4 Mar 2017

Opportunity Strikes

Hydraulic Mechanic from 152nd Maintenance Squadron gets opportunity of a lifetime.

25 Jan 2017

Nevada National Guard Joint Marriage Ops

 On Sunday, the 152nd Airlift Wing hosted the Nevada National Guard's first ever joint "Couples Date Night" hosted by Chaplain Maj. Donny Crandell and the 152nd Airlift Wing's Chaplain Corps here at the Air Guard Base in Reno.There was a mix of Army and Air Guard couples among the attendees.  The textbook for the night was, "5 Love Languages

24 Jan 2017

Nevada National Guard support to the 58th Presidential Inauguration

Airmen from the Nevada National Guard, Reno Air National Guard Base, supported the 58th Presidential Inauguration from 16 to 22 January in Washington, D.C.Fourteen airmen from the 152nd Airlift Wing's Mission Support Group supported military members, including Security Forces and Army personnel, by cooking approximately 1,200 meals per day."The

20 Nov 2016

VG 17 Trains State, Federal Agencies In Disaster Response

Vigilant Guard 2017 (VG 17) in Las Vegas was the first of four joint operational disaster readiness exercises this year hosted by United States Northern Command. This week's exercise, 14-18 Nov., involved multiple local, federal and state agencies including: the city of North Las Vegas, the Nevada and California National Guard and the Nevada

16 Oct 2016

Nevada Air Guard supports Washoe Valley firefighting efforts

Tim Daniels rushed to work after he heard about a wind-whipped fire early Friday morning that jumped around Washoe Valley and eventually destroyed 22 homes."As soon as I woke up, I left for work," said Daniels, a firefighter at 152nd Airlift Wing emergency fire services section. "If all fire assets in the valley are going, and it's an immediate

15 Sep 2016

Nevada Air Guard pilot won cross-country race in first Reno Air Races

It's been more than a half century since Reno pilot Wayne Adams flew a P-51 Mustang into National Championship Air Races lore.Long before the races became a multi-million dollar event for the region -- including the Blue Angels and even micro-drone racing this week at the 53rd National Championship Air Races -- it debuted on a dirt runway at Sky

9 Sep 2016

'High Rollers' complete first MAFFS activation

The 152nd Airlift Wing completed its first activation operating the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System last week and the first of the unit's C-130s equipped with the system arrived at the base Thursday.During the last month, 12 aircrew members of the 152nd were activated as part of the Air Expeditionary Group fighting

26 Jul 2016

Airman’s heartbreaking story drives home importance of traffic safety

It's a lecture that evokes tears when a photo of a gravestone reveals the names of the couple killed.In his driver safety lecture, "One Violation from Tragedy," Nevada Air National Guard Master Sgt. Paul Hinen discusses how small traffic violations can lead to disastrous consequences -- what he calls the "ripple effect" -- before he examines in

15 Jul 2016

Nevada Guard dominates Excellence in Diversity awards

The Nevada National Guard claimed four of the five 2015 Excellence in Diversity prizes awarded here Wednesday at the 2016 National Guard Diversity Training and Workshop in Norman, Okla.The awards were distributed during the annual workshop aimed to help Army and Air National Guard service members develop talent management strategies within their

11 May 2016

Nevada Air Guard unit begins MAFFS transition

Maj. Ricardo Bravo watched as fires hurdled a ridgeline and crept toward his northern California farm.But the fire line halted a few hundred yards away -- moments before charring cropland -- after C-130 aircraft dropped thousands of pounds of fire retardant using the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Aircraft Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)."It was