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Nevada ATAG named Army Guard's CASCOM deputy commanding general
February 14, 2025 — Brig. Gen. Troy Armstrong, Assistant Adjutant General, Nevada Army National Guard, has been selected by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to serve as the Army National Guard Deputy Commanding General at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)/Sustainment Center of Excellence, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia... MORE

Brig. Gen. Troy Armstrong, Assistant Adjutant General, Nevada Army National Guard, has been selected by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to serve as the Army National Guard Deputy Commanding General at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)/Sustainment Center of Excellence, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia.

Nevada Air Guard officer’s D.C. tour encounters presidential funeral, inauguration, crisis response
February 5, 2025 — Lt. Col. Jennifer-Ruth Green, Nevada Air National Guard, entered an active-duty assignment last fall that would throw her into some of the most high-profile and challenging operations of her career... MORE

Lt. Col. Jennifer-Ruth Green attends the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.

Nevada Guard Airlift Wing Assists with Operation Deep Freeze
February 4, 2025 — CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The 152nd Airlift Wing “High Rollers” from the Nevada Air National Guard achieved a historic first by participating in Operation Deep Freeze.The High Rollers supported the annual U.S. military mission in Antarctica by flying augmented max duty day missions, logging over 30 hours in three days in December. The operation... MORE

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.

Military service in Nevada Legislature highlights state service, bipartisanship
January 29, 2025 — With the Nevada Legislative Session set to start next week and last through June, a quick look at military service among those in state legislature shows a bipartisan pull from service members... MORE

Michelee “Shelly” Cruz-Crawford, a first lieutenant in the Nevada Air National Guard and State Senator in the Nevada Legislature poses for a photo at her desk in the Nevada Senate, Jan. 14, 2025. Cruz-Crawford was elected to the Nevada State Senate last November and is set to take part in her first State Legislative Session, which opens Monday, Feb. 3, and lasts through June.

National Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen
January 14, 2025 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency response to the historic wildfires across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Over the weekend, Guard members took to the sky to help extinguish the flames.Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Army Senior Enlisted... MORE

Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Army Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the CNGB, visit National Guard members supporting wildland firefighting in Southern California, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., Jan. 11, 2025. Thousands of National Guardsmen are involved in multiple air and ground firefighting in the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California.

Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing Activated for Firefighting to assist in the greater Los Angeles area
January 10, 2025 — U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated personnel to relocate from their home stations to the Channel Islands in Southern California to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area. Some of the aircraft will be operational beginning Jan. 10, with all ready by or before Jan. 12. The 152nd Airlift Wing’s “High Rollers” will report on Jan.11. ... MORE

Airmen from the 152nd Maintenance and Logistics Readiness Squadron, Nevada Air National Guard, load the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) tank into MAFFS 9 at the Nevada Air National Guard Base January 10, 2024 to support wildland firefighting in Los Angeles. U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS and associated personnel to relocate from their home stations to the Channel Islands in Southern California to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area. Some of the aircraft will be operational beginning Jan. 10, with all ready by or before Jan. 12. The 152nd Airlift Wing’s “High Rollers” will report on January 11.

California, Nevada, Wyoming Guard Join Firefighting Battle
January 10, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground firefighting efforts as wildfires rage across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California.More than 880 Guard members from California, Nevada and Wyoming are currently activated.Mutliple C-130 Hercules aircraft eqipped with... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, at Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., prepare an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to help battle the Palisades Fire Jan. 9, 2025.

The Guard in 2024: Deployments, hurricanes, wildfires and new leadership
December 30, 2024 — The members of the National Guard took part in many missions during a year that saw continued overseas deployments, domestic response operations, training in large-scale exercises and many other events that kept Guard members busy... MORE

25 years ago, Y2K scare gave Nevada Guard its initial invite to America’s Party
December 30, 2024 — As the 20th Century drew to its end 25 years ago, most Nevadans were ready to participate in the ultimate celebration to close out the period and – as Prince wrote in the quintessential song to mark the moment – “Party like it’s 1999.”... MORE

A Soldier with the 72nd Military Police Company works with local law enforcement during the fireworks show, signifying the new year, on the Las Vegas Strip on Jan. 1, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nevada Guard set to support Clark County first responders during Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
November 20, 2024 — In support of local emergency response agencies, about 80 Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will be activated on state orders in Clark County from November 20-24 to bolster security and emergency response capabilities during the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. This is the second year the Nevada National Guard has been called to support first responders in Clark County for the race that is expected to bring close to 300,000 people to the Las Vegas Valley... MORE

Soldiers from the 72nd Military Police company works with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department at the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 16, 2023. The 72nd MPs were at the Las Vegas Strip enhancing security for the Formula 1 Grand Prix. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Adrianne Lopez)(Photo was edited using tonal adjustments to enhance the subjects.)