Oct. 15, 2021 Airman Perspective: OPERATION ALLIES WELCOME: The 20 year conclusion This opinion article was written by one of our Airmen that volunteered for the OPERATION ALLIES WELCOME mission in September.On September 11th, 2001 I was 10 years old. I remember getting ready for school and my mom yelling for me to come see what was going on. Standing at the foot of her bed, I
Oct. 15, 2021 High Rollers’ MAFFS team surpassed all expectations through the second busiest season in the 49-year history The Nevada Air National Guard Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) crews finished up their 89-day MAFFS activation Sept. 22, 2021. They flew a total of 330 sorties and dropped 8,181,017 pounds of retardant (912,042 gallons). This was 36 percent of the total gallons dropped from the
Oct. 14, 2021 Nevada Air Guard installs lactation pods for nursing members and dependents On Sept. 23, the 152nd Airlift Wing took delivery of two mobile lactation pods, aiming to provide a private, secure and safe place for nursing members and dependents to breastfeed or pump breastmilk.“These pods are the first of their kind to be stood up in the city of Reno,” said Maj. Tiffany
Aug. 6, 2021 Joint Effort: 192nd Airlift Squadron, 92nd Civil Support Team and Air Terminal Function accomplish joint training The 192nd Airlift Squadron Loadmaster Section conducted a joint aircraft loading exercise with the Air Terminal Function personnel and the 92nd Civil Support Team from Carson City. This training provided junior loadmasters vital pre-deployment training loading a 6-Ton Ford 550 using the ground
Aug. 6, 2021 Force Support Squadron hosts Home Station Readiness Training The 152nd Force Support Squadron hosted Home Station Readiness Training, a requirement by regulation standards, July 26-30 here. Over 100 Airmen from around the Air National Guard attended.
Aug. 6, 2021 High Rollers’ MAFFS teams on course to surpass last year’s fire year totals at the half-way point through the fire year The Nevada Air National Guard is only half-way through the fire year and already has amassed 434 drops with 1.2M gallons of retardant as of August 5, 2021. The totals from the entire last year’s fire year were 489 drops and 1.3M gallons of retardant. Earlier last month, the High Rollers’
Aug. 6, 2021 Silver Sentinel Award: Master Sgt. Janalee Morris sets the standard The Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry presented the Silver Sentinel Award to Master Sgt. Janalee Morris June 11, 2021 at the Nevada Air National Guard Base. Morris was presented the award for her exemplification of the state strategic priorities and The Adjutant General’s expectations of
July 30, 2021 LEADERS DEVELOPING LEADERS: Nevada Air National Guard invests into the Professional Development of its Airmen Airmen from across the Nevada Air National Guard participated in the fourth-annual Battle Born Professional Development Fly-Away at the I.G Brown Training and Education Center (TEC), McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., July 26- 29, 2021.
July 20, 2021 152nd Airlift Wing “High Rollers” extended on MAFFS duty as fires continue burning across western states The Nevada Air National Guard’s participation in the MAFFS mission this year has been extended to Aug. 26 at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). There will also be two additional C-130 aircraft and aircrew added to the mission for a total of five military C-130 aircraft
July 15, 2021 Nevada Guardsman, movie subject, leads Nevada Storm to women’s football championship Airman 1st Class Jasmine Plummer is reserved and shy among her peers in the Nevada Air Guard. She’s been that way her entire life.