All returning Wyo. Guard members back in country

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – The final group of Wyoming Army National

Guard soldiers wrapping up yearlong deployments in the Middle East

have arrived in the United States.

     A Guard spokeswoman says the Cheyenne-based 115th Fires Brigade

arrived Tuesday at Fort Hood, Texas, to undergo the military’s

demobilization process. The group of about 100 Guard members is

expected to fly from Texas to Cheyenne on Friday.

     About 400 Guard members from the 2nd Battalion, 300th Field

Artillery arrived at Fort Hood over the weekend and are expected to

travel to Casper on Thursday.

     Another 100 members of the 960th Brigade Support Battalion

arrived in Casper on Saturday.

     Roughly 700 Wyoming Guard members left in April for tours in

Kuwait or Iraq. No Wyoming members were killed during the

deployment, which marked the largest single-unit deployment in the

Wyoming Guard’s history.