Nevada Army Guard wraps rapid fire response, Air Guard enters fight
This screen grab from a video captures a water drop over the Bug Fire north of Reno on Aug. 11, 2026. More than 13,000 residents were evacuated and tens of thousands more were set to evacuate the valleys just north of Reno during last week’s Bug, Stallion and Fred Mountain fires. Eleven structures were lost, but fire predictions forecast far worse outcomes immediately following its ignition Aug. 9.
Aug. 20, 2026 - In total, Nevada Army Aviation dropped 277 water buckets for an estimated total of 328,591 gallons of water in about a week...
Nevada Army Guard aircrew report progress on Ward Fire
A Nevada Army Guard CH-47 Chinook departs for the Ward Fire near Ely, Nevada, on Saturday. After several days of intense aerial suppression efforts, the Nevada Army National Guard and fire officials with the U.S. Forest Service report that the Ward Fire has jumped to 27 percent containment, positive news for the blaze just south of Ely.
Aug. 6, 2026 - Two days into the Secret Pass Fire (now 98 percent contained), it was deemed necessary to move assets to the Ward Fire about nine miles south of Ely. So far, that fire has burned 8,775 acres...
Nevada Air Guardsman’s military service ‘opened doors’ for Cornell veterinary school
Katherine Bain poses for a photo with her family dog, Linus, a poodle mix. Bain recently left the Nevada Air National Guard to pursue veterinary school at Cornell University. Without her military service, Bain said she would not have been admitted to the Ivy League university.
Aug. 2, 2026 - Without military service, Katherine Bain said her admission to veterinary school at Cornell University would not have been possible. “I definitely believe my guard career got me into Cornell,” said Bain, a former member of...
Nevada, Utah Aviators Help Airlift Dinosaur Fossils
Utah National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), attach a cargo net holding dinosaur bones to a UH-60 Black Hawk during an air lift in southern Utah, June 13, 2026. The Utah National Guard trains on aerial hoist missions to maintain the proficiency needed to operate in areas inaccessible by traditional means. This capability supports search and rescue and disaster response efforts, while also enabling Innovative Readiness Training, or IRT, missions that provide essential services to communities and strengthen military readiness. Regular training ensures aircrews and ground personnel remain ready whenever they are called upon. Photo by Staff Sgt. Alejandro Lucero.
July 1, 2026 - Utah and Nevada National Guard aviators used helicopters to airlift thousands of pounds of rare, rock-encased dinosaur fossils out of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah for museum study...
Nevada Army Guard Chinook crew aid F-35 recovery efforts on endangered species land
Nevada Army Guard aircrew prepare to sling load F-35 parts May 27 following a aircraft wreck about 25 miles north of Las Vegas on March 30. During two trips in May, B Company, 1/189th General Support Aviation Battalion, Nevada Army National Guard, moved equipment to the crash site and eventually sling loaded wreckage out for minimal disturbance and transportation over protected federal lands.
June 23, 2026 - The Nevada Army Guard’s CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet once again proved its worth last month in the recovery of a downed U.S. Air Force F-35 north of Las Vegas on federally protected land in the Mojave Desert...
Idaho Guard Armor Battalion, Nevada Cavalry, Transition to Mobile Infantry
Command Sgt. Maj. Dallas J. Scott holds the battalion guidon during the reorganization ceremony transitioning the 2nd Battalion, 116th Combined Arms Battalion to the 2nd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, June 18, 2026, at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. The battalion guidon represents the unit's identity, lineage, and honors. Scott's role in the ceremony reflected his responsibility to uphold the battalion's standards and traditions through its reorganization. Photo by Sgt. Rusty Rehl.
June 22, 2026 - The Idaho Army National Guard’s 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion reorganized as a mobile infantry battalion June 18 in a ceremony at Gowen Field, part of a strategic modernization effort designed to strengthen the military’s...
Nevada Guardsman Earns Training Royal Flush Before 20
U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Mace Veit, 1st Battalion, 221st Cavalry, Nevada National Guard, is being pinned his airborne pin by his sister at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 17, 2026. Veit completed Ranger School, Airborne School, Air Assault School and Pathfinder School before his 20th birthday, accomplishing in less than six months what can take many Soldiers years to achieve. Courtesy photo.
June 12, 2026 - Nevada Army National Guard Pfc. Mace Veit completed Ranger School, Airborne School, Air Assault School and Pathfinder School before his 20th birthday, accomplishing in less than six months what can take many Soldiers years to...
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