One hundred and one years of aviation history will be on display when the Wyoming Air National Guard's Wild West Air Show returns to the skies over Cheyenne Sept. 11-12.
The 153rd Airlift Wing will be conducting readiness exercises from Thursday, August 5, to Monday, August 9.
This will be taking place on the Wyoming Air National Guard base in Cheyenne.
Because of this, the public may notice increased activity on the base and may hear simulated weapons firing for very short periods of time...
There will be aerobatic acts, static aircraft display, US Navy Leap Frogs, and a parachute jump featuring Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr and other local dignitaries.
Two members of the Wyoming Air National Guard 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, Drew Ballenger and Brandon Rodriquez, were working an event in the central part of the state.
71 years ago today, on August 11, 1946, the Wyoming Air National Guard was officially created.
Over the years, the 153rd Airlift Wing has flown in the Korean War, Vietnam, the invasion of Panama, the Gulf War and the War on Terror. The group also assisted humanity missions in Bosnia, El Salvador, Haiti, Indonesia, Kosovo, Serbia and Somalia...