Nevada National Guard Biennial Report 2013-2014

contents 1 Letter to the Governor

2 Security America Can Easily Afford

4 Nevada National Guard at a Glance

6 Nevadans Around the Globe

8 State Expenditures

9 Federal Expenditures

12 Nevada Guard Economics

13 Construction & Maintenance

14 Army Guard Overview

22 Organizational Chart

24 Air Guard Overview

30 Programs

38 History

40 Leadership

42 Equipment

44 Facilities

Nevada Gov. John Sparks, center, poses for a photo with his Nevada Guard military staff on Sept. 3, 1906. The first state flag in the background became official in 1905. The Nevada Guard purchased the first flag immediately following the legislature’s vote to designate it as Nevada’s official banner.

Gov. Brian SandovalNevada CapitolCarson City, Nevada 89701

Dear Gov. Sandoval,

IampleasedtopresentyouwiththeNevadaOfficeoftheMilitarybiennialreportfor2013-2014.ThispublicationchroniclestheprimarymissionsandachievementsoftheNevadaNationalGuardoverthepasttwoyears,anditprovidesanupdateontheactivitiesof the state’s Army and Air units. ThereportalsooutlinesthefuturegoalsandobjectivesoftheNevadaNationalGuardandcatalogstheorganization’sfiscalnumbersfor2013and2014. Asthenewbienniumbegins,wecontinuetofulfillourfederalmissionwithtroopdeploymentsinsupportofoverseasoperationsinlocationsincludingAfghanistanandEgypt.Wesimultaneouslyremainreadyandpreparedtorespondtoanyman-madeornaturalcontingencywithintheSilverStatetoassistNevada’scitizens. OurnewrelationshipwiththeKingdomofTongaisbuildingstrongtiesthatbenefitboththe“FriendlyIslands”andNevada,andourdedicationtodiversitywithintheGuardisconstantandunwavering. Intoday’sclimateofdecreasingmilitarybudgets,ourAirmen,Soldiersandcivilianemployeesfocusdailyonmakingresponsibledecisionswhenusingfederalandstateresources,includingintheareaofefficientenergyconsumption. WesincerelyappreciatetheunparalleledsupportourAirmenandSoldiersreceivefromthestate’spoliticalleadership,theSilverState’scivilianemployersandourlocalcommunities. IamveryproudoftheaccomplishmentsandeffortsoftheNevadaGuardduringthepasttwoyearsandIguaranteetheNevadaGuardwillcontinuetofulfillourcommitmentsinthesameconscientiousandprofessionalmannerwe’vecontinuedsincetheNevadaGuard’sinceptionin1861.

WeremainAlwaysReady,AlwaysThereforthecitizensofNevada.

Sincerely,

WilliamR.BurksBrigadierGeneralNevadaOfficeoftheMilitaryTheAdjutantGeneral

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theGuard’sdualstatusasbothstatemilitiaand federal reserve of the Army and Air Forcehelpsensureseamlessintegrationoffederalpersonnelandresourcesinsupportofcivilianincidentleaders. TheNationalGuardalsosupportsU.S. NorthernCommand,protecting theskiesover America or providing immediateresponsetoattacksinvolvingweaponsofmassdestruction. TheNationalGuard’scommunity-based militiatraditionspans378yearsoflocalized experienceandnationalserviceintimesofneed.When these time-testedAmericanrootsarecoupledwithglobalawareness,modern equipment and the integratedtraining required as a combat reserveof theArmy andAir Force, theNationalGuardbecomesAmerica’sclearchoiceforresponse in the homeland.

Building Global and Domestic Partnerships Onadaily basis, theNationalGuardstrengthens its partnerships with civiliancommunities at home andmilitary alliesaround theworld.TheStatePartnership Program (SPP) builds personal relationships between Americans and leaders in developing nations that support the goals of our combatant commandersand the State Department. The NevadaNationalGuardisteamedwiththeKingdomofTonga. Today,thereare68statepartnerships with74nationsatatotalcostoflessthan$14millionannually.Since2003,15nations haveco-deployedwithU.S.NationalGuard forces79timestoIraqandAfghanistan. AdditionalbenefitsoftheSPPincludeeconomicexpansion,agriculturaldevelop-mentandeducationalexchanges.NationalGuardcivilianexpertise inareassuchasengineering, infrastructure developmentand reconstruction are in great demandwithnationseagertopartnerwithAmerica. At home, the National Guard is part of theDNAofeverycommunity.Guardservice membersserveinthesamecommunitiesinwhich they liveandwork.ThismakesGuard Soldiers and Airmen personally investedinthecommunitiesinwhichtheyserve.

NationalGuardmembersclearlyunderstand the likelihood they will be deployed inservicetotheircountry. As the nature of warfare evolves over time, the National Guard will remain adapt-ableas itplansandprepares tooperateseamlesslyalongsideactive-dutyArmyandAir Force active-duty service members.TheorganizationalsoenablesexperiencedSoldiers and Airmen who separate from activedutytocontinuetocontributetheirskillsinservicetothenation.

Protecting the Homeland Whenitcomestorespondingtodomestic emergencies,theGuard—operatingunder thecommandofthegovernors—providesunique,time-testedexpertise. Beforenaturalorman-madeincidentsstrike,NationalGuardSoldiersandAirmenworkcloselywithcivicandprivateindustryleadersintheirlocalcommunitiestoforgerelationships. Whenthescopeofanincidentisbeyond thecapacityoflocalandstateresponders,

Today’sNationalGuardismoreacces-sible,moreadaptableandmoreaffordablethanever in its378yearhistory. In fact,theNationalGuardisathistoric levelsof readiness. TheNationalGuarddoesthreethingsextraordinarilywell:fightAmerica’swars,protectthehomeland,andbuildglobalanddomesticpartnerships.Atthesametime,theGuardprovideslocalizedandreliableemergency response to natural and civilupheavals. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are dedicatedtoreadinessandservice.Theirinnovativecivilianskillscomplementmilitary traininginoperationsbothoverseasandathome.Thisuniquecombinationofcivilianandmilitary experiencealongwith closetiestoourcommunitiespaysdividendsforAmericantaxpayers.

Fighting America’s Wars For more than a decade of combat,theGuardhasdemonstrateditsreliability, accessibilityandcost-effectiveness.Today’s

Security America Can Easily AffordNational Guard remains country’s most efficient,economical military force

Staff Sgt. Jon Cumings, right, an analyst with the 152nd Intelligence Squadron, discusses the imagery system operation with Staff Sgt. Michael Salazar of Detachment 45, Operational Support Airlift, during joint training over Pyramid Lake on May 9. Several 152nd Airmen assisted Det 45 as it prepared for its deployment to Afghanistan.

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Accountability AstheNationalGuardfightsAmerica’swars, protects the homeland and buildspartnerships,itdoessoaffordablyandwithaccountability. Today’sunprecedentedNationalGuard readiness posture as part of the TotalForce offers options to preserve bothcapabilityandcapacityratherthanchoosebetween them. The National Guard isa cost-effective, proven force capableof rapidly generating forces and quicklyreturningthemtoinactivestatus. TheNationalGuardhasalong-standing reputation for exceptional performancein the eyes of the American public, andbecauseofthattheforcerecruitsthebestandbrightestAmericans.Guard SoldiersandAirmenareheldtothehighestpersonaland professional standards.

Summary The National Guard performs threecriticaldefensedutiesforAmerica:fighting America’s wars, protecting the homeland, and building global and domestic

A Nevada Air Guard C-130 prepares to transport paratroopers from the United States, France and England during the Allied Forge exercise in Europe in May 2014.

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National Guard Fast Facts•Nearlyhalfoftheforcehascombatexperience.

•TheAirGuardcandeployworldwidewithin72hours.

•America’ssignificantinvestmentintheGuardoverthelastdecadehasproducedthebest-trained,ledandequippedGuardforceinhistory.

•ArmyandAirGuardmemberswerecalled-upbytheirgovernors200timesandlogged281,263manhoursrespondingtohomelandemergenciesinFY14.

•Guardmembersliveandserveinnearly3,000communities,creatingconnectionand support for the military.

•More than 70 percent of the Department of Defense’s chemical, biological,radiological,nuclearresponseresidesintheGuard.

•CitizenSoldiersandAirmenbringtheircivilianjobskillsintoactionwiththemwhencalledtoduty,providingaskillsetuniquetotheU.S.armedforces.

partnerships.Aftermorethanadecadeof fightingside-by-side,theGuardisseamlesswith theactiveArmyandAirForce.TheGuardismorereadyandmoreaccessiblethan at any other time in its history.

Now, more than ever, the National Guard remains “AlwaysReady, Always There.” That’swhyinvestingdefensedollarsintheNationalGuardisawin-winforAmericansecurityandtheAmericantaxpayers.


The 2014 total of 4,264members intheNevadaNationalGuardwasa slightdecrease from the all-time high of the4,350membersthestateboastedin2012. StatesthathavecomparablepersonnelnumberstoNevada’sincludeNewMexico (4,147),Alaska(4,249),SouthDakota(4,270), NorthDakota(4,629)andIdaho(4,689). Traditional Guardsmen who serveprimarilyontheweekendsaresupportedbymorethan550full-timefederaltechni-cians and nearly 400 Active Guard andReserve personnel stationed throughoutthe state. The Nevada National Guard is themostvisiblemilitaryentityinNevadawitharmoriesandfacilitiesineightofthestate’s17counties.NevadaGuardunitsoccupy16primaryfacilitiesstatewide. The Nevada Air Guard occupies a 64-acre site on the southwest cornerof Reno-Tahoe International Airport. AlthoughthevastmajorityofAirmenworkinReno,about70NevadaGuardAirmenworkatNellisAirForceBaseinLasVegasand Creech Air Force Base in IndianSprings. In Carson City, the Nevada Guard is one of the city’s largest employers,

umbrellaoftheNevadaMilitaryDepartmentandworkinmilitaryfacilitiestosupportthestate’s Guardsmen. Thegovernoristhecommander-in-chief for the state and may order the Nevada NationalGuard intoactionduringnaturaldisasters or in times of potential unrest whencitizens’safetyisatrisk. Theadjutantgeneralisthegovernor’sadvisoronallmilitarymattersconcerningthe Nevada National Guard and is respon-sible foroversightofallNevadaNationalGuardactivitiesandpersonnel. As2014concluded,Brig.Gen.OndraBerrywas theassistantadjutantgeneralfortheNevadaAirGuard,andBrig.Gen.RobertHerbertwastheassistantadjutantgeneralfortheNevadaArmyGuard.The commanderoftheNevadaAirGuardwas Brig. Gen. David Snyder, and the commander for the Nevada Army Guard was Brig.Gen.MichaelHanifan. At the close of 2014, 3,104 Soldiersand 1,160 Airmen were in the ranks oftheNevadaNationalGuard. The state’sGuardsmencommittoparticipateinmilitarytrainingoneweekendamonthand15dayseachyearintheirrespectivemilitaryoccu-pationsandcareerfields.

Nevada National Guard at a Glance TheNationalGuardoftheUnitedStatesencompasses theArmyandAirNationalGuardfromthe50states,threeterritoriesandtheDistrictofColumbia.TheNationalDefenseActof1916gave thePresidentauthority tomobilize theNationalGuardin times of war or national emergencyanddesignatedtheNationalGuardasthenation’sprimaryreserveforce. FollowingpassageoftheNationalGuardStatus Act of 1933, the National Guard becameadualreserveforce,itsmembersabletoserveunderstateorfederalauthority. In1973,theTotalForcePolicywasenacted, requiring thatallactive-dutyand reservecomponents be treatedas an integratedfightingforce.Asaresult,allGuardAirmenaretrainedandequippedbytheU.S.AirForce,andallGuardSoldiersaretrainedandequippedbytheU.S.Army. The Nevada Military Department,headquarteredattheOfficeoftheAdjutantGeneral in Carson City, provides military organization,guidanceandoveralladmin-istration for the Nevada National Guard, includingboth theNevadaAir andArmyNationalGuard.Militaryfamilyassistance,veterans’servicesandmedicalsupportor-ganizationsandstaffersalsofallunderthe

Soldiers from the 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion take time for a photo with Gov. Brian Sandoval, far right, in Reno in September 2014 before the unit deployed to Egypt for a peacekeeping mission.

