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Total Force test team takes AF award Jun 02, 2020 - A total force integration team of active-duty testers and Air National Guard Airmen were rewarded recently for their combined efforts on a money-saving C-130H propeller system. [Read more...]	UTC Aerospace Systems completes first C-130H Propeller upgrade for ANG Feb 06, 2018 - UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., today announced that it recently completed the first of two contracted Lockheed Martin C-130H propeller upgrades for the Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [Read more...]

Upgraded C-130 arrives for testing Jan 17, 2018 - The first to cut through an unusual afternoon fog was the sound that seemed like a swarm of millions of insects angrily buzzing in unison. Then, the nose of a C-130 popped through that dense whiteness followed by 32 spinning blades creating the ominous sound. [Read more...]	Guardsmen deploy at home and abroad Nov 24, 2017 - The Wyoming Air National Guard stands faithfully in support of both domestic and federal missions assisting victims in need throughout the world by providing aid when called upon. [Read more...]
MAFFS surge support continues as national preparedness advances to highest level Aug 16, 2017 - Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard continue supporting wildland fire suppression efforts as the National Preparedness level reaches its highest level. [Read more...]	Guard, Reserve units complete annual firefighting training with U.S. Forest Service Apr 24, 2017 - 121 sorties. 124 flight hours. 373,900 gallons of water dropped. [Read more...]
Guard & Reservists provide surge support to Great Basin fires Sep 23, 2016 - The 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Air Expeditionary Group along with two Air Reserve Component MAFFS-equipped C-130 aircraft completed a month-long activation in support of aerial fire suppression missions in the Western U.S., September 3, 2016. [Read more...]	153rd AW returns from overseas deployment Mar 09, 2015 - Nearly 100 members of the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, are now home with their families following a recent deployment to Southwest Asia. The final plane returned home last week. [Read more...]
Wyoming C-130 Airmen train Montana counterparts Feb 24, 2014 - A C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and its crew of four assigned to the153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard participated in the February unit training assembly at the 120th Fighter Wing. [Read more...]

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