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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.

Nevada National Guard Safeguards ‘America's Party’
January 2, 2024 — The Nevada National Guard completed its 24th year supporting first responders during Las Vegas’ annual New Year’s Eve celebration, ”America's Party,” which attracted over 300,000 people... MORE

Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry, the adjutant general of the Nevada National Guard, visit local law enforcement and the 92nd Civil Support Team in Las Vegas Dec. 30, 2023. (Tonal adjustments were used to enhance subjects)

Nevada Guard Supports Safety at Las Vegas Grand Prix
November 21, 2023 — The Nevada National Guard executed Operation Silver Circuit, a comprehensive mission dedicated to ensuring safety and security during the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix... MORE

Members of the 72nd Military Police Company, Nevada National Guard, pose for a photo with state command leaders in Las Vegas Nov. 17, 2023. The 72nd MPs enhanced security at the Las Vegas Strip for the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

State Partnership Program NCO Honored for International Efforts
November 15, 2023 — When she received an out-of-the-blue invitation to the College of Southern Nevada’s Spotlight of Excellence award ceremony, Nevada Air Guard Tech. Sgt. Hannah Kasner was baffled. She was not enrolled in the college, a faculty member, or even a resident of southern Nevada... MORE

Nevada Air Guard Tech. Sgt. Hannah Kasner works the security detail safeguarding Air Force One while it was in Reno, Nevada, in 2020. Kasner was honored by the College of Southern Nevada in October 2023 for her work linking the college and Fiji National University under the State Partnership Program.

Nevada Army Guard leaders visit Fiji for Exercise Cartwheel
September 27, 2023 — Nevada Army National Guard leadership visited Soldiers and allied military personnel during Exercise Cartwheel 2023, a multinational military training exercise in the South Pacific... MORE

Nevada Army National Guard leadership, including Brig. Gen. Troy Armstrong, center, visited with Soldiers and military personnel from allied partner nations in the South Pacific Sept. 23-24, 2023, during Exercise Cartwheel 2023, a multinational military training exercise conducted in Fiji this month. Nevada National Guardsmen and service members from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Fiji, are training during the exercise.

It’s no accident: Nevada Guard sergeant secures 2023 Distinguished Ground Safety Award
May 6, 2023 — CARSON CITY – No seatbelt? You will be chastised. On the top step of the ladder? You will get a scolding. No protective gear while riding your motorcycle? Now you are in real trouble and will receive a reprimand!... MORE

Nevada Army Guard Sgt. 1st Class Don Gibbs takes time out for a photo during a a safety inspection at the Office of the Adjutant General in Carson City, Nevada, on Dec. 28, 2023. Gibbs is one of just two Army Guard Soldiers nationwide to receive the Army National Guard's Distinguished Ground Safety Award for 2023. The Nevada Army Guard has not recorded a Class A or B on-duty accident since Gibbs was hired as the state's safety specialist in 2019.