{"id":68224,"date":"2021-03-07T19:24:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T19:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/07\/wyoming-governor-quietly-mobilized-national-guard-troops-in-cheyenne\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:55:37","slug":"wyoming-governor-quietly-mobilized-national-guard-troops-in-cheyenne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/03\/07\/wyoming-governor-quietly-mobilized-national-guard-troops-in-cheyenne\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyoming governor quietly mobilized National Guard troops in Cheyenne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHEYENNE, Wyo. \u2014 While the Wyoming National Guard was sending more than 100 troops to Washington, D.C., to help with security around President Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration in January, Gov. Mark Gordon quietly mobilized dozens of Guard troops and others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/13\/states-begin-activating-national-guard-after-fbi-warns-of-armed-protests-at-capitols\/\" target=_blank>in case of violence at the state Capitol<\/a> in Cheyenne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The all-but-undisclosed local deployment Jan. 15-21, specifics of which came to light Friday after an inquiry by The Associated Press, stood in stark contrast with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/04\/police-request-60-day-extension-of-national-guard-troop-presence-at-us-capitol\/\" target=_blank>the state\u2019s contribution to U.S. Capitol security<\/a> praised by Gordon and other top Wyoming officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThank you to the @wyoguard members who are serving our country by providing support at today\u2019s Presidential inauguration. Wyomingites are grateful for your service,\u201d Gordon, a Republican, tweeted on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wyoming\u2019s congressional delegation \u2014 Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Liz Cheney, all Republicans \u2014 likewise have posed in photos with and lauded the Wyoming troops at the U.S. Capitol but not those working similar duty back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governor didn\u2019t previously disclose details of the deployment of 60 Army National Guard and 13 Air National Guard members in the Cheyenne area because it was a \u201csecurity operation,\u201d Gordon spokesman Michael Pearlman said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey basically were prepared to do backup in case there was some sort of violent action at the Capitol,\u201d Pearlman said. \u201cThey can\u2019t perform law enforcement duties, so they were purely as support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/11\/state-capitols-step-up-security-amid-new-safety-concerns-following-violence-in-dc\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21011688031723.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">State capitols step up security amid new safety concerns following violence in DC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some governors and lawmakers began ramping up security because of online threats suggesting that more mobs could target state capitols.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While other states such as Utah made high-profile increases to security after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/11\/state-capitols-step-up-security-amid-new-safety-concerns-following-violence-in-dc\/\" target=_blank>an FBI warning of \u201carmed protests\u201d <\/a>in all 50 states that week, security in Cheyenne appeared light. In fact, the Guard troops weren\u2019t far away at an \u201cundisclosed location,\u201d Pearlman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wyoming Highway Patrol, Laramie County Sheriff\u2019s Department, Cheyenne Police Department and Wyoming state park personnel also were on standby, Pearlman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cheyenne deployment was announced in the vaguely worded last line of a Wyoming National Guard news release Jan. 14 that announced the troops headed to Washington, D.C., Pearlman added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAdditional National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will be made available to provide support to Wyoming authorities, should the need arise,\u201d the release said without elaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The added security proved unnecessary. Hundreds of protesters prompted a lockdown of the Wyoming Capitol on Jan. 6, the same day a mob of President Donald Trump\u2019s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, resulting in five deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/17\/small-numbers-of-protesters-gather-at-fortified-us-capitols\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21017677474330.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Small numbers of protesters gather at fortified US capitols<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Small groups of right-wing protesters \u2014 some of them carrying rifles \u2014 gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds turned out again Jan. 28 to hear Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz rail from the Capitol steps against Cheney for voting to impeach Trump for the riot. Both gatherings were peaceful and no protests of note happened in Cheyenne between those dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The extra use of Guard troops, Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers, local police and sheriff\u2019s officers and state park personnel in Cheyenne came to light with an Associated Press request for costs associated with additional security at the state Capitol this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The extra security that week cost $163,531, including $128,815 incurred by the Wyoming Military Department. The military expenses included $70,179 for pay, $36,864 for lodging, $10,742 for equipment costs and $11,030 for food, according to the governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wyoming Highway Patrol meanwhile spent an extra $29,374, the Cheyenne Police Department $4,000, the Laramie County Sheriff\u2019s Office $645 and the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources $697 on extra security at the ready that week, Gordon\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides the National Guard troops, six sheriff\u2019s deputies were placed on standby for security in Cheyenne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wyoming Highway Patrol and Cheyenne police officials didn\u2019t immediately respond to requests for comment Friday on how many of their officers were placed on standby for security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" 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