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accordingtobusinessjournals.TheJointForceHeadquarters’staff inCarsonCityincludesbothSoldiersandAirmen. InadditiontoitsHeadquartersSoldiers,the Nevada Army Guard’s organizationincludes the 17th Sustainment Brigade,the991stMulti-FunctionalBrigadeandtheRecruitingandRetentionBattalion. TheNevadaAirGuardiscomposedof the152ndAirliftWing,the152ndIntelligence Squadron and the 232nd OperationsSquadron. TheNevadaMilitaryDepartmentspent$71milliontoimproveitsinfrastructurein2013-2014togiveitsSoldiersandAirmenthestate-of-the-artfacilitiesneededtomeetthedemandsofthestateandnation.Theorganizationremainsreadyandpreparedto expand as needed to meet Nevada’s future military requirements.

Total Guardsmen by State1. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,400

2. California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,120

3. Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,315

4. Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,060

5. NewYork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,946

41. SouthDakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,300

42. Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,217

43. NewMexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000

44.Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,924

45. Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,700

Source: National Guard Almanac. Totals from Sept. 30, 2013.


Nevadans Around the Globe ThesunneversetsonNevadaGuards-men. In addition to providing domesticsupport and resources to the state, theNevadaGuardcontinuestoparticipateininternationalmissionsaroundtheglobe. Thirteen years after the events of Sept.11,2001,theNevadaGuardcontinues tosupporttheGlobalWaronTerrorism.The 13yearsofcontinuoussupportsince9/11markthelongestspanoftimetheNevadaGuardhasremainedinconstantsupportof combat operations in its 153 years ofexistence.Statisticsshowmorethan3,800 Soldiershavecompletedatleastonecombat deployment, and Airmen have recorded more than500,000dayswhileonorders(man-days) in support of operations IraqiFreedom,EnduringFreedomandNewDawn. With U.S. combat operations in Iraqceasing in 2011, themajority ofNevadaGuard deployments naturally shifted to Afghanistanin2013-2014.ButAfghanistanwas not the default destination, as Nevada AirmenandSoldiersalsofilledvitalrolesinEgypt,KuwaitandQatar.Theaveragelengthofadeploymentduringthebienniumwasaboutninemonths.

Ongoing Army Guard deployments As2014concluded,theNevadaArmyGuard was in the midst of three major deployments: —Detachment45,OperationalSupportAirlift,deployedinJune2014andwillreturninApril2015.TheReno-baseddetachmentof15Soldiersconductsaerialsurveillance,combatsupportandairliftoperationsoverAfghanistan.ThedetachmentisbasedatBagramAirBase,Afghanistan. —TheHeadquartersCompanyofthe 757th Combat Sustainment SupportBattaliondeployed50ofitsSoldierstothe

SinaiPeninsulainEgyptinSeptember2014 aftercompletingitspredeploymenttraining in New Jersey. The Reno-based head-quarterscompanyofthebattalionprovides command, control, administrative andlogisticalsupporttoTaskForceSinai,theMultinationalForceandObserverspeace-keeping contingent in the region. The 757th provides staff for ammunition and explosive storage, postal services, andchaplain’s corps and mortuary affairsservices. The mission of the MFO is tosupervise the security provisions of theEgyptian-Israeli peace treaty that wassignedonApril 25,1982,and topreventany violations of its terms. —The72ndMilitaryPoliceCompany deployedforthefourthtimesince9/11when 25 of its Soldiers left for Afghanistan in September2014.The72ndMPsareworking inandaroundKabulprovidingtransportation andsecuritysupportforleadersoftheIn-ternationalSecurityAssistanceForceandNATO.ThisgroupofMPsisexpectedtoreturntoNevadainthesummerof2015,and then a second group of 72nd MPSoldierswilltaketheirplaceinAfghanistan.

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Oman,fromNovember2013toJune2014.The Airmenmanaged recreational func-tionsaswellasthebase’sgymoperations. The152ndLogisticsReadinessSquadron senttwoofitsairtransportationspecialiststoAlDhafraAirBase,UnitedArabEmirates, fromNovember 2013 toApril 2014, and four of its air transportation specialists toAlUdeidAirBase,Qatar,fromJanuary 2014toAugust2014.TheAirmenloadedcargo, vehicles and personnel onto air-craft and performing cargo and vehicleinspections. Albeit not a combat deployment, the152ndhadtheopportunitytocontributetooneof themostvisiblemissionsof2014whenitparticipatedinthe70thanniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy,France.Fiftyofthewing’sAirmentraveled to Europe for 20 days inMay and June 2014 to transport American, British,German and French paratroopers onalliedtrainingmissionsaswellaspartici-pate in a multinational D-Day memorialflyover. The air wings from Reno andSavannah, Georgia, were the only AirGuardparticipants. The deployment trend for NevadaGuardsmenisdecreasing,especiallyamong Airmen.Deploymentman-daysforAirmenin2013-2014totaled27,812daysinsupportofcombatoperationsandairliftmissions,farfewerthanthe109,552daysrecordedin 2011-2012. Based upon mandays, the2011-2012bienniumwasthebusiestinNevada Air Guard history.

more than 100,000 miles, hauled more than 10,000 pallets, transported about4,000 personnel and provided securitysupportformorethan750Afghantrucks.

Air Guard Deployments Airmen from the 152nd Airlift Wingdeployedonnumerousoccasionsduring2013-2014andrecorded7,768man-daysin support of various missions. Airmen from the 152ndMaintenanceGroupand152ndOperationsGroupcom- pletedafour-monthdeploymenttoKuwait inMarch2013.ThemaintenancepersonnelworkedoneightdifferenttypesofAirForceaircraft and contributed to the aircrews’ successinflying850sortiesover1,688hours, with8,433passengerstransported. ThreeAirmenfromthe152ndSecurityForcesSquadronprovidedsecurityopera-tionsfromMay2013toNovember2013atAli Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, for a total of 549man-days. Fouradditionalpersonnelfromthe152nd Security Forces Squadron are currentlydeployedforatotalof728daystoBagramAirfield, Afghanistan. These Airmen willreturninAprilof2015. From October 2013 to June 2014, 25Airmenfromthe152ndCivil EngineerSquadron deployed to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. TheAirmen provided firefightingandconstructionservices. Nine152ndForceSupportSquadronAirmen deployed to Thumrait Air Base,

Army Guard deployments During the biennium, hundreds ofNevadaGuardSoldiersconcludedcombatdeployments. Remarkably, none of thereturning units reported any significantcombatinjuries. — C Company, 1/168th Aviation(MEDEVAC) deployed to Afghanistan inJune2013andreturnedinFebruary2014.The40-Soldierunitcompleteddozensofmedicalevacuationmissionswhileflyingtheunit’sBlackHawkhelicopters —TheNevadaArmyGuard’s1/189thAviationunitreturnedhomeinJanuary2013 fromanine-monthdeploymenttoAfghanistan insupportofOperationEnduringFreedom. The 1/189th and its CH-47 Chinook helicopters were deployed to serve as aviationsupportassetsinRegionalCom-mand-South and Regional CommandEast. The Soldiers operated out of For-wardOperatingBaseShankandKandaharAirfield. The unit’s main duties weresupportandcombatairassault missionsthroughoutAfghanistan. —The593rdTransportationCompanyreturnedhomeafteranine-monthdeploy- menttoAfghanistaninsupportofOperationEnduringFreedominApril2013.The593rd deployedtoKabul,whereitcompleted235logisticsmissions.Theunitwasresponsi-bleforresupplyingtheentireareaaroundthecapital,rollingitsconvoysasfarnorthasBagramandasfareastasJalalabad.During its deployment, the unit logged

A Nevada Air Guard C-130 flies over Sainte Mere-Eglise, France. The replica paratrooper hanging from the steeple represents Pvt. John Steele, whose parachute lines fouled stranding him on the church on June 6, 1944. He was shot in the foot, eventually cut down by the Germans and taken to an aid station. He later managed to escape.

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arecrucial to theorganization’ssuccess.The state provides tuition assistance forGuardsmenwhoareenrolledinaccreditedtechnical, vocational or college courses.PatriotReliefactivities(fundstoreimburseGuardsmen for the cost of textbooks, reimbursementforServicemembers’Group Life Insurance, and financial-hardshipassistance)areincludedinthiscategoryofexpenditures. In 2013, the state paid $67,338 intuitionfromthegeneralfundonbehalfofGuardsmen;thatfiguredeclinedto$57,824in2014.Thestatehas$59,100remainingin thegeneralfundallocatedfortuitionin2015. Establishedin2005,thePatriotReliefaccount expended $89,255 in 2013 and$129,994in2014.

general fund, rental income and federalassistance.During thestate’s fiscalyear2013,thegeneralfundprovided$2,952,003, or16percent,ofthe2013expenditures;rentalincomeprovided$296,434,or2percent; and the federalgovernmentsupplied theremaining$15,407,837,or83percent,ofmanagementcosts. Infiscalyear2014,generalfundsprovided $3,115,696(17percent)of totalmanage- mentcosts;rentalincometotaled$264,150(1percent);andfederalmoniesaccountedfor$15,316,106(82percent).

Activity 3: Recruitment, retention and education incentives Recruiting,trainingandretainingSoldiers and Airmen for the Nevada National Guard

State ExpendituresFederal monies for state employees provide bargain, boon Under the direction of two state employees—thegovernorandtheadjutant general—theNevadaMilitaryDepartment overseesandmanagestheNevadaNational Guard’smissions,facilitiesandtraining. State of Nevada employees provide administrative,accounting,personnel,firefighting,security,maintenanceandcustodial support for all facilities assigned to theNevadaMilitaryDepartment.Notallfunds usedtopaypersonnelcomefromstatecoffers; infact,morethan80percentofpersonnelexpenditures for military department state employees are from federal funds. Thestateadministrativesectionmain-tainsandmanagesthemastercooperativeagreementthatdictatestheNevadaMilitary Department’sbudget.Theadministrative section maintains and secures thedepartment’sfacilitiesandresourcesandprovides information to pertinent parties regardingaspectsofthemastercooperativeagreement.Theexpendituresfrom2013-2014 have been analyzed and will help forecastupcomingbienniumexpenditures.The Nevada Military Department willcompare planned expenses to actualexpendituresattheendofFY2017.

Activity 1: Command and control Theadjutantgeneralisresponsiblefor command,controlandsupervisionof the Nevada Army and Air National Guard. In 2013, the Nevada Military Department expended$139,140oncommandandcontrol; in2014,thedepartmentspent$143,742.

