Wyoming Air National Guard

The Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing has once again been activated to help fight the wildfires burning in California.

It wasn't a Wyoming plane despite having Wyoming Air National Guard for its crew.

The AIr Guard says the flyovers will begin at 9:15 a.m. on Friday and culminate at 3:15 p.m. over the Cheyenne VA Center.

The Wyoming Air National Guard has served our country since 1946.

There will be aerobatic acts, static aircraft display, US Navy Leap Frogs, and a parachute jump featuring Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr and other local dignitaries.

The year-in-review retrospective documents the efforts of over 3,000 soldiers and airmen who serve the Cowboy State and our great nation.

71 years ago today, on August 11, 1946, the Wyoming Air National Guard was officially created.
Over the years, the 153rd Airlift Wing has flown in the Korean War, Vietnam, the invasion of Panama, the Gulf War and the War on Terror. The group also assisted humanity missions in Bosnia, El Salvador, Hai…

The public was invited to tour the plane, and its various missions and capabilities were demonstrated by the crew and support personnel who came along on the trip.

All eight of the C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, took to the air for an historic event May 14.

The Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing will change command on Saturday at 9:00 a.m., when Colonel Brad Swanson relinquishes command to Colonel Paul Lyman.
Colonel Swanson served as Wing Commander for 18 months. He has accepted an assignment at the National Guard Bureau in Washington…