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U.S. Army tasks Nevada to form mobile infantry battalion
August 27, 2025 — The Nevada Army National Guard has been tasked by the U.S. Army to form a mobile infantry battalion, Brig. Gen. Randy Lau, Nevada Army National Guard land component commander, announced today... MORE

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.

Nevada Army Guard captain recalls Reno Tahoe Odyssey experience during Middle East deployment
August 27, 2025 — My fellow Soldiers and I didn’t let a deployment, and 8,000 miles of separation keep us from participating in the 2025 Reno Tahoe Odyssey during Memorial Day Weekend... MORE

Members of the 17th Sustainment Brigade, Nevada Army National Guard, pose for a photo during their running of the Reno Tahoe Odyssey while deployed in the Middle East earlier this year.

Nevada Army Guard environmental team conducts tick survey near Swan Lake
August 20, 2025 — The Nevada Army National Guard’s G9 Environmental Team recently worked with the University of Nevada, Reno to study an often-overlooked part of Northern Nevada's environment: ticks... MORE

The Nevada Army National Guard’s G9 Environmental Team and researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno recently conducted a tick survey in Stead, Nevada, north of Reno and nearby Nevada Army National Guard facilities.

Governor Lombardo Authorizes Use of Nevada National Guard to Support U.S. Department of Homeland Security
August 19, 2025 — Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has authorized the employment of a small contingent of Nevada National Guardsmen and women to respond to a federal request for assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security... MORE

Nevada National Guard aerial firefighters mark busy August
August 18, 2025 — As temperatures heat up in August, Nevada National Guard aerial firefighting efforts tend to heat up, too. Both the Nevada Army and Air National Guard have responded for support here in Nevada and around the western U.S. this month with an additional call for support... MORE

A UH-60 Black Hawk picks up water from a pond near the Rancho Fire about 30 miles north of Reno on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Nevada Army National Guard aviators activated 22 Soldiers on Aug. 3 operating one CH-47 Chinook and one UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army Aviation Support Facility at Stead to support the Nevada Division of Forestry in Elko County. Days after coming off orders for that fire, Army aviators were called for the Rancho Fire. Orders ended this weekend after the fire's forward progression was halted.

Military firefighting aircraft respond to Colorado Wildfires
August 12, 2025 — Two C-130 Hercules, callsigns MAFFS 5 and 8, filled their modular airborne fire fighting system known as MAFFS with fire retardant at the Colorado Springs Airtanker Base Aug 12, 2025... MORE

Nevada Air Guard chief wins Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run 50K
August 5, 2025 — Chief Master Sgt. Chris Barber, 152nd Mission Support Group command chief, Nevada Air National Guard, completed and won the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run 50K on July 17, 2025... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Chris Barber, 152nd Mission Support Group command chief, Nevada Air National Guard, poses for a photo after he finished the final 10 miles as leader among 115 competitors in the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run 50K on July 17, 2025. The race, about 30 miles total, includes a 4,800-foot elevation gain through the Tahoe Rim Trail and back to Carson City.

Exercise Tiger Lightning More Than Just Training
August 1, 2025 — TL25 is an annual U.S/Bangladesh bilateral exercise to support the USARPAC Theater Army Campaign Plan (TACP) and security cooperation plan objectives to enhance professional relationships, military operations, readiness and interoperability between U.S. and the Bangladesh Army formations... MORE

Key leaders speak after taking a group photo at the Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet, Bangladesh on July 25, 2025.

Nevada Guard leadership thank state attorney, legislature for AB 281
July 31, 2025 — The Nevada National Guard met with staff at the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers Office in Carson City on Friday to thank them for their role in representing the family of Sgt. Cameron Estes who was killed in 2023 while on state active duty... MORE

Sgt. Cameron Estes, 72nd Military Police Company, Nevada Army National Guard

Nevada Guard Brigade Returning From Middle East Deployment
July 22, 2025 — After 10 months of conducting logistical operations across the Middle East, the Nevada Army National Guard’s 17th Sustainment Brigade is coming back home to the Silver State with its Task Force Warrior mission successfully concluded... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Troy Dandrea, brigade chaplain, 17th Sustainment Brigade, prays over Soldiers in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 14, 2024.