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The Wyoming Army National Guard is the Army National Guard of Wyoming. It includes army aviation , construction engineers , field artillery and medical asset units . It was reorganized in 1996, consolidating its two field artillery battalions into a single battalion.
Major General Greg Porter is the Adjutant General for Wyoming. [2] As such, he directs the Wyoming Military Department, located in Cheyenne. He is responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all policies, plans and programs affecting the more than 3,000 Army and Air National Guard members in Wyoming.
Those National Guard soldiers and airmen who subsequently serve in the active or reserve federal forces of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or United States Air Force (i.e., as active duty or reserve members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard) may not continue to wear and display such decorations ...
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army.It is simultaneously part of two different organizations: the Militia of the United States (consisting of the ARNG of each state, most territories, and the District of Columbia), as well as the federal ARNG, as part of the National Guard as a whole (which includes the Air ...
In early 1917, the 20th Division was established as a National Guard formation consisting of units of the Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming Army National Guards. [1] On 1 April 1917, this division was renamed and activated for federal service as the 41st Division .
The Reserve Components of the United States Armed forces are named within Title 10 of the United States Code and include: (1) the Army National Guard, (2) the Army Reserve, (3) the Navy Reserve, (4) the Marine Corps Reserve, (5) the Air National Guard, (6) the Air Force Reserve, and (7) the Coast Guard Reserve.
The 115th Field Artillery Brigade, known as “Cowboy Thunder” is an artillery formation of the United States Army, raised by the Wyoming Army National Guard. It is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Its history stretches back to the 1800s when Wyoming was a U.S. territory. The first muster formation was in 1888 as 1st Regiment Infantry.
The Army Historical Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Venhuizen, Christian (June 2007). "Bucking Tradition, The Wyoming National Guard's ubiquitous symbol embodies the force's heritage and its enduring spirit" (PDF). National Guard Association of the United States. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011.