Activity 2: Facility management TheNevadaNationalGuardmaintainsday-to-dayoperationsat14primarybases,armoriesandreadinesscentersmanagedbythestateofNevada.Asreservecom-ponents of the Army and Air Force, theNevada Army and Air Guard fall under the auspices of theDepartment ofDefense.Because of this relationship between National Guards and the Department of Defense,thefederalgovernmentreliesonmastercooperativeagreementswitheachstate to build andmaintain the facilitiesnecessaryforeffectivemilitaryoperations.Expendituresforstateactive-dutyevents,as well as administrative expenses, are includedwithintheactivity. Management of the Nevada Guard’sfacilitiesisfundedfromthreeaccounts:the

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has decreased by 15 full-time positionssincetheendof2012. After surpassing $29 million in both2011and2012, theaverageexpenditurefor military pay in 2013-2014 averaged $21.9million.Militarypayexpensesdropped $9.4 million from 2012 to 2013 butincreasedfrom2013to2014by$4.8million. Operationalexpendituresin2014werecommensuratewith2013and includeda$1.1 decrease in the cost of petroleum,oillubricantsandfuel.Civilianpayroll,an operation expense in the Air Guard, was upabout$1millionin2014vs.2013.

expendituresand$3.2billionwasspentonpersonnel appropriations. The Nevada Air National Guardoperated efficiently within its allocatedbudgetdespitethefactitreceivedlessthan1percentoftheentireAirNationalGuardbudget.Totalexpenses in2014wereupabout$5millioncomparedwith2013butremained $4 million less than the 2012totalof$59.9million. TheNevadaAirNationalGuardemploys 356 full-timepersonnel, including federaltechniciansandactiveGuardandReserveAirmen. The organization’s staffing level

Federal Expenditures

TheAirNationalGuardDirectorate in Washington, D.C., administers the per-sonnel, facilities, trainingandequipmentbudgetsfortheAirNationalGuard.The2014 budgetfortheentireAirNationalGuardwas $9.6billion,whichis6.9percentoftheU.S.AirForce’stotalbudget.Despiteitssmall percentageof theoverallbudget, theAirGuardcomprises21percentoftheAirForce’s personnelandmaintains30to40percentofitsfighter,tankerandairliftcapabilities. Ofthe$9.6billionbudgetedfortheAirNational Guard, almost $6.4 billion wasallocatedforoperationsandmaintenance

Nevada Air Guard maintains efficiencyon shoestring budget

Nevada Air Guard Federal Appropriated Funds, Fiscal Years 2013 & 2014

Military Personnel and Payroll 2013 2014 PayandAllowances 18,299,000 22,405,100 EnlistedUniforms 93,000 86,200 SubsistenceDiningHallandAnnualTraining 667,500 662,100 Training,DeploymentandGuardliftTravel 504,000 1,213,000 CounterdrugProgram 20,800 41,800 PermanentChangeofStationCharges 41,500 7,400Total Military Personnel and Payroll 19,625,800 24,415,600

Operational Expenses CivilianPayroll 18,033,800 19,050,500 TravelforTrainingandGuardlift* 362,000 224,000 Exercises,Deployments,Contingencies,MilitaryPrograms 22,300 434,400 Equipment,Supplies,ShippingandMaintenanceServices 1,434,700 1,502,100 Communications 60,700 125,200 FlySupplies/DepotLevelRepairs 192,400 115,600 Petroleum,OilLubricantsandFuel 6,914,600 5,789,000 PropertyMaintenance,Utilities,SecurityandReparations 3,803,000 3,719,900 EnvironmentalComplianceProgram 130,400 102,800 Medical 140,100 143,500 CounterdrugProgram 5,300 1,400 RecruitingandAdvertising 16,800 16,600 FamilySupportPrograms 57,500 79,800Total Operational Expenses 31,173,600 31,304,800

Total Nevada Air National Guard Expenses $50,799,400 $55,720,400


comparison,thetotalexpenditureforArmymilitaryandcivilianpayin2013-2014wassignificantlylessat$93.49million. Army military and civilian pay expensesincreasedin2014from2013by$628,000. Operationexpendituresfelldramatically from2013to2014.Thedecreaseincludeda reduction of roughly $4.67 million intotal operational costs, primarily due toan $865,000 decrease in expenses formilitaryuniforms,a$1.43milliondeclinein property operations andmaintenancecosts,anda$707,000decreaseinmobi-lizationexpenses.

thisbienniumwasonlyabout1percentoftheentireArmyNationalGuard’sbudget.Nevada Army National Guard expenses for 2014decreasedby$4.67millioncomparedwith2013andfellby$36.41millioncom-paredwith2012. The Nevada Army National Guardemploys544full-timepersonnel,including bothfederaltechniciansandActiveGuardand Reserve Soldiers. Since 2012, theorganizationhasdecreasedbytwofull-time positions. During the lastbiennium,militaryandcivilianpayfortheNevadaArmyNationalGuard surpassed $156.85 million. By

TheArmyNationalGuardDirectorate inWashington,D.C.,administerstheannual personnel,facilities,trainingandequipment budgets for the Army National Guard.TheArmyNationalGuard’s2013budgetwas$15.37billion,whichis13percentofthe U.S. Army’s total budget. The ArmyNationalGuardmaintains39percentoftheArmy’soperationalforces. Of the $15.37 billion budgeted for the Army National Guard, approximately $7.04billionwasusedforoperationsandmaintenanceand$8.33billionwenttowardpersonnel appropriations. The NevadaArmyGuard’s budget of $168.74million

Nevada Army Guard Federal Appropriated Funds, Fiscal Years 2013 & 2014

2013 2014PayandAllowances $46,431,509 $47,059,574Subsistence 867,200 791,700ServiceSchools&Training 5,171,500 5,397,600CounterdrugProgram 719,700 633,900RecruitingActivities 1,766,700 1,737,800MedicalCare,HospitalizatinandIncapacitationPay 1,455,000 1,285,200MilitaryUniforms 1,610,500 745,500TravelCosts 1,718,000 1,565,600RepairParts 3,263,701 3,035,614Petroleum,OilandLubricants 1,484,932 1,099,610TransportationCosts 293,053 259,673Safety&IndustrialHygieneProgram 130,600 130,800EnvironmentalRelatedCosts 586,700 431,200Communications&VisualInformation 1,535,100 1,234,100RealPropertyOperationsandMaintenance 7,592,000 6,158,900LogisticalSupplies&Services 4,222,505 3,529,429MilitarySupporttoCivilianAuthorities 139,500 172,200TrainingSiteSupport 161,800 106,500DataProcessingSystemsExpenses 499,500 413,100AdministrativeServices 90,600 74,150FamilyAssistanceProgram 602,300 471,800Security&CivilSupportPrograms 3,265,500 3,314,000MobilizationExpenses 3,096,300 2,389,160

Total Nevada Army National Guard Expenses $86,704,200 $82,037,110

Army Guard reduces expenses in 2013-2014


Economic Impact by County — Fiscal Year 2013

Economic Impact by County — Fiscal Year 2014

STATE FEDERAL STATE COUNTY MILITARY, TECH EMPLOYEE OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL FACILITY VALUE DOLLAR INFLUX & AGR PAY SALARY EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES BY COUNTY*

CARSON CITY 20,098,932 2,231,888 3,540,179 698,624 43,665,690 26,569,623

CHURCHILL 430,189 0 17,527 18,807 2,713,993 466,523

CLARK 24,243,507 156,409 2,048,519 337,310 86,333,219 26,785,745

ELKO 160,243 269,014 150,694 593,324 24,325,261 1,173,275

HUMBOLDT 44,400 0 19,479 21,347 2,659,133 85,226

LYON 733,677 0 212,350 116,722 4,478,942 1,062,749 WASHOE (AIR) 36,332,800 2,596,573 13,139,800 176,172 152,000,000 52,245,345 WASHOE (ARMY) 13,030,367 2,477,227 2,355,647 54,538 51,595,411 17,917,779

WHITE PINE 0 0 21,277 24,131 2,473,389 45,408

TOTAL 95,074,115 7,731,111 21,505,472 2,040,975 370,245,038 126,351,673

STATE FEDERAL STATE COUNTY MILITARY, TECH EMPLOYEE OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL FACILITY VALUE DOLLAR INFLUX & AGR PAY SALARY EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES BY COUNTY+

CARSON CITY 18,369,681 2,514,850 2,919,712 667,207 44,466,080 24,471,450

CHURCHILL 321,462 0 22,775 27,970 2,763,741 372,207

CLARK 21,235,357 933,895 2,353,179 399,586 87,915,702 24,922,017

ELKO 178,278 327,445 258,973 547,448 24,771,142 1,312,144

HUMBOLDT 0 0 51,804 8,807 2,707,875 60,611

LYON 512,249 0 65,776 27,566 4,561,041 605,591 WASHOE (AIR) 43,466,100 2,614,278 12,254,300 158,411 152,000,000 58,493,089 WASHOE (ARMY) 13,288,964 1,508,842 2,785,151 76,202 52,541,152 17,659,159

WHITE PINE 0 0 14,959 15,629 2,518,727 30,588

TOTAL 97,372,091 7,899,310 20,726,629 1,928,826 374,245,460 127,926,856*Total dollar influx in each county does not include facility value or construction expenditures. For construction expenditures, see Page 13.


The medical group commander con-ductedaprocessimprovementprojecttoensureeligibilityquestionswereansweredinatimelyandefficientmanner.SecondLt.LisaMacielheadedtheprojectandfoundsixcaseshadbeenpendingfortwoyearsandanother36casesneededaresolution. Themedicalgroupteamdevelopedandimplementedcountermeasurestoeliminatethedelaysandtheprocessisnowusuallycompletedin90days. During the 13months since the newprocess’ implementation, 35 cases havebeenclosed.

Command Logistics Review Process improvement DuringrecentArmyGuardCommand

Nevada Guard Economics

Continuous improvement leads to cost, time savings TheNevadaGuard’sLeanSixSigmaprogramencouragesSoldiersandAirmento refineandincorporateprocessimprovements tosavetheorganizationtimeandmoney. TheNevadaGuard’sLSSprogramoften teamswithothercommunityorganizations andlocal,stateandfederalagencieswhoalso usecontinuousprocessimprovementtools. Projects completed by Army and Airprocessimprovementspecialistsincluded:

Improved Air Guard Medical Evaluation Board process Duringthebiennum,the152ndMedical GroupdiscoveredmanyoftheAirmenhadpotentialservice-disqualifyinginjuriesand/orillnessesandtheirmembershipeligibilitywastakingyearstocomplete.

Unarguably the Silver State’s mostvisibleandwidespreadmilitaryentity,theNevadaGuardisalsoundoubtedlyoneofthestate’seconomicheavyweightsamongmilitaryorganizations. Based upon its gross dollar influx of$126million in2013and$127million in2014(seepage11)andusinganincomemultiplier of 2.4 (thenumberprovidedby theUniversity ofNevada,Reno,Depart-ment of Economics that calculates the total economic impact of each dollarspent), the total economic impact of theNevadaGuardwasabout$607millionin2013-2014.

Nevada Guard among state’s economic heavyweights Incomparisonwiththeothereconomicmilitary entities,NavalAirStationFallon estimated it generated $573 million ineconomicbenefitsforNevadain2008(thelastyeareconomicnumbersforthebase weretallied).In2008,NavalAirStationFallon distributed$45.8millioninpayroll,aboutthe same as the Nevada Air Guard expended inpayrollinWashoeCountylastyear. NellisAirForceBase,CreechAirForceBase,andtheNevadaTestandTrainingRangecombine to formoneof southernNevada’smostpowerfulmilitaryeconomicinfluences.In2012alone,theoperationaloutlaysofthethreebasestotaledmorethan

$482million(versusabout$42millionforthe Nevada Guard for 2013-2014). Thepayroll for thethreebases in2012alonetopped $694million; in comparison, theNevada Guard’s combined payroll for2013-2014wasabout$192million. Thateconomicimpactcalculationdoesnotincludethemillionsofdollarsineconomic stimulusfromconstructionorvisitorspending for military events and transient personnel. Becauseofitsestablishedinfrastructure forvisitors,accessibilityandmildweather,LasVegasandRenoareattractivecitiesfornationalmilitaryeventsandconferences. Even relatively small events aid theeconomy.Forexample,whentheNevadaGuardconductedregionalLeanSixSigmatraininginLasVegasin2013,itgenerated30room-nights. ButaccordingtotheLasVegasConven-tionandVisitorsAuthority,therelativelysmall numberproducedlarge-dollarexpenditures,consideringtheaveragerateforaroomper nightwas$83.62,theaveragetripexpendi- tureforfoodandbeverageswas$278.95,and theaveragetriptransportationexpenditure was $59.68. According to the VisitorsAuthority,those30roomnights(sixstudents attendingtrainingforfivedaysinLasVegas) accountedfor$4,539ineconomicstimulus.(Sources: Economic Impact Analysis, Nellis Air Force Base, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada Test Range, 2012; Naval Air Station Fallon, Economic Impact and Community Involvement, 2008; Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study, 2013)

OfficialsfromNVEnergyrewardedthe NevadaGuardforitsenergy-savingeffortwith an incentive check for $20,420 inJanuary2013.TheGuardbenefittedfromNV Energy’s Sure Bet program, which rewardsenergyuserswhomakechangesthatresultindecreasedenergyconsump-tionatwork.TheArmyGuardinstalleddual 15-wattLEDlampsinplaceofolderquad42-wattlampsthroughoutitsSteadTraining Centerandsaved287,000kilowatthoursofelectricity.

