A UH-60 Black Hawk picks up water from a pond near the Rancho Fire about 30 miles north of Reno on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Nevada Army National Guard aviators activated 22 Soldiers on Aug. 3 operating one CH-47 Chinook and one UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army Aviation Support Facility at Stead to support the Nevada Division of Forestry in Elko County. Days after coming off orders for that fire, Army aviators were called for the Rancho Fire. Orders ended this weekend after the fire's forward progression was halted.

Nevada National Guard aerial firefighters mark busy August
Nevada Army Guard environmental team conducts tick survey near Swan Lake
The Nevada Army National Guard’s G9 Environmental Team and researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno recently conducted a tick survey in Stead, Nevada, north of Reno and nearby Nevada Army National Guard facilities.
Aug. 20, 2025 - The Nevada Army National Guard’s G9 Environmental Team recently worked with the University of Nevada, Reno to study an often-overlooked part of Northern Nevada's environment: ticks...
Governor Lombardo Authorizes Use of Nevada National Guard to Support U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Aug. 19, 2025 - Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has authorized the employment of a small contingent of Nevada National Guardsmen and women to respond to a federal request for assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
Nevada Army, Air aerial firefighters mark busy August
A UH-60 Black Hawk picks up water from a pond near the Rancho Fire about 30 miles north of Reno on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Nevada Army National Guard aviators activated 22 Soldiers on Aug. 3 operating one CH-47 Chinook and one UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army Aviation Support Facility at Stead to support the Nevada Division of Forestry in Elko County. Days after coming off orders for that fire, Army aviators were called for the Rancho Fire. Orders ended this weekend after the fire's forward progression was halted.
Aug. 18, 2025 - As temperatures heat up in August, Nevada National Guard aerial firefighting efforts tend to heat up, too. Both the Nevada Army and Air National Guard have responded for support here in Nevada and around the western U.S. this...
Military firefighting aircraft respond to Colorado Wildfires
A C-130 Hercules, callsign MAFFS 5, has its modular airborne fire fighting system known as MAFFS filled with fire retardant at the Colorado Springs Airtanker Base Aug 12, 2025. MAFFS 5, which is assigned to the 302d Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve, and MAFFS 8, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, were launched to provide aerial firefighting support for fires in Colorado at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Williams)
Aug. 12, 2025 - Two C-130 Hercules, callsigns MAFFS 5 and 8, filled their modular airborne fire fighting system known as MAFFS with fire retardant at the Colorado Springs Airtanker Base Aug 12, 2025...
Nevada Air Guard chief wins Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run 50K
Chief Master Sgt. Chris Barber, 152nd Mission Support Group command chief, Nevada Air National Guard, poses for a photo after he finished the final 10 miles as leader among 115 competitors in the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run 50K on July 17, 2025. The race, about 30 miles total, includes a 4,800-foot elevation gain through the Tahoe Rim Trail and back to Carson City.
Aug. 5, 2025 - Chief Master Sgt. Chris Barber, 152nd Mission Support Group command chief, Nevada Air National Guard, completed and won the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run 50K on July 17, 2025...
Exercise Tiger Lightning More Than Just Training
Key leaders speak after taking a group photo at the Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet, Bangladesh on July 25, 2025. The Theater Army and Indo-Pacific Command share values and human interconnection with many nations and militaries throughout the region, which provide significant advantages such as long-term mutual trust, understanding, respect, interoperability, and a common commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Aug. 1, 2025 - TL25 is an annual U.S/Bangladesh bilateral exercise to support the USARPAC Theater Army Campaign Plan (TACP) and security cooperation plan objectives to enhance professional relationships, military operations, readiness and...
Nevada Guard leadership thank state attorney, legislature for AB 281
Sgt. Cameron Estes, 72nd Military Police Company, Nevada Army National Guard
July 31, 2025 - The Nevada National Guard met with staff at the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers Office in Carson City on Friday to thank them for their role in representing the family of Sgt. Cameron Estes who was killed in 2023 while on...
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