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Founded: 2011: Country United States Allegiance Nevada Branch: Army National Guard: Type: Sustainment Brigade: Size: Brigade: Garrison/HQ: Las Vegas, Nevada ...
A United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card (also known as U.S. military ID, Geneva Conventions Identification Card, or less commonly abbreviated USPIC) is an identity document issued by the United States Department of Defense to identify a person as a member of the Armed Forces or a member's dependent, such as a child ...
During the war, the Nevada Air Guard suffered its only combat fatality in its history: Lt. Frank Salazar. After the war, the Nevada Air Guard entered a lease agreement with the city of Reno for land south of the airport, at Hubbard Field, present-day Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The 152nd Airlift Wing remains there today. In the 1950s, the ...
A World War II veteran and Silver Star recipient as a member of the 63rd Infantry Division, Edsall oversaw the Nevada Guard's transition into the post-Vietnam War Era and an all-volunteer force, along with the Nevada Air Guard's acquisition of F-4 aircraft. In 1997, the Nevada Army Guard's 1,697-acre training facility in North Las Vegas was ...
Along with the Nevada Army National Guard, it is an element of the Nevada National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force. The units of the Nevada Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command.
The 221st Cavalry Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard, is a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, with headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada.It currently consists of 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry Regiment a 600-soldier Armored Reconnaissance Squadron of the Nevada Army National Guard located in southern Nevada.
The Nevada National Guard honored Garrison Brown in a ceremony on Sunday, March 24, at the Clark County Armory. Brown was a staff sergeant in the Nevada National Guard and a member of the 1st ...
The Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing has a primary wartime mission of providing rapid airlift and airdrop of cargo and troops. They can also fly specialized reconnaissance missions in support of military command and control operations, counter drug operations, disaster relief and photo mapping for federal and state agencies.