NV Energy rewards Guardfor going green

LogisticsReviewInspections,anadvancedocument stated, “All unitsmust have atrainedAMMO62handlerwhoiscertifiedeverytwoyears.” The requirementwasnewandhadahugeimpactontrainingfundsandSoldiers’time. Three Soldiers formed a researchteam and studied the requirement with the LSSapproach. Theydiscovered that theCLRT teamreferredtoanoutdatedinspectionmanualthatlackedthecurrentdefinitionofaunit.These Soldiers worked with the CLRTteam and rewrote the manual for future inspections. ThecostsavingsforNevada,accordingtotheNationalGuardBureau,wasabout$160,000peryear.


LasVegasFieldMaintenanceShopTraining CenterwascompletedinJuly2013andisnexttotheLasVegasReadinessCenteron SilveradoRanchBlvd.The47,231-square- footfacilityincludesa17,550-square-footvehiclestorageareaandwillsupport12Army GuardunitsinsouthernNevada.Thefieldmaintenance shop and readiness centermakeuptheCometaComplex. Nine major projects were completedontheNevadaAirGuardbaseinRenoin2013-2014,includinganewindoorshoot-ingrangeandseveraltoincreaseenergyefficiency, among them improved solarcontrol and ventilation, installation ofenergy-savingsolarshades,andreplace-mentofheatingandcoolingcontrols. Flooringwas replaced inmost of the base’sfacilitiesandsectionsoftheroadways wererepaved.Anemergencyalertsystem wasinstalledbasewideandlightingimprove- mentsweremade to threeof thebase’slargeststructures.

square-footbuildingwasexpandedintoa25,531-square-footreadinesscenter.ThecenterinCarlinincludes426acresoflandformultipletypesofmilitarytraining.ThecentercurrentlyhousesDetachment2ofthe593rdTrainingCompany. ThenewNorthLasVegasReadiness CenterontheFloydEdsallTrainingCentercampus includes a 68,593-square-footreadiness center, a 10,000-square-footstorage shed and a 25,000-square-footvehicleparkingshed. Thefacility,constructedprimarilytohouse the 100th Quartermaster Company andthe240thEngineeringCompany,openedinMay2013witharibbon-cuttingandwasdesignedforenergyefficiency;incompari-sontotheLasVegasReadinessCenter,builtin2007,theNorthLasVegasfacilityconsumes33percentlessenergy. Named after the Nevada Guard Soldier who died in combat in Iraq in 2005, the $25millionSpc.AnthonyCometaComplex-

Construction & Maintenance TheNevadaNationalGuardputfinishing touchesontworeadinesscentersandonemaintenanceshopandupgradedseveralexisting facilities in2013-2014.Expendi-tures on construction and improvementswere$67million.Statemoniesaccountedfor15percentofthecostofthethreemajorprojects while the federal governmentprovided$56.9millionforthem. Constructionandimprovementexpendi- turesdeclinedbyapproximately$22millionin2013-2014versus2011-2012. TheNevadaArmyGuard’ssignificantinfrastructureadditionsin2013-2014were highlightedbytheadditionoftheElkoCounty ReadinessCenter, theNorth LasVegasReadinessCenterandtheCometaComplex- LasVegasFieldMaintenanceShop. The Elko County Readiness Center,whichopenedinApril2013,waspreviously the University of Nevada’s Fire Science Academy.After theNevadaArmyGuardacquiredtheproperty, theoriginal5,517-

Major Construction Dollars Spent in FY 2013-2014

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PROJECTS ArmoryRemodel Elko/Carlin 8,400,000 0 8,400,000 ReadinessCenter Clark/NorthLasVegas 24,478,000 8,160,000 32,638,000 FieldMaintenanceShop Clark/LasVegas 22,998,000 2,000,000 24,998,000 Army National Guard Projects Total 55,876,000 10,160,000 66,036,000

Project Title County/ Federal Funds State Funds Total Cost Community

AIR NATIONAL GUARD PROJECTS SmallArmsTrainingSetRange Washoe/Reno 4,500,000 0 4,500,000 ReplaceHVACControlswithALCControlsWashoe/Reno 91,445 0 91,445 InstallEmergencyManagementSystem Washoe/Reno 121,000 0 121,000 InstallCanopy Washoe/Reno 65,000 0 65,000 InstallLightningProtection Washoe/Reno 95,000 0 95,000 InstallSolarShades Washoe/Reno 159,812 0 159,812 ReplaceBase-WideFlooring Washoe/Reno 119,692 0 119,692 InstallSolarControlandVentilation Washoe/Reno 105,569 0 105,569 RepaveHigh-TrafficFacility Washoe/Reno 270,166 0 270,166Air National Guard Project Total 5,527,684 0 5,527,684

TOTALS 61,403,684 10,160,000 71,563,684


Army Guard Overview

Established three years before the Territory of Nevada even became the 36th state, the Nevada Army Guard is among the most visible and largest military organizations in the Silver State. It now includes more than 3,100 Soldiers who train at armories and facilities in eight counties statewide. The Army Guard is composed of the Joint Force Headquarters, the 17th Sustainment Brigade, the 991st Multi-Functional Brigade and the Recruiting and Retention Battalion. Nearly 2,000 Soldiers from these units have deployed since 2001 in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn and Unified Response. At the end of 2014, more than 100 Nevada Soldiers remained deployed abroad.

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LasVegas to celebrate safely andwith-out incident during one of the nation’s largestNewYear’sEvecelebrations.

72nd Military Police Company During the last two years, the 72ndMilitary Police Company focused onbuilding skills necessary for deploymentoperations.In2013,thecompanyengagedin training that included area security,urbanlandnavigationandothermission-essentialtasks. Forits2014annualtraining,thecompany successfully completed pre-mobilizationtrainingatFortIrwin,Calif.,andthenabout30of itsSoldiersdeployed to southwestAsia to provide security for InternationalSecurityForcesAssistanceofficials.Thedeploymentmarked the company’s thirdoverseasdeploymentsince2001. Likethe137thMilitaryPoliceCompany,the72ndMilitaryPoliceCompanytempo-rarilymovedfromtheHendersonArmorytotheNorthLasVegasReadinessCenterin Januaryof 2014while theHendersonArmorywasupgradedandrepaired.

240th Engineer Company, 277th Engineer Haul Platoon and 777th Engineer Detachment The Nevada Army Guard’s engineerteam is ledby the240thEngineerCom-pany,whichissupplementedbythe277thEngineer Haul Platoon and the 777thEngineer Detachment. The companyspecializes in vertical engineering, theplatoon specializes in heavy equipmentoperationsandthedetachmentisadeptathorizontalengineering,especiallyconcreteplacement.Eachof theunits isbasedattheNorthLasVegasReadinessCenter.

Thesuccessfulcompletionofthetraining exercisewasacrucialstepforthebrigadein itspreparation for the2015WarfighterExercise at Joint Base Lewis-McCord,Wash.Ifthebrigadesuccessfullycompletes theexercise,itwillearnitsfederalvalida-tionandbecomeeligiblefordeployment. ThebrigadecontinuestooverseetheNevada Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological,Nuclear,High-YieldExplosives Enhanced Response Force Package(CERFP).Inadditionto17thbrigadestaff,the CERFP team also includes Soldiersfromthebrigade’ssubordinateunitsaswellastheNevadaAirGuard’s152ndMedicalGroup.TheCERFP teamparticipated intwotrainingeventsinRenoinMarch2013andJuly2014topracticeitsresponsetoapotentialfuturedomesticemergency.

17th Special Troops Battalion The 17th Special Troops Battalion, thelargestbattalionintheNevadaGuard,maintains administrative control overone-third of the state’s Soldiers. Basedat theLasVegasReadinessCenter, thebattalion provides administrative supportfor a variety of units, including transpor-tation,military policeandengineering. InNovember2013,thebattalionincorporatedthe3665thOrdnanceCompany,anexplo-siveordnancedisposalunit,intoitsfold.

137th Military Police Company Soldiers of the 137th Military PoliceCompany put their force protection andinvestigationskillstouseduringtwoannualtrainingeventsinColorado.InJune2013andJuly2014,theMPsassistedtheiractive- dutyArmycounterpartsatFortCarson,Colo., byparticipatinginpatrols,trafficstopsandinvestigations. The time at Fort Carsonallowed the MPs to refine their policingskillsandhelpmaintainlawandorderandincreasesecurityatanactive-dutypost. In 2014, the company worked more than120shifts,investigated200incidents andmade54arrests.BecausenecessaryrenovationswererequiredattheHenderson Armory,thecompanymovedfromitsusualhome in Henderson to the Las VegasReadinessCenterinJanuary2014. ThecompanycontinuedtoparticipateinOperationVigilantSentinel throughoutthebienniumtosupport lawenforcementduring southern Nevada’s New Year’sEvefestivities.TheMPsprovidedsecurity atMcCarranInternationalAirportandotherimportantlocationsthroughoutLasVegas.ThemissionallowedhundredsofthousandsofNevadansandtouristswhogatheredin

Joint Force Headquarters

Themissionoftheroughly 140 Soldiers inJointForceHeadquarters is to providepersonnel,logisticalandtrain- ing support to the state’s

Soldiers, especially those set to deploy.The headquarters’ personnel staff con-ductsmultipleSoldierReadinessProgrameventseachyeartoensurethatdeployingunits and individuals are prepared for service abroad. The unit also providestrained, knowledgeable Soldiers to theJointForceHeadquartersdirectoratestaff.ManySoldiersintheunitworkfulltimeaseitherActiveGuardandReserveSoldiersorfederaltechnicians. Headquarters’SoldiersalsomakeupthetrainingandrangelandstaffaswellasstaffattheSteadTrainingSite.

17th Sustainment Brigade

Inthefiveyearssinceits inception,the17thSustainment Brigade has expanded from a small handful of Soldiers to a large organization that

maintains administrative control overtwo-thirds of the Nevada Army Guard’s3,100Soldiers.Thebrigadeoverseesthe17thSpecialTroops Battalion, the757thCombat Sustainment Support Battalionand1stSquadron,221stCavalry.TheLasVegas-based brigade has increased by400Soldiersduringthepasttwoyears. Col. Vernon Scarbrough assumedcommandinFebruary2014andoversawthebrigade’sfinalpreparationsforitsfirstcollective annual training period. Duringtheunit’sJune2014annualtraining,morethan 125 Soldiers from the brigade andits battalions participated in the largestlogisticalsimulationexerciseofitskindatCampDodge,Iowa. During the exercise, the brigade’sstaffdirectedcombatsustainmentsupportbattalions from IllinoisandKansaswhilesimultaneously providing oversight to itsown 17th Special Troops Battalion. Theexercise improved the brigade’s internalandexternalcommunicationskillsand,formanySoldiers,wasanintroductiontothefunctionsandresponsibilitiesofasustain-mentbrigadeinacombatenvironment.

