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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.

Commander: Nevada Guard's High Rollers need upgraded planes for fighting wildfires
May 9, 2025 — The 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, provides a high-caliber military unit here in Reno with a history dating back to 1948. The High Rollers — starting with P-51 fighters in the late-1940s to reconnaissance with F-101 and F-4 jets (1965-1995) and eventually cargo and transport with C-130 Hercules (1995-present) — represent a long-standing institution here in the Biggest Little City... MORE

Col. Catherine Grush, 152nd Airlift Wing commander

Dignitaries, Nevada state partner Samoa, learn National Guard operations
May 7, 2025 — Josephina Chan Ting, principal disaster risk reduction officer from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Samoa, was one of the participants. Samoa doesn't have a military of its own, but the nation partnered with the Nevada National Guard through the SPP, and Chan Ting said it's a valuable asset for the island nation... MORE

A large group of people in business attire stand in front of a wall that reads, "The Department of Defense."

Air Guard Units Join Forces for Aerial Wildfire Suppression Training
April 29, 2025 — Military and civilian flight crews wrapped up a week of aerial wildfire suppression training on April 27, concluding the annual Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems spring training at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in southern California... MORE

A C-130 (MAFFS 9) from Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing performs a water drop April 24, 2025, during Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Spring Training 2025, hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing.

Nevada Army Guard supports WWII veteran's repatriation funeral ceremony
April 3, 2025 — U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert D. McKee's delayed funeral highlighted the lack of access to the area in East Germany following the fall of the Iron Curtain during the Cold War and the persistence of the U.S. Army’s repatriation efforts with use of DNA evidence during the past two decades... MORE

U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert D. McKee pictured back row, second from left.

State subgrant saves Nevada’s STARBASE—for now
March 4, 2025 — STARBASE, the Nevada National Guard’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning program for Title 1 schools, will remain open for nine months thanks to a subgrant through the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR)... MORE

Students from Nevada’s first Department of Defense (DoD) STARBASE program get a tour of a C-130 aircraft March 16, 2022 at the Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno, Nev. Created in 1991, STARBASE’s primary focus is to foster a passion of learning in the field of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in fifth graders attending Title 1 schools.