The first of more than 100 Wyoming National Guard troops returning home from deployment in the middle east arrived back home in Cheyenne on Wednesday afternoon.
The new center, which is similar to an armory, will be located on Highway 130 and Montgolfier Way. The center will also house operational and training facilities for multiple Wyoming Army National Guard units stationed in Laramie.
Governor Mead was joined by state education and military leaders Wednesday as he signed a proclamation declaring September as Career Exploration/Military Readiness month.
Thursday, families, friends and well-wishers filled the Laramie Regional Airport hangar for the anticipated arrival of the 133rd company of the Wyoming National Guard. Gov. Matt Mead, along with other members of the legislature traveled from Cheyenne to welcome the soldiers...
On Thursday, the 133rd Engineer Company of Wyoming National Guard will return to Laramie after serving nine months in Bahrain. The company is set to arrive at the Laramie Regional Airport at 8:10 a.m.
Deidre Forester, State Public Affairs Officer for the Guard, says that the homecoming ceremony will include speeches by Governor Matt Mead and Major General Luke Reiner...