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Adjutant General presents Guard readiness, asks for wildland firefighting equipment and position flexibilities
Summary
Major General Greg Porter briefed the committee on recent deployments and readiness and requested funding for Camp Guernsey wildland firefighting equipment, veterans case-management software, armory lease increases and federal-position footnotes to allow hiring when grants arrive.
Maj. Gen. Greg Porter, Wyoming’s Adjutant General, told the Joint Appropriations Committee on Dec. 16 that the National Guard returned from recent deployments and that the department seeks targeted exception funding to improve training-area wildfire response, support veterans services and preserve readiness.
Porter reviewed heavy deployments during the year — including the state’s HIMARS battalion and field-artillery headquarters to CENTCOM — and said most deployed soldiers have returned. He noted ongoing planning for an Air Guard deployable combat wing…
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