, was awarded the Seven Seals Award and the 20-Year Wyoming National Guard Service Device

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Local Military Firefighters Train for Aircraft Fires

Amy Richards — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:13:55 +0000

Wyoming Air National Guard and F.E. Warren Air Force Base firefighters demonstrated the new Mobile Aircraft Fire Trainer (MAFT) Friday. F.E. Warren Fire Chief John McDougall says the MAFT allows firefighters to train locally on how to safely extinguish an aircraft fires. He says in the past, crews had to travel across the country annually to receive the training.

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Wyoming Guard Base C-130 Staging Area for Fires [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:05:04 +0000

An electrical problem is blamed for starting a fire that destroyed the Lander Community Center. Doug Randall has the details. The Wyoming National Guard base is now the staging area for four specially equipped C-130's being used to fight wildfires. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Guard Blackhawk Helicopters To Fight Wyoming Fires

Cheyenne News Staff — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:24:38 +0000

Two Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, equipped with 600-gallon water buckets, have been activated to help fight fires in Wyoming. The two helicopters and eight personnel left Cheyenne this morning for Weston County, after being called to state active duty by Gov

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Charlie Battery Deactivated at Camp Guernsey

Amy Richards — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:30:17 +0000

On June 12, Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Regiment was deactivated during a ceremony at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center. Charlie Battery was deactivated as the Army and Wyoming Army National Guard restructure toward a modular force so they can deploy smaller units to smaller engagements.

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Smokebusters Remove Trees at Camp Guernsey

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:48:56 +0000

Efforts to remove dangerous trees left ruined by previous fires, continue as a part of a mixed group of safety, reclamation and training programs at the Wyoming National Guard’s Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center.

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Wyo Air Guard Training

Amy Richards — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:19:37 +0000

The Wyoming Air National Guard 's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were training Friday. The squadroni includes .Airmen from the Wyoming communities of Gillette and Cheyenne, the Nebraska communities of Scottsbluff and Bridgeport, and Greeley, Colo
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Lawmakers To Look At National Guard Consolidation [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:05:08 +0000

State Lawmakers will review the possibility of consolidating National Guard Armory's in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. The Laramie Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn this Spring on the west face of Bald Mountain. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Avalanches a Concern in Forest Areas [AUDIO]

Doug Randall — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:31:47 +0000

The Wyoming National Guard's Yellow Ribbon Program will host a Freedom Salute Ceremony and Reintegration Event for the 197th Public Affairs Detachment which recently returned from a year-long deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The event is planned for Sunday, January 29th in Casper. Officials with the Medicine Bow and Routt National Forests say recent weather has created dangerous avalanche conditions. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News
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Gas Prices Going Down in Wyoming [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:05:13 +0000

A defense bill signed by President Barack Obama includes more than $21 million for military construction in Cheyenne. Doug Randall reports. Gas prices continue to go down in Wyoming. That's according to the latest gas-buddy-dot-com weekly report. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wyoming Guard to Begin Groundwater Investigation in Cheyenne [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:05:20 +0000

Beginning in January the Wyoming National Guard will begin groundwater investigation work begin on Dell Range Boulevard in Cheyenne. Doug Randall reports. The Wyoming Highway Patrol is investigating a tanker rollover crash that shut down interstate 80 and I-180 in Cheyenne for several hours Monday. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Four Dead in Wheatland Shootings; Suspect Apprehended [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:05:13 +0000

Four people are reported dead and a suspect in custody in connection with a shooting in Wheatland. The Wyoming National Guard has completed its flood mitigation mission, Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Stock Growers Received Over $838 Million in 2010 [Audio]

Amy Richards — Tue, 17 May 2011 23:05:07 +0000

The Wyoming National Guard is ready to assist Wyoming with flood and fire responses this summer. Doug Randall has that story. Ag reporter Ahren Broad reports that Wyoming stock growers received over $838 dollars in cash receipts in 2010. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Guard to Host Vet Memorial [AUDIO]

Doug Randall — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:20:54 +0000

Wyoming Representative Cynthia Lummis says Congress has little choice but to approve raising the federal debt ceiling. But she says Republicans should demand some budget concessions in return. Amy Richards has a report on a memorial for veterans being organized by the Wyoming National Guard on Friday.
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