Increasing Competitive Environment Drives Wyoming Military Department Mission

The Department of Defense is increasing capabilities and will translate efforts to address sea, land, air, as well as space and cyberspace.

Multi-Domains Operation is being projected as the shared concept to address all domains. The old model focused on sea, land and air. Adversaries like Russia and increasingly China, are showing strength in areas like space and cyberspace.

“Leaders are addressing implementation to measure up and exceed the abilities of our adversaries. That is why they are looking at investments like the modernization at FE Warren Air Force Base with- ‘what Air Force do we need next?’” Expresses Maj Gen Greg Porter.

Maj Gen Greg Porter was the keynote of the Military Affairs Committee Luncheon and addressed the operational focus of the Wyoming Military Department. The #1 priority of the Department is “strength” and they are pursuing 102% strength by 2022. There needs to be enough force in the State to meet the need of “Wyoming’s worst day.” This is currently a challenge because Wyoming has a vast amount of land but not nearly the population. Maj Gen Porter asked attendees and community members to support the National Defense strategy to encourage folks to be a part of the Guard which will be a part of the solution. Workforce solutions must be addressed to help meet the needs of the military and the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce has launched Talent Pipeline Management to address these workforce deficits.

“We understand the pressures our businesses and industry are going through related to workforce. We are on a corrective path to address this issue through our Talent Pipeline Management program.” expressed Vice President of the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, Stephanie Joy Meisner-Maggard.

Meisner-Maggard is the only Talent Pipeline Management Academy graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the State of Wyoming and is administering the program around the State, with a Laramie County Pilot underway.