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  • Washoe County School District recognized by defense secretary

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recognized 15 private and public-sector employers, including the Washoe County School District, for exceptional support of their employees who serve the nation in the National Guard and reserve component military here on Sept. 26. The 15 organizations received the

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Northeastern Nevada employers lauded for exemplary military support

    Civilian employers from Elko, Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Carlin and other northeastern Nevada communities received recognition for their support of the reserve branches of the military at the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Lunch With the Boss event here Wednesday at the Nevada National

  • High Rollers perform survival training at Pickle Meadows

         On August 16th, over 45 aircrew members from the Nevada Air National Guard's 192nd Airlift Squadron participated in a combat survival refresher course in the Toiyabe National Forest. The training took place near the Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center, located in Pickle Meadows,

  • 152nd Airlift Wing hosts Kingdom of Tonga military members

    In an effort to build global relationships, the Nevada National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP) with the Kingdom of Tonga brought members of the Tongan military to Reno. The 152nd Airlift Wing here in Reno opened its doors to Brigadier General 'Uta'atu, Lieutenant Colonel Lord Ve'ehala, and

  • Tongan delegation impressed with Nevada Guard, Silver State

    Like millions of other first-time visitors to the Silver State before him, Brig. Gen. Tau'aika 'Uta'atu, Tonga's top military official, gained a new appreciation for Nevada's people and resources on his initial visit to Nevada. The Nevada portion of his trip to the United States under the auspice of

  • Order of Nevada presented to Air National Guardsmen

    On August 17th, seven members of the Nevada Air National Guard received the Order of Nevada at the Air National Guard base here in Reno. The recipients were: Brig. Gen. Ondra Berry, Cols. Mitch Sperling, and John Week, Chief Master Sgts. Evelyn Anderson, Joseph Martini, James Warner and Michael

  • 152nd Airlift Wing hosts Patriots Luncheon

    The Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing hosted the Barracuda Championship's Salute the Troops Patriots Luncheon on July 29 in their state-of-the-art firehouse. The annual luncheon, honoring military members has been held at Montrêux Golf Course for the past four years."Holding the