U.S. Army Capt. Jamee Finley, left, and 1st Sgt. Paul Jones, right, the company command team for the 150th Maintenance Company, case the colors at the Washoe County Armory in Stead, Nevada, April 18, 2026.

Nevada Guard Maintenance Unit Deploys to Support CENTCOM
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Powell, 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry Regiment, performs the plank portion of the Army Fitness Test during the Best Warrior Competition at the Harry Reid Readiness Center in Reno-Stead, Mar. 13, 2026. After earning the title of Nevada’s Best Warrior in the Soldier category, Powell will represent the Nevada National Guard this April in New Mexico at the regional Best Warrior Competition against top competitors from several other states. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Blanca Sosa)

Nevada Cavalry squadron sweeps 2026 Best Warrior Competition
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
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

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...
Nevada Air Guard commander enters Pentagon role supporting Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force
Brig. Gen. David Chauvin, Nevada Air National Guard commander, left, visited the Pentagon late April as part of his first step in his new role as the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, which included meeting Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, pictured here, right. In his role, Chauvin will support and at times backfill the presidentially appointed International Affairs Principals, Gentry Stephens, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs and Maj. Gen. Ricky Mills the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs.
May 6, 2026 - Meeting with Air Force officers from around the world and helping shape U.S. military and international policy was not on Brig. Gen. David Chauvin’s career bingo card when he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1998, but the...
Nevada Guard's Civil Support Team Trains for Radiological, Explosive Threats
Army Staff Sgt. Edmar Foronda, left, a survey team chief assigned to the Nevada National Guard's 92nd Civil Support Team, identifies radiological hazards during a training exercise at the Ormsby House in Carson City, Nev., April 23, 2026. The National Guard soldiers operated in a simulated hazard area during the exercise, detecting radiological threats and responding to explosive scenarios.
April 30, 2026 - The Nevada National Guard's 92nd Civil Support Team conducted its annual "Beta Burn" exercise at the Ormsby House in Carson City, training alongside local and federal partners to respond to simulated radiological and...
Nevada Guard Ready to Fight Wildfires From Air and Land
U.S. Army Soldiers in the Nevada Army National Guard conduct a line construction exercise at the Nevada Division of Forestry's western area headquarters in Washoe Valley, Nevada, April 23, 2026. The Nevada Army National Guard and Nevada Division of Forestry conducted annual joint training to certify Soldiers as Type 2 wildland firefighters, strengthening the state’s wildfire response capability through hands-on instruction and continued interagency partnership. Photo by Sgt. Adrianne Lopez.
April 30, 2026 - CARSON CITY, Nev. – As wildfire season nears, the Nevada National Guard stands ready with freshly trained crews and aircraft, following April's intensive training and certification efforts.About 40 Nevada Army National Guard...
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