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Nevada Army Guard environmental team conducts tick survey near Swan Lake
August 20, 2025 — The Nevada Army National Guard’s G9 Environmental Team recently worked with the University of Nevada, Reno to study an often-overlooked part of Northern Nevada's environment: ticks... MORE

The Nevada Army National Guard’s G9 Environmental Team and researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno recently conducted a tick survey in Stead, Nevada, north of Reno and nearby Nevada Army National Guard facilities.

Governor Lombardo Authorizes Use of Nevada National Guard to Support U.S. Department of Homeland Security
August 19, 2025 — Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has authorized the employment of a small contingent of Nevada National Guardsmen and women to respond to a federal request for assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security... MORE

Nevada National Guard aerial firefighters mark busy August
August 18, 2025 — As temperatures heat up in August, Nevada National Guard aerial firefighting efforts tend to heat up, too. Both the Nevada Army and Air National Guard have responded for support here in Nevada and around the western U.S. this month with an additional call for support... MORE

A UH-60 Black Hawk picks up water from a pond near the Rancho Fire about 30 miles north of Reno on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Nevada Army National Guard aviators activated 22 Soldiers on Aug. 3 operating one CH-47 Chinook and one UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army Aviation Support Facility at Stead to support the Nevada Division of Forestry in Elko County. Days after coming off orders for that fire, Army aviators were called for the Rancho Fire. Orders ended this weekend after the fire's forward progression was halted.

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.