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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.

Nevada Air Guard Wing Assists in Firefighting Efforts
July 18, 2025 — U.S. Northern Command has activated two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Aircraft, one from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing out of Reno, Nevada, and one from the 146th Airlift Wing out of Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in California... MORE

Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Maintenance Group and 152nd Logistics Readiness Squadron personnel load Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipment onto MAFFS #8, aircraft #554 at the Nevada Air National Guard Base on July 12, 2025. U.S. Northern Command activated two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Aircraft, one from the 152nd Airlift Wing out of Reno, Nevada, and one from the 146th Airlift Wing out of Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in California.

Nevada Guard’s Civil Support Team, critical asset for domestic response, passes federal evaluation
June 30, 2025 — The 92nd Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team (WMD-CST) underwent its training proficiency evaluation through U.S. Army North (USARNORTH) this week. The unit completed a “fully trained” performance on all collected tasks and met all objectives, said Nevada Air Guard Lt. Col. Jami Cavins, 92nd WMD-CST commander... MORE

Sgt. Brady Fischer, 92nd Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), Nevada National Guard, is pictured here conducting analytics during the units eighteen-month evaluation at the Office of the Adjutant General complex in Carson City, June 26, 2024. The 92nd underwent its training proficiency evaluation through U.S. Army North (USARNORTH) last week. The unit completed a “fully trained” performance on all collected tasks and met all objectives.

Nevada Guard, State Archives hold event to celebrate U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, Flag Day at Capitol on June 14
June 3, 2025 — The Nevada National Guard is set to host its 27th annual Flag Day Ceremony and the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday celebration in partnership with Nevada State Archives at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, at the Veterans Memorial on the Capitol Grounds, 101 N. Carson St... MORE

The Nevada National Guard is set to host its 27th annual Flag Day Ceremony and the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday celebration in partnership with Nevada State Archives at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, at the Veterans Memorial on the Capitol Grounds, 101 N. Carson St.

Nevada National Guard recognized at Vegas Chamber’s MAC Night Out
May 12, 2025 — Three exceptional members of the Nevada National Guard were honored during the Vegas Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee (MAC) Night Out on May 7, 2025 held at the Westgate Hotel ballroom... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Angela Crawford, center, receives the award for Air Guardsman of the Year from the Las Vegas Chamber during a ceremony at the Westgate Hotel Ballroom in Las Vegas, May 7, 2025. The Las Vegas Chamber recognized three members of the Nevada National Guard during its annual Military Affairs Committee (MAC) Night Out.

Nevada Army Guard enjoys healthy retention numbers in 2025
May 9, 2025 — Midway through Fiscal Year 2025, statistics reveal a robust number of Nevada Army Guard Soldiers are choosing to remain “Battle Born” and extending past their Expiration Term of Service... MORE

Nevada Army Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion Soldiers salute during a recent event in Northern Nevada. The entire Recruiting and Retention Battalion team is enjoying a successful 2025 retention campaign, having already met 56 percent of its 2025 retention goal.