U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Lloyd and members of the 153rd Maintenance Squadron, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, paint the iconic yellow tail scheme on a C-130H Hercules aircraft at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base in Cheyenne, Wyo., March 15, 2026. The three-day process includes sanding, priming, stenciling and painting and is performed entirely in house by the wing’s sheet metal shop. The yellow tail is a longstanding tradition of the 153rd Airlift Wing, representing Wyoming’s colors on every flight, deployment and temporary duty assignment. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Edward Hunter Hermsen)
CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. — For many Soldiers in the Wyoming National Guard’s 13M transition course, the path to HIMARS did not begin in field artillery.
The training took place at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, March 20, 2026.
Sgt. Tye Jarrard, of Kaycee, Wyoming, spent 14 years on active duty as a 15R, working on Apache helicopters before transitioning to the Wyoming National Guard.
CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. — Inside the cab of a HIMARS launcher, there is no safety net.
The field training exercise took place at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, March 20, 2026.
During a recent field training exercise at the Wyoming National Guard Regional Training Institute, Soldiers in the 13M transition course operated as full crews for the first time without an instructor inside the vehicle.
CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. — The Wyoming National Guard is expanding its field artillery capability by training Soldiers in one of the Army’s most in-demand roles, the 13M High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew member.
The training took place at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, March 20, 2026.
At the Regional Training Institute in Guernsey, Soldiers from across the force are attending a 13M MOS transition course, learning how to operate and support...
