Montana Air Guard Capt. Caitlyn Cayer, who is also a nurse practitioner, administers aid to a man involved in a traffic wreck in Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 22, 2025. Master Sgt. Kraig Kimball, top right, helped pull the driver from a car fire and escorted him to safety seconds before the car engulfed in flames.

‘Last we saw him’: Nevada Air Guardsman’s lifesaving effort includes curious cliffhanger
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Plunket tees off during the inaugural Col. Mike Fugett Memorial Golf Tournament held at the LakeRidge Golf Course in Reno, Aug. 5, 2024. The tournament helped raise more than $3,000 for the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation.

Nevada Air Guard continues colonel’s last act — helping children diagnosed with cancer
The Nevada Air National Guard's High Rollers arrive in Antarctica Dec. 18, 2024, to support the annual U.S. military mission in Antarctica. They flew augmented max duty day missions logging over 30 hours in three days. This operation challenges the U.S. military with Antarctica’s extreme and unpredictable environment—the coldest, windiest, and most inhospitable continent on Earth. (Courtesy photo by Terrence K. Smith)

Through fire and ice, Nevada Air Guard footprint touches all seven continents
U.S. Army Spc. Ulises Enriquez (left), Sgt. Andrea Flenner (center), Spc. Xarn Manzon (right) conducts security operations on the Las Vegas 'Strip' in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 1, 2026. For more than 25 years, the Nevada National Guard has supported New Year's Eve public safety operations, with roughly 190 Soldiers activated for this year's event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Byronjames Crisostomo)

Nevada National Guard supports Las Vegas law enforcement during annual NYE celebration
LT Lakoenavuli, Fiji Royal Military Forces, company commander, briefs the "culminating raid" during Exercise Cartwheel, Nov. 6, 2025. Showcasing the Terrain Model, creating situational awareness, and clearly communicating the concept of the operation, this brief drove the following days rehearsals and enhanced the execution of the raid.

Fiji Military Forces, Nevada Army National Guard conduct multinational training
Brig. Gen. Randy Lau, right, Nevada land component commander, and Brig. Gen. James Packwood, right, Idaho assistant adjutant general, Army, shake hands in front of Nevada and Idaho Army Guard leadership during a planning meeting Aug. 27, 2025.

U.S. Army tasks Nevada to form mobile infantry battalion

‘Last we saw him’: Nevada Air Guardsman’s lifesaving effort includes curious cliffhanger
Montana Air Guard Capt. Caitlyn Cayer, who is also a nurse practitioner, administers aid to a man involved in a traffic wreck in Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 22, 2025. Master Sgt. Kraig Kimball, top right, helped pull the driver from a car fire and escorted him to safety seconds before the car engulfed in flames.
March 1, 2026 - Kimball and Dall attended the annual Recruiting and Retention Leadership Symposium held at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., last September.  After lunch, Dall and Kimball were driving eastbound on...
Nevada Air Guard continues colonel’s last act — helping children diagnosed with cancer
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Plunket tees off during the inaugural Col. Mike Fugett Memorial Golf Tournament held at the LakeRidge Golf Course in Reno, Aug. 5, 2024. The tournament helped raise more than $3,000 for the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation.
Feb. 26, 2026 - The 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, will hold the third annual Col. Mike Fugett Memorial Golf Tournament on May 4 at Toiyabe Golf Club in Washoe Valley. Community members and service members are welcome to...
Nevada National Guard trains for updated federal National Guard Response Force standards
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Adams, 152nd Medical Group, practices defending himself using his baton during a National Guard Response Force training at the Office of the Adjutant General in Carson City, Nevada, Feb. 20, 2026. NGRF personnel will be prepared to respond to Nevada's needs, ready within 24 hours activation, like the activation during the Davis Creek fire in 2024 to safeguard evacuated neighborhoods. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Adrianne Lopez)
Feb. 25, 2026 - For more than 20 years, NGRFs have been readily available to governors, Congress and the president to assist during emergencies but have varied in composition, training and equipment readiness across the states. Ongoing...
Through fire and ice, Nevada Air Guard footprint touches all seven continents
The Nevada Air National Guard's High Rollers arrive in Antarctica Dec. 18, 2024, to support the annual U.S. military mission in Antarctica. They flew augmented max duty day missions, logging over 30 hours in three days.
Jan. 29, 2026 - The Nevada Air National Guard began operating at the southernmost portion of the planet last year and continued its high-paced operations tempo flying C-130 Hercules over fires in North America. Over the past two years, at...
Nevada Guard says goodbye to beloved retired Army dentist
Col. Joyce Anacker, seen here in civilian garb, was in the Nevada Army Guard for more than 21 years before retiring in March 2025.
Jan. 20, 2026 - After assisting in the oversight of the Nevada Army Guard’s medical readiness for decades, serving the state on the front line during its battle against coronavirus and reaching the podium in military sports competitions,...
Nevada National Guard supports Las Vegas law enforcement during annual NYE celebration
U.S. Army Spc. Ulises Enriquez (left), Sgt. Andrea Flenner (center), Spc. Xarn Manzon (right) conducts security operations on the Las Vegas 'Strip' in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 1, 2026. For more than 25 years, the Nevada National Guard has supported New Year's Eve public safety operations, with roughly 190 Soldiers activated for this year's event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Byronjames Crisostomo)
Jan. 6, 2026 - Hours before revelers descend upon the famed Las Vegas Strip, a multi-agency effort formed at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters. Members of the LVMPD, North Las Vegas and Henderson police departments,...
Nevada Guard set to mark start of construction on U.S. Army firing range in Hawthorne
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen and Rep. Mark Amodei and Nevada Land Component Commander, Brig. Gen. Randy Lau breaks ground for the new Nevada Army National Guard Qualification Training Range during a ceremony held in Hawthorne, Nev., Dec. 5, 2025. The new range will allow Nevada Soldiers to meet military marksmanship standards without having to leave the state — finally giving Nevada Soldiers access to an in-state Army weapon qualification range that meets Army requisites.
Dec. 9, 2025 - The Nevada National Guard held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday to start construction on the Nevada Army National Guard Qualification Training Range. U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen and Congressman Mark Amodei and Brig. Gen. Randy Lau,...
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