Jan. 26, 2021 Self-described ‘computer geek’ rises to rank of Nevada Air Guard general John Week planned to leave the Nevada Air Guard in 1989 after completing college courses and reaching the rank of technical sergeant.“I developed an interest in computers in the 1970s and carried that throughout my career and life,” said Week, who grew up in Minden where his father taught business
Jan. 8, 2021 Nevada Guard helps track COVID-19 spread among Reno homeless Nevada National Guardsmen conducted a sample collection site for COVID-19 testing Thursday after the Washoe County Health District noticed an uptick in cases among downtown Reno’s homeless citizens at shelters operated by Volunteers of America near the city's downtown district on Fourth Street.
Jan. 7, 2021 NOTAM: 2021 Flight Plan Col. Hammons addresses the Airmen of the 152nd Airlift Wing for his January 2021 Notice to Airmen.
Nov. 16, 2020 Air Force recognizes High Rollers with Outstanding Unit Award The 152nd Airlift Wing, also known as the High Rollers, received the Outstanding Unit Award for its historic deployment cycle overseas and assistance to federal firefighters in the western U.S. during 2018 and 2019, the U.S. Air Force announced Friday.“This recognition highlights the great work High
Nov. 6, 2020 NOTAM: Year One in Command Last November, I humbly accepted the responsibility of caring for the High Roller family when I took the guide-on as your Wing Commander. Chief Ash and I can say with straight faces that the last year has been a blur! Little did I know that shortly after taking command we would be dealing with a
Nov. 6, 2020 152nd Communications Flight demonstrates their communications capability with Washoe County Sheriff’s Office CHICKEN SPRING, Nev. — The 152nd Airlift Wing’s Communications Flight’s Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) team demonstrated communications capability with the Washoe County Sheriff Office’s Search and Rescue Special Vehicle Unit on Oct. 24 and 25 for their quarterly training
Oct. 2, 2020 NOTAM: Welcome to Fiscal Year 2021 Welcome to Fiscal Year 2021 – the year of violent execution for the 152nd Airlift Wing. This year, we will prioritize readiness, resilience and innovation as we move out on our Wing Strategic Plan. We start the year at a high OPTEMPO, with MAFFS winding down, COVID response ongoing, and final
Oct. 1, 2020 Largest-ever firefighting activation for Nevada Air National Guard continues; unit conducts DoD mission Over one million gallons of fire retardant have been dropped this fire season by military aerial firefighting units such as the “High Rollers” of the Nevada Air National Guard and the support continues.
Sept. 11, 2020 September is Suicide Prevention Month NOTAM from Col. Hammons addressing Suicide Prevention Month
Aug. 25, 2020 Infectious disease expert leads two-day course with Nevada CST The 92nd Civil Support Team, Nevada National Guard, conducted a two-day health security and intelligence course in Carson City last week with a leading expert on the spread of infectious disease.