Wyoming Air National Guard

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, Haiti, Indonesia, Kosovo, Serbia and Somalia...

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, D...

The Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing cut the ribbon on its new headquarters building in Cheyenne Monday morning. The $30.5 million state-of-the-art facility, which has been under renovation since March 2012, will house over 300 personnel...

The simulation center is a regional facility that will service C-130 aircrew from the region.

The Jackson Hole Land Trust will use a $3 million dollar grant from the U.S. Forest Service to buy conservation easements. Doug Randall has the details. The Wyoming National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing has a new commander. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Four military firefighting planes are being moved to Arizona from Colorado.

Members of the Wyoming Air National Guard are getting practice this week using specially equipped C-130 cargo planes to fight wildfires. Doug Randall reports. University of Wyoming professor Dave Whitman has been named an American Society Engineering Education Fellow...