Spc. Adam Barber, with the 72nd Military Police Company, kisses his son after a ceremony Sept. 15, 2014, in advance of the company’s deployment to Afghanistan.

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and10M-1151scompletedsixfiringtableseach.Thetablesrequiredteamstomakeadjustments between fighting positions,threat identifications and engagementswithin a predetermined time. InJune2014,cooksfromthecavalry’sForward Support Company participatedin a statewide culinary competition andearnedfirstplace for theirefforts.TheseSoldierswillhavethehonorofrepresenting Nevada at the Connelly National FoodServiceCompetitionin2015.

757th Combat Sustainment Support BattalionHeadquarters and Headquarters Company TheHeadquarters andHeadquartersCompany of the 757thCombat Sustain-mentSupportBattalion isresponsible forprovidingmissioncommandformorethan650Soldiers.Itssubordinateunitsincludethe106thPublicAffairsDetachment, the150th Component Repair Company, the485thMilitaryPoliceCompany,the593rdTransportation Company and the 609thEngineerCompany. InSeptember2014,about50Soldiersfromtheheadquarterscompanydeployedto theSinaiPeninsulainEgypt.TheunitwillserveastheU.S.Army’s1stSustainment Battalion’s headquarters and will provide missioncommandtoAlliedForcesthrough-outthePeninsulaforninemonths.

1864th Transportation Company During the last twoyears, the1864thTransportationCompany(MediumTruck)trainedtoimproveitsabilitytomovecargo,water and petroleum to any destination. For its 2013 annual training, the 1864thtraveled to Fort Irwin, Calif., to support annualtrainingforthe72ndMilitaryPolice Company and the 240th Engineering Company.In2014,the1864thconvoyedto CampGuernsey,Wyo.,tosupportthe609th EngineerCompany’sannualtraining.

106th Public Affairs Detachment The106thPublicAffairsDetachmentisoneofthemostvisibleunitsintheNevadaGuard.Duringthepasttwoyears,the106thprovidedmediasupport forSoldiersboth athomeandabroad.Theunit supported the8thArmybyproducingprintandbroadcast productsduringKeyResolve2013,anannual exercise held to improve readiness andmaintainstabilityontheKoreanPeninsula. Athome,theunitcoveredamyriadofchangeofcommandceremonies,Soldier

3665th Ordnance Company The3665thOrdnanceCompanyisthenewest unit in the Nevada Army Guard and includesabout20Soldiers.InMay2013, theunit’s leadershipbeganselecting thespecialized Soldiers who possessed the skillsrequiredtojointheunit.Thecompany helditsfirstdrillasaunitinNovember2013. The company hosts home-stationtraining topreparesoldiers forExplosive OrdnanceDisposalSchool.FromNovember 2013toAugust2014,thecompanysucceeded ingraduating10Soldiers fromadvancedindividual training, a prerequisite for thesubsequentEODSchool. InJuly2014,thecompanyheldacounter- improvised,explosive-devicesupportclassforSoldiersfromthe72ndMilitaryPoliceCompanyand the1864thTransportationCompany. Soldiers learned from Nevada’s newest subject-matter experts about theArmy’slatesttechniquesinsearchingfor,identifyingandreportingexplosivedeviceson the battlefield. They also receivedhands-ontrainingwiththelatestcounter-explosivedevices.

1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry1stSquadron,221stCavalry isheadquarteredattheEdsall Readiness Center in NorthLas Vegas. During the pasttwo years, the squadron’s

500cavalrySoldierscontinuedtrainingontheM3-A2Bradleyfightingvehicles theyreceivedin2012. InJuly2013andJuly2014,thecavalrysquadronconducteditsannualtrainingattheFortIrwinNationalTrainingCenternearBarstow,Calif.Soldierspracticedgunneryon theM3-A2Bradley FightingVehiclesand M-1151 Gun Trucks. Nine M3-A2s

During their2013annual training, theengineersrepairedroadsandpouredcon-cretepadsforthenewfieldmaintenanceshop adjacent to the Edsall ReadinessCenter. During its August 2014 training,theengineersmadenumerousupgradestothefacilitiesinCampNavajo,Ariz.Theupgrades included remodeling a latrineandabreakroom, installingculvertsandpouringnewsidewalks. In2014,theengineersconductedafull-spectrumfieldtrainingexercisethattestedallof theunits’capabilities.Theexerciseincluded36hoursofcontinuousoperations.Also,theengineerunitsparticipatedintheVigilantGuardexercise inDenver.Whilethere,50engineershonedtheirsearchandextractionskillswhiletrainingwithsearchandrescueteamsfromUtahandColorado.

100th Quartermaster Company The 100th Quartermaster CompanyteamedwiththePuertoRicoNationalGuard’s 105thWaterPurification Company for itsannualtrainingin2014.ThecompanyuseditsexpertiseinwaterpurificationtoprovidecleanwaterforthecitizensofPuertoRico.Theirassistancewasneededbecausetheisland’sexistingwaterinfrastructurecan’tkeepupwiththedemandsof itssummertourism season. Platoons also rotatedtoCulebra,asmall islandoffofthemainislandofPuertoRico,toprovideadditionalservices. InNovember2013,thecompanytookover the decontamination portion of theCERFPmissionfromthe1864thTranspor-tationCompanyduetoitsAfghandeploy- ment.Also,thecompanyparticipatedinaCERFPtrainingeventinRenoinJuly2014and created a decontamination lane formockvictimsinasimulatedincident.

Sgt. Ryan Gillmore from the 777th Engineer Team directs a dump truck emptying a 20-ton load of dirt along a half-mile section of damaged levee and roadway washed out during flooding in southern Nevada. The engineers are assisting with the repairs at the Moapa Band of Paiutes reservation where the flooding damaged an earthen dam, levee and roads.

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609th Engineer Company During thepast two years, the609thEngineerCompanydemonstratedandvali-datedmanyofitsmission-essentialtasks. The609th“Sappers”recentlycompleted aJointReadinessTrainingCenterrotationat FortPolk,La.,inJune2014.Thehistorical rotation was the first all-National GuardJRTCrotationandincludedSoldiersfrom21states.The609thEngineerswerethefirstunitfromNevadainrecenthistorytoparticipateinaJRTCrotation. During the rotation, theunitwassplitbetween three infantrycompanies in twobattalions.Thismarked thefirst time theunitoperatedinamultileveljointexercise. Asoneof twoSapper units attached to the 86th Infantry Battalion CombatTeam, the 609th Sappers employed anarrayofobstacles tohelp the86th IBCTscoredecisivevictoryinitsmocktrainingbattle. Domestically,the609thEngineersareareactionaryforceinnorthernNevadathatannually supports the Northern Sentinel NewYear’sEvemission.

also spent a week training with the LasVegasMetro Police Department to gaintheircertificationinMulti-AssaultCounter-TerrorismActionCapabilities.

593rd Medium Transportation Company In April 2013, the 593rd MediumTransportationCompany (petroleum, oil,lubricants) successfully completed itsdeploymenttoAfghanistan.ThecompanywasstationedatCampPhoenixinKabul,where it provided convoy security andtransported personnel and cargo tomultipleforwardoperatingbasesthrough-out Regional Command-Capital andRegionalCommand-East. ThecompanyhasdetachmentsinReno, CarlinandWinnemucca.Sinceitsreturn,theunithascompletedconvoyoperationsfor multiple events in support of the battalionandNevadacommunities. InJune2014,the593rdconductedannual training at the Elko County ReadinessCenter.Thecompanyfocusedonvehicledrivingoperations,preventivemaintenancechecksandvehiclefamiliarization. The typesofvehiclesdriven includedhigh-mobilitymultipurposewheeledvehicles (Humvees),lightmediumtacticalvehicles,

competitions,promotionsandcommunityevents.OnNov.3,2013, itscoverageofthememorialhonoringNevadaAirGuardMaster Sgt. Michael Landsberry — theSparks Middle School math teacherwhowasshotandkilledoncampusbya 12-year-old student — gained nationalrecognition.AprintstoryontheLandsberrymemorialplacedthirdintheNationalGuardBureau’smedia competition for the best news story. In 2014, the 106th documented the593rdTransportationCompany’sfirstcon-solidatedannualtrainingatitsnewlocationintheElkoCountyReadinessCenter.

150th Component Repair Company In November 2013, the 150th Com- ponent Repair Company attended theSustainment Training Center at CampDodge, Iowa, for annual training as asupport maintenance company. DespitelittlepreviousexperienceasanSMC,theSoldiers of the 150th passed all of theirevaluations and received the center’sSafety Award. ThetraininginIowaservedasanintro-ductiontothetasksandresponsibilitiesthecomponent repair company will assumewhenittransitionsintoanofficialsupportmaintenancecompanyin2015. WhileattheSTC,the150thcompleted25workordersandgainedexperienceineightmilitaryoccupationson11 typesofvehiclesnotinNevada’sfleet. Inaddition to the technical training inIowa, the 150th built cohesion amongits Soldiers who usually drill in separate locations (Carson City and Las Vegas).ShopteamsincludedageographicmixofSoldiersaswellasablendofexperiencedandbrand-newSoldiers.

485th Military Police Company The485thMilitaryPoliceCompanywastheleadunit forbothVigilantSentinel12andVigilantSentinel13exercisesincon-junctionwith theannualNewYear’sEvecelebrationinLasVegas. Duringtheexercise,SoldiersfromtheReno-based unit worked with NevadaGuardAirmenand theLasVegasMetroPoliceDepartmenttosecurekeylocationsinsouthernNevadaandallowLasVegasMetropolicementofocusoncrowdsecurityand safety. The485thconductedannualtrainingin2013atCreechAirForceBase.Theunit’sSoldiers worked alongside active-dutyAirmenandconductedcombattraininginanurbanenvironment.The485thSoldiers

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TheAviationControlElement iscom-posedoffiveunits,includingDetachment1,45thOperationSupportAirlift;BCompany,3/140th Aviation (Medical Evacuation); DCompany,3/140thSecurityandSupport; C Company, 1/168th Aviation (MedicalEvacuation); and B Company, 1/189thGeneral Support Aviation Battalion.

Detachment 1, 45th Operational Support Airlift Detachment1,45thOperationalSupport Airlift is the state’s lone unit that flies C-12fixed-wingaircraft.Theunit’sroughly15 Soldiers are currently deployed toRegional Command-East in AfghanistanandareconductingsurveillancemissionsinsupportofTaskForceOdin.

B Company, 3/140th Aviation (MEDEVAC) and D Company, 3/140th Security and Support Both elements of the 3/140th fly thenewest airframe in the Army’s inventory, theUH-72Lakota, andbothoperateoutoftheNevadaArmyGuard’snewLimitedArmyAviationSupportFacilityattheNorthLasVegasAirport.The3/140thistheonlysouthernaviationassetcapableofmedicalevacuation, search and rescue, thermalimaging link-download broadcasting andrescuehoistoperations.Thesecurityandsupportunitprovidesaerialsupportonlocalandfederal lawenforcementandmilitarymissions. The 3/140th also augmentscustomsandborderprotectionpersonneltosecuretheU.S./Mexicoborder,preventillegal border crossings and reduce theflowofdrugsintotheUnitedStates.

