Title 19, Defense Forces And Affairs

Succession of office. (a) In the event of disability, death, absence or other condition which prevents execution of the duties of the adjutant general, and prior to an appointment of the governor to the contrary, the duties of the adjutant general shall be executed by the senior …

Office of state judge advocate. (a) The adjutant general shall appoint a state judge advocate for the military department. The state judge advocate shall be an active member of the air or army national guard and shall serve as the legal counsel for the department. The state judge…

Disposition of property sale proceeds. All funds received from sale of state-owned properties under the control of the adjutant general and not otherwise disposed of pursuant to W.S. 19-7-103(b)(xii) shall be deposited in the general fund.

Insurance for employees of military department; generally. (a) The adjutant general of Wyoming may provide prepaid plan or group insurance for life, health, accident or hospitalization for the employees of the military department of Wyoming and enter into agreements with prepaid …

Printing and distribution. The governor shall from time to time cause such numbers of this act as may be deemed necessary to be printed and distributed to members of the military department.

Airports and highways for defense; cooperation with United States for construction. (a) The state department of transportation may cooperate and contract with the government of the United States and other state agencies in the making of surveys, plans, specifications and estimate…

Wyoming military department billeting operations fund; investment by state treasurer. (a) A fund is established which shall be known as the Wyoming military department billeting operations fund. (b) Monies received from the operation of billeting activities shall be transmitted t…

Wyoming military department billeting operations fund; uses of fund; administration; rulemaking. (a) Income and any interest earned from the billeting operations fund created by W.S. 19-7-205 shall be administered by the adjutant general. (b) Income and any interest earned in the…

Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account; administration; distributions; purposes. (a) The Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account is created. The state treasurer is authorized to accept cash gifts for the account. Funds within the…

Authority to receive and expend monies; investments. (a) In addition to the account established in W.S. 19-7- 207, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to receive and credit to the appropriate account any grant, donation or bequest that is made to the state of Wy…

Military department range management operations; account; administration; rulemaking. (a) There is created the military department range management and grazing program. The military department shall administer range management and grazing operations at Camp Guernsey and any other…

Jurisdiction of United States over certain military reservations. (a) Exclusive jurisdiction is ceded to the United States over all the territory owned by the United States within the limits of the United States military reservation known as F.E. Warren Air Force Base, together w…

Wyoming military assistance trust fund; establishment of trust fund; corpus inviolate; investment by state treasurer. (a) A fund is established which shall be referred to as the Wyoming military assistance trust fund. The trust fund shall consist of those funds designated to the …

Wyoming military assistance trust fund; uses of trust fund; administration; rulemaking. (a) The investment income from the military assistance trust fund created by W.S. 19-7-401 shall be administered by the adjutant general only to alleviate financial hardships faced by any of t…

Wyoming military assistance trust fund; annual report; confidentiality; assistance from the state treasurer. (a) The adjutant general shall include within the department's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report specifying: (i) The total amount of interest …

Organized and unorganized militia. (a) The militia of the state is divided into the organized militia and the unorganized militia. (b) The organized militia consists of the following: (i) Such elements of the land and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are a…

Composition of state militia; age limits; physical and mental qualifications. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section the militia of the state includes all qualified residents of the state between the ages of seventeen (17) and seventy (70) years, and any nonresi…

Pursuit of insurrectionists. (a) Any military forces of another state which are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs or enemy groups may continue pursuit into this state until the military or police forces of this state have had reasonable opportunity to take up the pu…

Other organizations parading with arms prohibited; penalty. (a) No group or assembly of persons other than the regularly organized national guard or the troops of the United States shall associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or parade in public with…

Penalty for refusing to deliver military properties. Any person who purchases, retains or possesses without right, any military properties belonging to the state or United States government and refuses to deliver the property to any officer entitled to take possession thereof is …

Creation and composition of military department; laws governing national guard. (a) The Wyoming national guard is governed by the laws of the state, orders of the governor, orders and regulations prescribed or promulgated by the adjutant general and by the applicable laws, regula…

Organization of national guard; duty of governor. (a) The Wyoming national guard consists of the following officers and staff in addition to or in combination with such elements of the army and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by…

Manner of calling for duty. (a) Officers and enlisted personnel may be called for duty by any of the following means: (i) By stating the substance of the order or by reading it to him in person or over the phone; (ii) By radio or television communication; (iii) By leaving a copy …

