The first of more than 100 Wyoming National Guard troops returning home from deployment in the middle east arrived back home in Cheyenne on Wednesday afternoon.
The new center, which is similar to an armory, will be located on Highway 130 and Montgolfier Way. The center will also house operational and training facilities for multiple Wyoming Army National Guard units stationed in Laramie.
In 1916, Pancho Villa killed Americans along the US Mexico border. That drew a U.S. military expedition into Mexico. They called in the Wyoming National Guard
Governor Mead was joined by state education and military leaders Wednesday as he signed a proclamation declaring September as Career Exploration/Military Readiness month.