C Company, 1/168th Aviation (MEDEVAC) The 1/168th MEDEVAC deployed to Afghanistan in 2013 and returned to Nevadainthespringof2014tocompleteits fifthcombatdeployment.The1/168thMEDEVAC flew its UH-60 BlackhawkhelicopterstoFortHood,Texas,withasister unit from California for pre-deploymenttraining. As part of the pre-mobilizationprocess, the unit focused primarily on evacuation tactics, techniques, andprocedures. The1/168thMEDEVACflewhundredsof combat flight hours in direct supportof medical evacuations in Afghanistan,including the transportof criticalmedicalsupplies. The unit is currently focusingits training on support of domestic mis-sions such wildland firefighting, medical

services to supportdomesticand foreignoperations and deployments. Thanks inpart to improved personnel readiness and occupational training processes,the brigade’s subordinate units continueto rapidly expand. Expanding sectionsinclude communications and informationtechnologies, aeronautical operations,trainingdevelopmentandmedicalservices.The991stMulti-FunctionalBrigadetrainsforarobustspectrumofoperationswithanemphasisonmodular,rapidly-deployableforces.

Aviation Control Element The Nevada Army National Guard’sAviationControlElementisheadquarteredinSteadandcontinuestofulfillbothfederalandstatemissions.Duringthebiennium,theelementdeployedmorethantwo-thirdsofits227assignedSoldiers.

991st Multi- Functional Brigade

The 991st Multi-Functional Brigadeprovidescomprehensive commandandcontroltoitsmyriad assignedsubordinateunits.Since theconclusionofthelastbiennium,

newsubordinateunitswithin thebrigadeinclude the Aviation Control Element, the422ndExpeditionarySignalBattalion,the 1/421st Regional Training Institute and the Nevada Army Guard’s Medical Detachment. With its current 678 Soldiers, the991stMulti-FunctionalBrigadehastripled in size during the last two years andprovides an array of capabilities and

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evacuation support for both civilian andcounterdrugoperations,andsearchandrescueoperations.

B Company, 1/189th General Support Aviation Battalion The1/189thAviationunitcompleteditsthirdcombatdeploymentandreturnedtoNevada in thewinterof2013.OperatinginRegionalCommand-East,Afghanistan,the1/189thcompletedavarietyofassign- mentsusingitsCH-47Chinookhelicopters.Missionsrangedfromdaytimesupplymove- ments tonighttimeairassault insertions.The 1/189th recorded more than 4,000combatflighthours. Back inNevada, the1/189thSoldiersreturnedtotheirdomesticsupportandjointoperation roles. The 1/189th continuesto support Nevada National Guard units and Army, Navy and Air Force specialoperations forces. Training missionsincludewaterbucketdrops,high-altitudelandings, external sling-loading, RadarPassive Identification, low-altitude dropsand time-on-target operations. The unitalso prepared for wildland fire support,mass casualty evacuations and service-support operations.

422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion Over the past two years, the 422ndExpeditionary Signal Battalion focusedontransitioningSoldiersfromitspreviouscombat operations in Afghanistan toits current state mission. The battalionconcluded its last combatdeployment inwinter2012.

Thebattalionconsistsoffourcompaniescomposedofmorethan450Soldiers,mak-ingitoneofthelargestorganizationswithintheNevadaArmyGuard.Thecompaniesinclude Headquarters, HeadquartersCompany in Reno; Alpha ExpeditionarySignal Company in CasaGrande, Ariz.;Bravo Expeditionary Signal Company inLasVegas;andCharlieJoint-HeavySignalCompanyinReno.(CharlieCompanyalsohasadetachmentinLasVegas.) The battalion participated in UlchiFreedomGuardianinSouthKoreainthe summerof2013anditsupportedthe1-221st Cavalry at the National Training Center in2014. Thispastsummer,thebattalionestab-lishedconnectivityviasatellitetoprovidevoice, data and video teleconferenceservices in 13 locations across Nevadaand Northern Arizona using its organictacticalequipment.

1/421st Regional Training Institute

The421stRegionalTraining Institute spent the majorityof the biennium conductingregionalizedindividualtraining in support of Training and

Doctrine Command. The 421st offersmilitary occupational specialty transitionand noncommissioned officer educationcourses. Army training initiatives drivefunding allocation, military occupationalspecialtydensityandforcestructureallo-cationsfortheNevadaArmyGuard.

Theinstituteconductscoursesinfourmilitaryoccupationalspecialties,includingmilitary police,motor transport operator,informationsystemsoperator,andsignalsupportsystemsclasses. During the biennium, the institute becameoneofsixNationalGuardschool-housesnationwideselectedtobeginnon-commissioned officer education systeminstructionintheAdvancedLeaderCourseInformation Systems career field. Theaccreditationstandardsweredemandingandrigorousandrequiredspecificattentiontodetailbycoursemanagers, instructorsand support staff. In addition to assisting otherNevadaunits with specialized training, the RTIalsoservesasanaccreditationcenterforCompTIA,anditoffersseveralCiscoandMicrosoftciviliancertifications. In2013-2014, the institutegraduatedmorethan500studentsfromitswiderangeofcourses.

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GuardBureau,NevadaranksNo.1amongthe54statesandterritoriesintheDirector’sPersonnelReadinessOverviewstatistics. Atanygivenmoment,thereareabout400SoldiersintheRecruitingandRetention Battalion. The majority of the R and R Soldiers are in the midst of the military train-ingcycleandareset toattendamilitary school (e.g., basic training or a military occupationschool).Whileawaitingschools,Soldierslearn,honeandrefinebasicmilitary skills through instructionprovidedby theRecruitingandRetentioncadre. Thebattalionincludesabout25full-time recruitingandretentionsergeantsstationedacrossthestateatsevenlocationsaswellasseveraldozenadministrativeandpersonnel staffers who assist Soldiers through themilitary schooling process that preparesthemfor theirchosenmilitaryoccupationwith their home unit. Statisticsrevealthefull-timerecruiting staff continues to chalk up remarkablenumbers:In2013,staffrecorded471enlist- ments;in2014,itrecorded464signings. In2014,thebattalionhelped310Soldiers graduate from their military occupationschoolsandbecomefull-fledgedSoldiersin their chosen units; that was 33morethanthe277Soldiersthebattalionassistedin2013. The battalionwas very successful inretainingexperiencedSoldiersduringthebiennium,manyofthemcombatveteransaftermorethanadecadeofconflictinIraqand Afghanistan. About one-third of theSoldiers in the entire Nevada Army Guard, 898,extendedtheirenlistmentsduringthepast two years.

Futureplansincludestrategicallyhost-ing courses in the Las Vegas area andexpanding thepool of potential studentsas TRADOCand theDepartment of theArmytransition to the“OneArmySchoolSystem.”Thatsystemencouragesactive-component Soldiers to attend NationalGuardRegionalTrainingInstitutesfortheirrequisitecourses. With theArmy’s increasingemphasisonNCOEStraining,theinstitutepromisestoexpanditscourseofferingsandoffertheSignalSupportSystemsAdvancedLeaderCourse and the Information Systems OperatorSeniorLeaderCourse.

Medical Detachment The Nevada Army National Guard’sMedicalDetachmentensuresthemedicalreadinessof themore than3,100GuardSoldiers in Nevada. TheMedical Detachment consists of 65personnelincludingphysicians,dentists,dental technicians,medics and adminis-trativestaff.TheMedicalDetachmentalso providesclinical trainingopportunities for medical personnel assigned to the 17thSpecialTroopsBrigade. TheMedicalDetachmentcontinuesto performperiodichealthassessments,pre-and post-deployment Soldier readiness process health assessments, seasonal immunizationsandmedicsupportforunitsbothingarrisonandthefield. Duringthepasttwoyears,theMedicalDetachmenthassupportedpre-mobilization

requirements and conducted post- mobilizationmedicalcareforsevenunitsthat deployed and redeployed. Internally, the Medical Detachmentcontinually seeks training opportunities toqualifyitsmedicsinemergencymedicaltechnicianandcardio-pulmonaryresuscita-tioncertifications. Thedetachmentalso recently formed a training partnership with Joint BaseLewis-McCord inWashington to supportmedictableexercises. Inthefuture,theMedicalDetachmentplanstoexpanditscapabilitiesintacticalfieldenvironmentsandissettoparticipateinbrigadewidetrainingexercisestoassessandevaluateitstechnicalcompetencyandproficiency.

Recruiting and Retention Battalion

TheRecruitingandRetention Battalion’smissionistomain- tain the Nevada Army Guard’s strength and military exper- tisebyrecruitingnewSoldiers

andretainingexperiencedGuardsmen. Thebattalion’seffectivenesswascon-firmedbythestate’send-strengthstatistics on the final day of fiscal year 2014.OnSept.30,2014, theNevadaArmyGuardhad a year-end goal of 3,104 Soldiers butfinishedtheyearwith3,115,giving it100.4 percent of its targeted number oftotal Soldiers. According to theNational

The Nevada Army National Guard Medical Detachment forms up for the Commander Army Guard change of command ceremony, September 2013.

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Volunteers from the Directorate of Logistics renovated a 1942 Dodge ambulance on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs in summer 2014. The photo above shows the ambulance prior to restoration, and the one below, the restored ambulance in pristine condition after hundreds of volunteer hours of work.

TheDirectorateofLogisticsperforms all logistics and maintenance functions in the Nevada Army Guard to ensure all missions are completed. Succinctly,logistics equips and sustains the force.Logistics is involved anytime a Soldiershootsaweapon,drivesavehicleorusesany piece of equipment in the NevadaGuard’s inventory. Thedirectoratemanagesandmaintains 28,953 individual pieces of equipmentwithatotalvalueof$614million.Logistics also entails force modernization, supplymanagement,equipmentrepairandservices and sustainment operations. TheArmy logisticsdirectorate,based in Carson City, has repair facilities in LasVegas,SteadandYerington.Thirty-threepercentofthefull-timetechniciansintheArmyGuardworkat thedirectorate’sfacilities. In 2014, the Nevada Army Guardreceivedan inspection from theNationalGuard Bureau’s Combined LogisticsReviewTeam.Itattained100percentonitsreviewandearnedthetoprankinginthenation. Field Maintenance Shop No. 3 wasrecognized by the NGB for its ongoingsuperior maintenance support to themilitary, and it received the prestigiousGoldenWrenchAward. In food servicescompetition, the 777th Forward SupportCompanyscoredfirstplaceintheRegionVIIConnellyFoodServicecontest.

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Organizedin2002,theNevadaGuard’sconsolidated Joint Force HeadquartersstaffmanagesandfacilitatesnearlyeverystateandfederalmissionassignedtotheSilverState’sGuardsmen.Theconsolida-tion allows the Nevada Guard to respond quicklyandefficientlytoawidespectrumof missions, and it gives headquarterspersonnel the ability toassignanddirectpersonnel and equipment from the Nevada Army and Air Guard as well as other militarybranches. Theheadquartersisbrokenintosevenfunctionalareas: The J-1 Personnel section is involved inallaspectsof manpowermanagementforthefull-timeNationalGuardstaff.

The J-2 Intelligence section advises the adjutant general on all intelligencefunctions including foreign intelligence,intelligencepolicy,programsandspecialsecurityoperations. The J-3 Operations section provides commandand control over all assigned,attached or operationally aligned forcesresponsible forhomelanddefensewithinNevada. It supports civil authoritieswithcapabilities and forces for homelandsecurityanddomesticemergencies. The J-5 Strategic Plans/J-7 Doctrine, Training and Exercise section oversees future plans and policies for the jointheadquarters.The section is responsiblefor planning current and future military

strategiesanddevelopingjointintegrationandactionplans.Thesectionencompassestraining,unit readinessandmobilization.Thesection is responsible formonitoringunit training plans to ensure they meet both wartime and domestic mission requirements. The J-6 Communications section providesday-to-day communications like telephone,Internet,communicationsecurity, teleconferencing,dataprocessing,distance learningandmailservice. The J-8 Resource sectionisinchargeof resource management. It providesresource planning, capabilities-basedanalysisandoverallprogramrequirementsand validation.