Organization drill or training assemblies; pay and allowances generally. There shall be organization drill or training assemblies when ordered by the adjutant general. While on duty under the authority of the United States department of defense, and in going to and returning ther…

Annual field training generally. The commander in chief shall order an encampment of the national guard for annual field training as provided in department of defense orders or national guard regulations. At least one (1) month notice of the encampment shall be given each organiz…

Establishing bounds for annual field training and other missions; entry without leave; disorderly conduct; interrupting, molesting, insulting or obstructing officer or soldier; penalties. (a) During an encampment for annual field training or when one (1) or more units of the nati…

Command of military force called into service. (a) The command of any military force called into service shall devolve upon the senior officer of such force unless otherwise specifically ordered by the commander in chief. (b) The national guard of the state may be ordered into th…

Status of national guard members upon discharge from federal service. Members of the national guard of Wyoming ordered or called into federal service by the federal government, upon being discharged therefrom shall automatically resume their status in the national guard of Wyomin…

Suppression of riots, invasions, insurrection. The governor may order any commanding officer of any portion of the national guard within the limits of his jurisdiction to order his command to appear at a time and place designated to aid the civil authority to suppress violence an…

Suppressing tumult; preserving order, insuring public safety; expenses; creation of additional units; draft. (a) The governor may order any designated person or commanding officer of any military unit to appear with or without his command at a time and place specified to: (i) Aid…

Right-of-way for troops. Troops or forces of the United States or the national guard of Wyoming parading or performing any duty according to law, have the right-of-way in any street or highway through which they may pass but carriage of the United States mails, legitimate functio…

Service in state; active duty status outside of state; costs to state. (a) The governor, upon the written request of the governor of any other state, may order any member or unit of the national guard into state active duty for the benefit of another state, for periods of time no…

State active duty without pay. (a) Members of the Wyoming national guard may voluntarily request to be placed upon orders for state active duty, without pay, when assistance has been requested from an agency or political subdivision of this state or the federal government and suc…

The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter- Drug Activities Compact. The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact as contained herein is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with any and all other states legally joining therei…

Governor's authority to order service under Title 32 of the United States Code. The governor may order any member of the national guard of Wyoming to duty under Title 32 of the United States Code, to respond to either natural or man made emergencies within Wyoming, to support nat…

National guard officers generally. (a) All officers of the national guard of Wyoming shall be appointed by the governor of Wyoming as provided in national guard regulations except such officers as may be commissioned by the governor in an honorary status or in a state status with…

Enlistments; oath; term; reenlistments and extensions; discharge. (a) After the forming of an organization, recruits may be enlisted into the organization. They shall sign their names to an enlistment contract to be furnished by the adjutant general for that purpose and signing i…

Laws applicable to military procedure and subjects. On all military procedure and subjects arising in this state and not specifically covered by Wyoming law, the laws, regulations and orders of the department of defense shall apply unless specifically prohibited by published orde…

Uniforms and equipment. The uniform and equipment of all officers and enlisted personnel of the national guard of Wyoming shall be as prescribed for the national guard in department of defense orders or national guard regulations.

National Guard members and state security officers granted certain exemptions. (a) Members of the Wyoming national guard are exempt from: (i) Labor on the public highways; (ii) Service as jurors; (iii) Garnishment or attachment of monies accruing from performance of military duty…

Malpractice liability for professionals serving with the Wyoming national guard. The state shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify any member of the Wyoming national guard who possesses a license or credentials to practice a profession and who meets the requirements of the Wyom…

Pay and allowances of officers and enlisted persons in active state service and state active duty; worker's compensation coverage for national guard members; no pension denied by reason of service. (a) Officers and enlisted men while in active state service shall receive the same…

Complaints of wrongs; Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 138-similar procedure. Any member of the Wyoming national guard who believes the member has been wronged by a commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress may compla…

Educational assistance for national guard members; administration of plan. The Wyoming national guard educational assistance plan is established to provide assistance for qualified members of the Wyoming national guard who enroll in institutions of higher education in this state.…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Authorized courses" means: (A) Credit courses which meet undergraduate or graduate degree requirements; and (B) Credit courses which meet requirements for completion of vocational or technical training for a declared educational obje…

Requirements for educational assistance; assistance payments. (a) Subject to legislative appropriation and in accordance with the provisions of this article, the adjutant general or his designee, may authorize the payment of higher education tuition and mandatory fees for active …