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‘Quintessential’ Airman set to become Nevada’s command senior enlisted leader Saturday
September 8, 2025 — Last month, Nevada Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. D. Rodger Waters, named Chief Master Sgt. Josh Leggett as the Nevada National Guard’s sixth command senior enlisted leader (CSEL), replacing Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Pieters, who is set to retire after more than 30 years in the Nevada Air National Guard. The two will take part in a change of responsibility ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Nevada Air National Guard Base fuel cell hangar in Reno...

U.S. Army tasks Nevada to form mobile infantry battalion
August 27, 2025 — The Nevada Army National Guard has been tasked by the U.S. Army to form a mobile infantry battalion, Brig. Gen. Randy Lau, Nevada Army National Guard land component commander, announced today...

Nevada Army Guard captain recalls Reno Tahoe Odyssey experience during Middle East deployment
August 27, 2025 — My fellow Soldiers and I didn’t let a deployment, and 8,000 miles of separation keep us from participating in the 2025 Reno Tahoe Odyssey during Memorial Day Weekend...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...