Joint staff improves efficiency, timeliness


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Air Guard Overview

Nevada AirNational Guard State Headquarters TheNevadaAirGuardStateHeadquartersislocatedinCarsonCityattheOfficeoftheAdjutantGeneral.Theheadquartersover-seesthe152ndAirliftWingandthe152ndIntelligenceSquadroninRenoandthe232ndOperationsSquadronlocatedinIndianSpringsnearLasVegas.Theheadquarters’50staffmembersadvisetheadjutantgeneralandthechiefofstaffonAirGuardsupportforjointoperations.Theassistanttotheadjutantgeneralandthestatecommandchiefarealsointheheadquarters’ranks.Theheadquartersincludespersonnel, intelligence,operations,logisticsandstrategicplanningsections.

From its humble beginning in1948 when it was established with just 88 Airmen, the Nevada Air Guard now boasts about 1,100 Airmen who support and maintain Nevada’s fleet of eight C-130s and perform a broad spectrum of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions around the world. The following pages high-light the activities and achievements of Nevada Air Guard units during the past two years.

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152nd Airlift Wing The 152nd Airlift Wing includes fourgroups,eightsquadronsandthreeflights.Thegroupsarethe152ndOperationsGroup, the152ndMaintenanceGroup,the152ndMission Support Group and the 152ndMedicalGroup.The152ndAW’sprimarymissioniscargoandpersonnelairlift. The152ndstafftacklesmultiplecritical functions.Thecomptrollerflightisrespon-sible formanagingbudget and finances.The wing also mans a command post,thechaplain corps,militaryequaloppor-tunitystaff, thehuman resourceadviser,theinspectorgeneraloffice,publicaffairsstaff, the judge advocate general staff,therecruitingandretentionofficeandthesafetyoffice.

152nd Operations Group The152ndOperationsGroupisrespon-sibleforeightC-130H2aircraftandmorethan150personnel;lastyeartheunitflewmorethan1,950hours.Thegrouphastwosquadrons:the192ndAirliftSquadronandthe152ndOperationsSupportSquadron. AirmenandsixC-130sfromthe152ndOG deployed to Kuwait’s Ali Al Saleem Air Base in 2013-2014, where aircrews, operations staff, and maintainers were taskedwithmissionsinIraq,Afghanistan,Djiboutiandothercountriesintheregion.DuringExerciseCentralAccordthe152nd

OGprovidedairliftcapabilityforamissiontoNigerandCameroon. The152ndOGparticipatedinceremonies for the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion inJune2014.TwoC-130s, fouraircrews and more than 50 maintainersandoperationspersonnelsupported82ndAirborne Division airdrops that markedthe historic battle. The 152nd OG alsoparticipatedinOperationBannerExpressproviding airlift and logistics support totheSecretServiceforpresidentialsupportmissionsthroughouttheUnitedStates. The group dispatched twoC-130s toAlaskatotakepartinaRedFlagexercise.

ARedFlagexerciseisanadvancedaerialcombattrainingexercise.ThiswasthefirstRedFlagforthe152ndOGandthegroup’sfirst Pacific Air Force flying experience.Morethan60aircrewmenandoperationspersonnelplanned,briefedandexecuted16RedFlagsorties.NevadaGuardsmen workedcloselywiththeJapaneseAirDefense Force and theAustralianAir Force. The objectiveoftheexercisewastodeny,destroy anddegradeamockenemyair defensesystem. One152ndOGC-130participatedinaGreenFlagexerciseinconjunctionwithaJointReadinessTrainingCenterBrigade

Five Nevada Air National Guard C-130s head out for a mission from Reno.

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insupportoffouraircrafttoAliAlSaleem,Kuwait, for fourmonthsduringOperationEnduringFreedom;850sortieswereflowntotaling1,688flyinghoursandmorethan8,000passengerswereairlifted. Operating in austere conditions, the152ndMXGandthecombinedjointunitofthe386thAircraftMaintenanceSquadronmaintained a 96 percent mission-effectiveness rating. The group receivedtheOutstandingUnitAwardwithValorfromAirForceCentralCommand.MaintenancepersonnelalsodeployedtoYokota,Japan;Oslo,Norway;Normandy,France;andSanJuan,PuertoRico. DuringmissionsinNigerandCameroonfor jointOperationsFlintlockandCentralAccord,whichinvolvedDutchandAfricanpersonnel, the unit dropped 34 high-altitude, low-opening (HALO) jumpers,hauled12.1tonsofcargoandairdropped21.4tonsofcargo. Amaintenance teamof15personnelprovided assistance to the ProgrammedDepot Maintenance Facility. This teamreducedC-130maintenance delays thatthe Air Force was experiencing fleet-wide.The152ndMXGengagedinalocalexercise, Vigilant Blue, which focusedonsurvivingandoperating inachemical warfare environment. The wing recently implemented theWingCommanders’ InspectionProgram,whichisafullyautomatedtrackingprogramusedtoinformthewingcommanderofthestatus of each section in the unit. This implementation resulted in the addition of 12maintenance personnel to create thenewinspectionprogramteam. Airmeninthe152ndMXGMaintenanceAircraft Crash/Disabled Recovery Teamrecovered a Navy C-2 aircraft from theeastsideoftheReno-TahoeInternationalAirport in June 2014. The aircraft hadsustainedsignificantlandinggeardamagethatthe152ndMXGrepaired. The group regularly provides static-displayaircraftandsupportpersonnelforlocal events and tours that solidify theGuard’srelationshipwiththepublic.

152nd Mission Support Group The152ndMissionSupportGroup is composedoffoursquadronsandoneflight: the 152nd Civil Engineer Squadron, the152ndForceSupportSquadron,the152ndLogisticsReadinessSquadron,the152ndSecurityForcesSquadronandthe152ndCommunicationsFlight.Thegroupprovides directsupporttoallAirmenintheAirForce.

CombatTeam.AGreenFlagexercisetestsunitsinasimulatedforce-on-forcecombatenvironment using scenarios specificallytailoredtomeettrainingobjectives.Flights includedaerialport,aeromedicalevacuation, airlift,combatcontrol,personnelrecovery,intelligence and contingency response personnel. Thegroupassistedwithdomesticoper-ationsintheaftermathofHurricaneSandy,oneofthelargestrecordedhurricanestostriketheEastCoastoftheUnitedStates.The 152nd OG deployed one C-130 inresponse to a National Guard Bureau’s requestforassistance.Missionsincludedtransporting food,water,andsupplies tocitizensinneed. The152ndOGdevelopedand testedtheAdvancedMountainousAirliftTacticsSyllabus in conjunction with the 914thAirliftWingfromNiagaraFalls,NewYork.In supportof theMarineCorpsMountainWarfareTrainingCenternearBridgeport,California,Guardaircraftdelivered1,000poundsofMealsReadytoEattoMarinesin areas of rough terrain above 9,000feet.The C-130salsoconducted assaultlandingsondirtlandingzonesataltitudesof 7,000 feet. The training providedinvaluableexperienceforaircrewsdeploy-ing to locationssuchas Afghanistanandothermountainousregions. The152nd’s Intelligence sectionpro-vided critical manpower for OperationsEnduring Freedom and New Dawn andconducted145pre-missionbriefings,133missionreportsandmorethan30airfieldbriefings.Thebriefingsandreportscom-bined multiple intelligence disciplines in

support of theater airlift and intelligence surveillanceandreconnaissanceoperations. Intelligencespecialistsupgradedsoftwareon 55 classified computer systems andtrainedfivepersonnelonmission-essentialsoftware.Duringhomestationoperations,the intelligence section supported fiveexercisesand11schools. Theairfieldmanagementsectionalsoparticipatedinall152ndOGoperations.The section deftly managed six presidentialsupport missions coordinated with theSecretService. The 152nd OG participated in manylocaleventstoensurepublicsafety.DuringExerciseVigilantSentinel,thegrouppro-videdsupporttocivilauthoritiesduringtheNewYear’sholidaysinLasVegas,RenoandLakeTahoe. Employer Support of the Guard andReserveBossLiftsweresupportedbythe152ndOG,andthe152ndOGflewCivilAirPatrolcadetsonorientationflights.

152nd Maintenance Group The 152nd Maintenance Group isresponsibleformaintainingeightC-130H2aircraft. The group is composed of the152ndMaintenanceSquadron,the152ndAircraft Maintenance Squadron and the152nd Maintenance Operations Flight.ThegroupalsoperformsmaintenanceonC-130sfromotherAirForceorAirNationalGuard units when required. Overall, the groupsupportedaircraftthatflewmorethan 5,000hoursandcompleted1,837sorties. The maintenance group participatedin numerous foreign deployments andexercises.Amaintenanceteamdeployed

Staff Sgt. Ron Hanselman, Master Sgt. Mike Faulkenberry and Staff Sgt. Tom Kinney of the 152nd Maintenance Squadron’s Crash Recovery Team lock the struts on a C-130 in order to simulate repairing an aircraft with flat tires on May 29, 2014.

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152nd Logistics Readiness Squadron The152ndLogisticsReadinessSquad-ronprovideslocal,stateandfederalentities withworldclasslogisticalsupport.TheLRS supportedOperationEnduringFreedom,OperationNewDawn,CoronetOak,RedFlagand theD-Day70thanniversaryairdropin2013-2014. Individualsectionsdeployedorpartici-patedinexercisesatlocationsthroughout thecontinentalUnitedStates,Alaska,Hawaii, Afghanistan,Kuwait,Oman,Qatar,UnitedArabEmirates,Japan,FranceandEngland. Overthepasttwoyears,theLRSsafelyandefficientlyprocessedmorethan21,000packages,pumped2.6milliongallonsoffuel, dropped 700 aircrew proficiency training

Thereadinesssectionisresponsiblefor the out-processing and in-processing of Airmen,accountabilityofdeployedmembers, passportsubmissionsand thereleaseordischarge ofmembers from active duty. The 152nd FSS processed more than 300Guardsmenwhodeployedinsupportof CoronetOak,RedFlagandAfricanopera-tions.ThereadinesssectionalsosupportedAir ExpeditionaryForcesandExpedition-aryCombatSupportdeployments. The 152nd Force Support Squadronalso oversees the wing physical fitnessprogram,fitnesscentermanagement,lodg-ingprogram,familyservicesandrecruitingand retention. NineAirmenfromthesquadroncompleted aseven-monthdeployment toSouthwestAsiathisbiennium.TheAirmenperformedservicesfunctions,includingrecreationandfitness. Despiteitssmallstaffofnine,theservices section continues to provide meals forhundreds ofAirmeneach trainingweek-end. The section developed newmenusthatprovedverypopularandtheaveragenumberofAirmendiningonbasejumpedfrom500tonearly700eachmeal. FSSmembersattended theManagerSafetyCoursetoimproveinventorycontrol, food sales and storeroom upkeep. Thesectiondevelopedanewtrainingplanthatwillprovideallservicememberswith thetoolsandskills required tocompleteanytaskwithintheservicesarea. NineservicesAirmentraveledtoFairchild AirForceBase,Wash.,fortwoweekstowork withactive-dutyservicesunits.Thisdeploy-mentsharpenedskillsinlodging,recreation, unitdeploymentmanagement,diningfacility managementandpublichealth.

