NGB: 152nd Airlift Wing receives MAFFS wildland firefighting mission
The 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada National Guard, is set to begin the process of outfitting its C-130 aircraft with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) equipment for...
View ArticleNevada Air Guard unit begins MAFFS transition
Maj. Ricardo Bravo watched as fires hurdled a ridgeline and crept toward his northern California farm. But the fire line halted a few hundred yards away -- moments before charring cropland -- after...
View ArticleNevada Guard dominates Excellence in Diversity awards
The Nevada National Guard claimed four of the five 2015 Excellence in Diversity prizes awarded here Wednesday at the 2016 National Guard Diversity Training and Workshop in Norman, Okla. The awards were...
View ArticleAirman°s heartbreaking story drives home importance of traffic safety
It's a lecture that evokes tears when a photo of a gravestone reveals the names of the couple killed. In his driver safety lecture, "One Violation from Tragedy," Nevada Air National Guard Master Sgt....
View Article'High Rollers' complete first MAFFS activation
The 152nd Airlift Wing completed its first activation operating the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System last week and the first of the unit's C-130s equipped with the system...
View ArticleNevada Air Guard pilot won cross-country race in first Reno Air Races
It's been more than a half century since Reno pilot Wayne Adams flew a P-51 Mustang into National Championship Air Races lore. Long before the races became a multi-million dollar event for the region...
View ArticleNevada Air Guard supports Washoe Valley firefighting efforts
Tim Daniels rushed to work after he heard about a wind-whipped fire early Friday morning that jumped around Washoe Valley and eventually destroyed 22 homes. "As soon as I woke up, I left for work,"...
View ArticleVG 17 Trains State, Federal Agencies In Disaster Response
Vigilant Guard 2017 (VG 17) in Las Vegas was the first of four joint operational disaster readiness exercises this year hosted by United States Northern Command. This week's exercise, 14-18 Nov.,...
View ArticleNevada National Guard support to the 58th Presidential Inauguration
Airmen from the Nevada National Guard, Reno Air National Guard Base, supported the 58th Presidential Inauguration from 16 to 22 January in Washington, D.C. Fourteen airmen from the 152nd Airlift Wing's...
View ArticleNevada National Guard Joint Marriage Ops
On Sunday, the 152nd Airlift Wing hosted the Nevada National Guard's first ever joint "Couples Date Night" hosted by Chaplain Maj. Donny Crandell and the 152nd Airlift Wing's Chaplain Corps here at...
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