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Idaho, California, Oregon, Nevada CST units train together
February 16, 2021
Staff Sgt. Mohamed Musa, from the Oregon National Guard 102nd CST, dons HAZMAT gear during the BAYEX 2021 exercise with CST units from Oregon, Nevada and California in Northern California Feb. 1-5, 2021. The exercise tested the ability to respond to training scenarios in the San Francisco Bay Area involving weapons of mass destruction emergencies.
Nevada Guard helps track COVID-19 spread among Reno homeless
January 8, 2021
Nevada National Guardsmen conducted a sample collection site for COVID-19 testing in downtown Reno Jan. 7, 2021, after Washoe County Health District officials noticed an uptick in cases among homeless people in shelters.
Nevada National Guard stays in fight against COVID-19
November 25, 2020
A Nevada Guard Airman conducts COVID-19 testing at the Reno-Sparks Indian-Colony in Hungry Valley, Nevada, Nov. 12, 2020. Since April, the Nevada National Guard has assisted at 10 tribal locations across Nevada, distributing food and providing medical and logistical support.
Nevada Guard brings COVID-19 testing to rural county
August 31, 2020
Carl Brownfield of Goldfield, Nevada, drives through a Nevada National Guard community-based collection site for COVID-19 testing at the Silver Peak Emergency Services building in Silver Peak, Nevada, Aug. 27, 2020. The Nevada National Guard ran three COVID-19 test sites in Esmerelda County, the only county in Nevada without a confirmed positive case of the virus.
National Guard helps fight California wildfires
August 24, 2020
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued more than 270 California National Guard Soldiers protective gear to begin hand crew training at Camp Roberts Aug. 23, 2020, to support firefighting efforts. The Guard members will supplement CAL FIRE and Cal Guard’s Joint Task Force Rattlesnake hand crews deployed to key locations such as the Carmel Fire, Jones Fire, Hills Fire and others throughout the state.
Tribes, Nevada Guard combine efforts for COVID-19 testing
August 19, 2020
Senior Airman Kayla Warner, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, collects COVID-19 test samples at a community-based collection site (CBCS) at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in Reno, Nevada, July 24, 2020. The Nevada National Guard CBCS team staffed 27 mobile collection sites across Nevada in June and July, including 10 on tribal land.
Guard Soldiers achieve marksmanship overmatch in Utah
July 17, 2020
Staff Sgt. Wayne “Guido” Gray, California National Guard, engages targets in the Reflexive Fire match July 10, 2020, during the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region Seven Championships at Camp Williams, Bluffdale, Utah. Thirty-four Guard members from California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah spent three intense days in the mountains of Utah competing. Colorado took home the team championship title.
Nevada Guard helps Shoshone Tribe in fight against COVID-19
July 8, 2020
Nevada National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jerzy Horst holds a biohazard bag open for a Soldier who collected a nasal swab sample from a resident during COVID-19 testing in the Shoshone Health District July 1, 2020, in Duckwater, Nevada.
California, Nevada Guard fly MAFFS training missions
June 19, 2020
About 150 feet above a tree line, a California Air National Guard C-130 aircraft releases 3,000 gallons of water, covering nearly a quarter mile, during aerial wildland firefighting training June 15-19, 2020, at the Tahoe National Forest.
Nevada Guard helps fight COVID-19 in historic response
June 16, 2020
Nevada National Guard Spc. Keith Davis with Task Force Med processes a test sample at the rural community based collection site, Friday, June 12, 2020 in Ely, Nevada. More than 900 Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen are on active duty.
Nevada Guard helps distribute food at Palace Station Casino
May 26, 2020
Nevadans line up in their vehicles to receive food donations at the Palace Station Casino, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Eighteen members of the Nevada National Guard helped distribute food.
Task Force Med leads fight against COVID-19 in Las Vegas
May 12, 2020
Nevada National Guard Senior Airman Fallon Quino with Task Force Med controls a traffic entry point at the voluntary COVID-19 mapping site April 28, 2020, in Las Vegas.
1-221 Cavalry steps up to support Las Vegas hospitals
April 23, 2020
Soldiers of the Nevada Army National Guard receive medical supplies at a warehouse east of Sparks, Nevada, as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response in the Silver State. More than 1,000 Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping fight COVID-19 across the state.
Nevada Guard commits record 800 members to COVID-19 fight
April 15, 2020
Soldiers of the Nevada Army National Guard receive medical supplies at a warehouse east of Sparks, Nevada, as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response in the Silver State. About 700 additional Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will enter the fight against COVID-19 this week, bringing the total to 800, the largest state activation in Nevada National Guard history.
Nevada Guard Black Hawk crew saves motorcyclist during storm
October 7, 2019
In this stock photo from 2015, a Nevada Army National Guard helicopter flies over Stampede Reservoir in the Sierra Mountain range in northern California. A Nevada Army Guard Black Hawk crew rescued a motorcyclist stranded in a storm Sept. 27, 2019, near Denio, Nevada, about 30 miles south of the Oregon border.