National Guard

Wyoming has been relatively peaceful.

Dual-status technicians are active service members but are employed in civilian jobs.

The unit will return stateside in the winter.

Another smaller caravan earlier this year numbered only a couple hundred by the time it arrived at the Tijuana-San Diego crossing.

Wyoming Equality believes the decision is about discrimination and not military readiness.

The program accepts 16- to 18-year-old students who have dropped out of high school.

The flooding began over the weekend when warm temperatures melted snow and ice jams caused water to back up.

They will be among more than 7,500 National Guard members from 44 states, three territories and the District of Columbia at the event.

Despite low recruitment numbers, Wyoming's adjutant general says he doesn't see the draft coming back.

They stand ready to carry out medevac operations should the need arise as more evacuations are ordered and firefighting efforts continue.