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Guardsmen Get Certified in Wildlife Firefighting
August 20, 2024 — Twenty-eight Nevada guardsmen completed certification as Type 2 wildland firefighters in August, a crucial step in boosting the region's firefighting capabilities... MORE

A group of firefighters dig a trench outdoors using axes during a clear day.

Nevada Guard, Samoa complete 1st State Partnership Exchange
August 19, 2024 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Nevada National Guard completed its first State Partnership Program exchange with its newest partner nation, Samoa, last week. The medical engagement focused on best practices between the Nevada National Guard, the Samoan Fire and Emergency Services Authority and the U.S. Army Reserve’s 1984th United States Army Hospital... MORE

Participants from the Samoan Fire and Emergency Services Authority, the Nevada Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve’s 1984th United States Army Hospital Detachment gather for a group photo Aug. 9, 2024.

Blue Pacific Events Keep Nevada Bilateral Affairs Officer Busy
July 23, 2024 — SUVA, Fiji - A glance at the packed schedule of events in July and this fall underlined the importance of a bilateral affairs officer in the Nevada National Guard.For Nevada’s longtime Army aviator, Maj. Zackary Taylor-Warren, a busy summer schedule provided little time to prepare only three months after taking the new position in Fiji. Nevada has... MORE

Nevada Air Guard enters firefight
July 17, 2024 — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from California and Colorado for wildland firefighting operations from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme, Calif., over multiple fires in California. Two additional aircraft will also be activated later this week from Nevada and Wyoming... MORE

A C-130 with the engines running, water blasting out of a nozzle on the side of the aircraft with the words "AERIAL FIREFIGHTING MISSION ACTIVATED" at the top of the image.

Las Vegas Student Corrects Course at Youth ChalleNGe Academy
June 25, 2024 — CARLIN, Nev. - The recipient of this semester’s Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy’s Director’s Award for Excellence, Ayla Lain, came very close to never seeing her academic potential blossom. Abandoned by her parents at birth, the former student at Del Sol Academy in Las Vegas attempted to take her own life during her junior year.Stemming from... MORE

The recipient of this semester’s Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy’s Director’s Award for Excellence, Ayla Lain, came very close to never seeing her academic potential blossom. Abandoned by her parents at birth, the former student at Del Sol Academy in Las Vegas attempted to take her own life during her junior year.

Nevada National Guard Holds Workshop for New Partner Samoa
June 6, 2024 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - Michael Fusi Ligaliga understands familial village systems and how they work in the Independent State of Samoa.He’s an assistant professor and program lead of Pacific Island Studies at Brigham Young University in Hawaii.He’s also a Matai, or Chief, at his village in Samoa.Ligaliga spoke this week during a Nevada National Guard... MORE

Michael Fusi Ligaliga, assistant professor and program lead of Pacific Island Studies at Brigham Young University in Hawaii, speaks during a two-day workshop at the Nevada National Guard's Office of the Adjutant General in Carson City, Nevada. Ligaliga's presentation was part of a workshop to educate members of the Nevada National Guard about the culture of Samoa, their newest partner in the State Partnership Program.

Idaho, Nevada Guard Offer Free Health Care to Tribal Members
June 3, 2024 — LAPWAI, Idaho - The Idaho and Nevada National Guard provided medical care to the Nez Perce and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes during the Operation Nimiipuu Health community health care partnership May 13-24. The Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program enables service members to gain experience while offering free care.“Idaho National... MORE

About 50 Idaho and Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted two weeklong medical visits for members of the Nez Perce and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes May 13-24, 2024. Free health care was offered as part of the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program.

Nevada Guard Welcomes Soldiers from Partners Fiji, Tonga
April 2, 2024 — Soldiers from the Nevada National Guard’s State Partnership Program welcomed Soldiers from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and His Majesty’s Armed Forces with a traditional haka dance at the airport... MORE

Soldiers from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and His Majesty's Armed Forces pose for a photo with Soldiers from the Nevada National Guard State Partnership Program in Las Vegas March 30, 2024. The Soldiers from the RFMF and HMAF are participating in Nevada's Best Warrior Competition. (Photo uses tonal adjustments to enhance subjects)

Memorial Service Honors the Life of Staff Sgt. Robert Garrison Brown
March 27, 2024 — Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry, along with friends and family, gathered yesterday at the Clark County Armory to honor the memory of Staff Sgt. Robert Garrison Brown, who passed away on March 4th... MORE

Brig. Gen. Troy Armstrong, the assistant adjutant general for the Nevada Army National Guard, presents the flag to Staff Sgt. Robert Garrison Brown's mother at Clark County Armory in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 24, 2024. Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry, along with friends and family, gathered to honor the memory of Brown, who passed away on March 4th. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Adrianne Lopez.)(Photo used tonal adjustments to enhance subject.)

Nevada Army Aviator Moves to Finance, Logistics Management
January 19, 2024 — Lt. Col. Andrew Wagner’s career flight path is set to divert from rotary-wing aviation to financial and logistics management Jan. 19 when he succeeds Col. Mary Devine as the U.S. property and fiscal officer for Nevada. Wagner, 46, will become just the 10th USPFO officer for the Nevada Guard since the conclusion of World War II. ... MORE

Lt. Col. Andrew Wagner, a longtime Army aviator, on Jan. 19, 2024, becomes the 10th U.S. property and fiscal officer for Nevada since the conclusion of World War II. He is shown on Jan. 17 next to memorabilia saved from Lt. Col. Michael Norton’s stint as the first USPFO for Nevada following the global conflict.