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  • 8 Nevada Guard Airmen support humanitarian mission in Tonga

    Eight Airmen from the Nevada Air National Guard joined 160 people from seven nations Monday to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Tonga as part of Operation Pacific Angel-Tonga. The mission will continue until July 26. Tonga is Nevada National Guard's partner in the National Guard's

  • Always ready; always there-Reno High Rollers recover stuck Navy aircraft

    A U.S. Navy C-2 Greyhound from the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30), San Diego, became stuck in the asphalt near a commercial Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 25th. The call went out for help, and members of the 152nd

  • Camp Grizzly bonds, unites Nevada Guard youth

    Cheers from several dozen campers and counselors - including special visitor Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Bill Burks - interrupted the usual unbroken silence of the tranquil pine forest here during a confidence course session at Grizzly Creek Ranch on July 1. The remote ranch was the site of this

  • Nevada Air National Guard C-130 drop at "Iron Mike"

    Allied Forge 2014 wrapped-up today, June 8th, with over 700 paratroopers jumping from 14 different aircraft outside of Sainte-Mère-Église, France. French, British, American, German and paratroopers of other nationalities jumped from various nations' airplanes. Two of the aircraft dropping airborne

  • Turning C-130s during Allied Forge

    In-between the various missions the 192nd Airlift Squadron is flying as part of Allied Forge, an entirely different mission, aircraft maintenance, is occurring. When an airplane arrives on the ground, or is preparing to depart, numerous maintenance functions have to take place to ensure its safety

  • Nevada Air National Guard participates in Broken Wing Exercise 2014

    On Thursday, May 29, 2014, The Nevada Air National Guard participated in the Reno-Tahoe International Airport's Triennial Emergency Response Training Exercise. The exercise took place on a field just south of the Airport's runway from 8:00 a.m. until noon.The Nevada Air National Guard Inspector

  • Nevada Air National Guard, Battle Ready, "StormReady"

    The Nevada Air National Guard base here in Reno is now certified by the National Weather Service as "StormReady." This certifies that the base has the ability to identify and warn its members of possible severe weather conditions in the area. The base is the first Nevada base in the Department of

  • 152nd Airlift Wing set to participate in European exercise

    Aircraft and nearly 50 personnel from the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing are set to participate in the multi-national exercise, Allied Forge, in Corsica, France, and the United Kingdom during May and June. The participants will conduct combined training and operations with several

  • Employers of Guard and Reserve honored for going above and beyond

    The North Las Vegas Readiness Center welcomed approximately 60 employers of National Guardsmen and Reservists for an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) sponsored tour and awards ceremony here on May 14. The event celebrated the employers' generosity and support and was an opportunity