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Nevada Army Guard wraps rapid fire response, Air Guard enters fight
August 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
August 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
August 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 the 152nd Operations Group, Nevada Air National Guard. “(Military service) instilled a good work ethic. Basic, tech school — not a lot of people do that. Not a lot of things are impossible after that. It opened doors for me and showed me all the things that I can do.”...

Nevada, Utah Aviators Help Airlift Dinosaur Fossils
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
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
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 capabilities in response to emerging global threats...

Nevada Guardsman Earns Training Royal Flush Before 20
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 achieve...

Nevada Air Guard commander enters Pentagon role supporting Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force
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 commander of the Nevada Air National Guard is certainly excited and humbled by the opportunity...

Nevada Guard's Civil Support Team Trains for Radiological, Explosive Threats
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 explosive threats...

Nevada Guard Ready to Fight Wildfires From Air and Land
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 Soldiers from northern and southern Nevada have completed annual wildland firefighting training in partnership with the...