152nd Civil Engineer Squadron The 152nd Civil Engineer Squadrondeployed11firefightersand15operations/ engineeringpersonnelinsupportofOpera-tionEnduringFreedomandfourpersonnel toTongaundertheauspicesoftheStatePartnership Program exercise PacificAngel(PACANGEL).Thirty-sixpersonneldeployed to Norway in support of Operation ImpeccableGlove.Thesquadronalsocon-ducteditsquadrennialSilverFlagtraining. The152ndCEScontinueditsworking relationshipwiththeMarineWarfareTraining Center and coordinated maintenance ofa dirt airstrip in support of 192nd AirliftSquadron and Marine operations. Thecoordinationeffortsledthesquadronintoa working relationship with the MWTCAirOfficer todesignandconstructanairoperations building remodel. In addition,the squadron will work with the FallonNavalAirStationtoprovideroadandrangemaintenance. The152ndCEScompletedseverallocal projects.ThenewModularContainerizedSmallArmsTrainingSystemisthefirstintheentireAirNationalGuard.Thiscutting-edge facility allows year-roundweaponstraininginacontrolledenvironment,whichreducescostsandincreasesreadiness. Recentupgradestothefitnesscenterled to improved readiness and gave thehonorguardaplacetotrain.Communication andaudio-visualimprovementsinthedining facilityhavecreatedastate-of-the-arttraining roomthatsupportsvideoteleconferencingandreducestravelexpenditures.Flooringmodernization,asphaltrepairandimprove-ment,andenergyuse reductionprojectsaresetfor2015. Thesquadronreachedouttothecom-munitybysupportingaGirlScoutCampandahistoricsiteatLakeTahoe.TheGirlScouts and the California State Senatebothpresentedthe152ndCESwithcertifi-catesofappreciation.

152nd Force Support Squadron The152ndFSS’smissionistoenhancethe total force readiness for Nevada AirGuard Airmen and to assist their families during deployments. The squadron’sprimaryfunctionsincludethemanagementofpersonnelactions, thephysicalfitnessprogram, the lodging program and theservicesprogram. Thecustomerservicesectionensuresall Airmen are prepared for deployments byassistingwithlifeinsuranceacquisition,entitlementbenefitsandrecordkeeping.

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loads,maintained a 95 percent vehicle-in-commissionrateandprocessed5,170passengersand530shorttonsofcargo. Sadly,theLRSlostoneofitsfinestinOctober2013whenMasterSgt. MichaelLandsberry, a teacher in his civilian occupation,losthislifeintheSparksMiddle Schoolshooting.Heposthumouslyreceived theAirman’sMedalforhisheroicactionsthatlikelysavedmanylives.

152nd Security Forces Squadron The152ndSecurityForcesSquadronis organized,trainedandequippedtoperform security,lawenforcement,airbasedefense andcombatarmsmissionsworldwide. Thesquadronisoneoffewsquadronsarmed with the MK-19 40 mm grenademachinegun,theM-2.50calibermachinegunandM-107.50calibersniperweapon. The SFS annually supports VigilantSentinelandprovidesadditionalsecurityatMcCarranInternationalAirportduringNewYear’sEvetoensurethesafepassageoftensof thousandsofvisitors throughtheLasVegasairportduringtheholidays. TheMobileContainerizedSmallArmsTrainingSet(MC-SATS)recentlybecameoperational in Reno. This containerizedshootingrangeisakeyfacilitythathelpsmaintain the readiness of Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen. TheSFSoftensupportstheAirForcewithAirmenforlong-term,temporarydutyassignmentsattheAirGuardReadinessCenterinVirginiaandattheheadquartersof theUSAFSecurity Forces located atLacklandAirForceBase,Texas.

152nd Communications Flight During the biennium, two significantinformation technology upgrades wereinstalledon theairbase inReno.AnAirNationalGuardBase/LocalAreaNetworkModernization Project is currently in theimplementation stage. The project willprovideastate-of-the-artsinglemodefiberinfrastructureplatformtothebase. Withsuccessfulinstallationandvalidation ofthisupgrade,theNevadaAirGuardwillboast unequaled information technology processing capability. The creation of amegacircuit inRenowill give thewingadiverse2.4-gigabitsupernetworkthatwilldelivercriticalcommunicationsregardlessof networkloadorunfavorableenvironmentalconditions. IncoordinationwiththeNationalGuardBureauandNavalAirWarfareCenteraircraft division,anext-generationJoint IncidentSiteCommunicationsCapabilityDomesticOperations systemwas acquired by theflight. Themobile, commercial, off-the-shelfcommunicationshardwaresystemplatformprovidescommandandcontrolcapabilitieson-siteforfirstresponders,stateauthorities andfederalcommandauthorities.Theentire system can be transported in a singletrailerandprovidesmyriadcommunicationoptions, including voice, data and videocommunicationcapabilities. TheJISCCsystemsupports15unsecure, 15 commercial and two secure Internetusers simultaneously. The system canexpandtopotentiallysupport80unsecureand80commercialInternetusers.

152nd Medical Group The152ndMedicalGroupisadynamicandcohesiveteamofmedicalprofessionals whoprovidehigh-qualitymedicalsupporttothe152ndAirliftwing. Despitelimitedmanning,highoperations tempoandexpandingmandates,themedical groupsustainedindividualmedicalreadiness ratesatoraboveAirForcegoalsduringthebienniumandensuredafitandready-to-deployforce. Onerecentmajoradvanceinthemedical groupwasthere-engineeringoftheWeb-basedHealthAssessmentsystem.WebHAallows the medical group to identify individualswhohavephysicalorbehavioral health issues and provide the remedies needed in a timely manner. During the biennium, 50 personnelfromthemedicalgroupandtheChemicalBiological Radiation Nuclear EnhancedResponseForcePackage (CERFP)par-ticipated in an external evaluation. Thisevaluationalso includedmembersof the92ndCivilSupportTeam. The National Guard Bureau’s Joint Inter-agency Training and EducationCenter evaluated Nevada’s CERFP on 21 mission-essential tasks. The tasksincluded mission command, search andextraction, fatality search and recovery,medical triage/ treatment and massdecontamination operations. At the endof the test, theevaluators recommendedvalidationofNevada’sCERFP. Toimprovetheunit’sabilitytodeployviaair,CERFPmembersattendedAirLoadPlanningandMedicalEffectsof IonizingRadiationcourses. ElevenmembersofthemedicalgroupandtheCERFP(MedicalElement)partici-pated in the Patriot 14 exercise at VolkField, Wisconsin. During the week-longexercise, the Nevadans successfullycompletedexpeditionarymedical systemtraining with medical professionals fromCalifornia,Oregon,Utah,MinnesotaandWashington. The152ndMedicalGroupbeganwork-ingcloselywithTonga,Nevada’sNationalGuardStatePartnershipProgrampartner,in2014.MedicalgroupAirmenparticipatedinthePacificAngelexercise(PACANGEL)inVava’uandHa’apai,Tonga. While there, the group’s participantsprovidedhumanitarianmedicalassistance in optometry and dentistry to more than 4,300patients.Futuremissionsareplanned, includingmeetingswithofficialsfromTonga MedicalServiceandtheMinisterofHealth.

Senior Airman Kristen Hill (left) and Airman 1st Class Paul Longworth from the 152nd Medical Group perform medical lab work in field conditions during the PATRIOT 2014 exercise at Volk Field, Wisconsin.

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Operatorssharedinformationsurround- ingtrainingprograms,exercisesandreal-worldexperiencestocreateastandardized ANGresponseplan.The152ndISreceived theopportunity toshowcase theNevadaIntegrated ImageryNetwork,and recom-mendations concerning the future ANGtrailer-based Incident Awareness andAssessmentsupportcapabilitysystemwere forwarded to the National Guard Bureau.

232nd Operations Squadron

The 232nd Operations Squadron was activated on Oct.31,2007,andisanasso- ciate unit integrated withthe U.S. Air Force Warfare

Centerandthe432ndWingatCreechAirForceBase.The232ndisavitalcompo-nent of combat, training and operationaltestmissionsconductedinsupportoftheNevadaAirGuardandtheU.S.AirForce. In2013-2014,the432ndWingcontin-uedtoexpanditsnumberofMQ-1Predator and MQ-9 Reaper combat air patrolmissions,relyingheavilyonthesupportoftheNevadaAirGuard,theU.S.AirForceReserveandtheRoyalAirForce. NevadaAirGuardsmenholdkeyposi- tionsineachofthe15AirCombatCommand squadrons associated with unmannedoperations.TheNevadaAirGuardprovides remotely piloted aircraft pilots, sensoroperators, intelligence specialists andaircraft maintainers, and Nevada GuardAirmen hold key positions, including theassistantdirectorofoperations. The11thReconnaissanceSquadronisresponsiblefortheformaltrainingoflaunch

TheMedicalGroupenteredatrainingaffiliationagreementwithSt.Mary’sRegional MedicalCenterinfall2014.TheTAAallows membersofthemedicalgrouptoreceivehands-onmedical trainingat thehospitalduringdrillweekends. Thepartnershipgives152ndMedicalGrouppersonnelanincreasedamountofreal-world training and allows the groupto improvethehospital’smanninglevels.Another TAA with Renown RegionalMedicalCenterinRenoissettobesignedin the near future.

152nd Intelligence Squadron

The 152nd IntelligenceSquadronplayedacriticalrole intheAirForce’sintelligencemissionduringthebiennium.In 2013, the squadron com-

pleted133combatmissionsandrecorded 2,372missionhours.In2014,thesquadron participated in125combatmissionsandrecorded1,770missionhours.Duetothe important role that the 152nd IS hasassumedonthenationalstage,itsactive- dutymissionissettocontinuethrough2015. Throughoutthebiennium,thesquadron participatedinbattalion-levelfieldexerciseswiththeU.S.MarineCorpsattheMarineCorpsMountainWarfareTrainingCenternear Bridgeport, Calif. The squadron’sAirmenprovidedfull-motionvideoanalysiscapturing feeds fromMC-12 Liberty air-craftfromBealeAirForceBase,California, andotherunmannedaerialvehiclesystems. Duringtheexercises,the152ndAirmenhadthesamefieldconditions,challengesand equipmentastheirUSMCcounterparts. Whileenhancingtheunderstandingof USAFintelligence,surveillanceandrecon-naissancecollection,processing,analysis, anddisseminationcapabilitiesforthe10,000 MarinesattheMCMWTC,thesquadron’sworkatthecenteralsopreparedittohelpcivilauthoritiesinthefutureinavarietyofpotentialcontingencysituations. InadditiontotheassistanceprovidedtotheUSMC,the152ndISsupportedspecialoperationsforcesfromallbranchesofthearmedservicesaswellasmilitaryunitsfrom CanadaandtheUnitedArabEmirates. InMarch2014,the152ndIShostedthe first field-level Defense Support to CivilAuthoritiesworkinggroup.Thirty-twopartici- pants from seven Air National Guard DistributedGroundSystemsites,includingOhio,convergedinRenofortwodays.

andrecoveryoperationsforUnitedStatesand coalition MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9Reaper crews. Many Nevada Air Guardpilots and sensor operators use their experienceasinstructors,evaluatorsandsupervisors during launch, recovery andremote split-operations phases of MQ-1Predatormissions. The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron performs all operational tests andevaluationsfortheMQ-1PredatorandMQ-9Reaperaircraft.Aircrewandmain-tenanceprofessionalsfromthe232ndOSsupport all aspects of testmanagementandexecution. MQ-9 Reaper-qualified aircrew alsoprovide support to NASA’s ArmstrongFlight Research Center during MQ-9Reaper testing to meet scientific andFederalAviationAdministrationobjectives. The232nd’s intelligencesectionaug-mentscombatsquadronsatCreechAFB.The sensor operator/mission intelligencecoordinator team contributed tens ofthousandsofcombatsupporthoursduringthebienniumtoassistwarfightersonthegroundinmultipletheaters. Nearly50percentofthe232nd’sranksconsist of aircraft maintenance Airmen.Thesepersonnelsupport,testandconducttrainingmissionswithintheMQ-1PredatorandMQ-9ReapersectionsatCreechAirForce Base. Similar to their operationalcounterparts,theyalsotrainvisitingAirmenfromotherorganizations. TheAirForcemaycreateaMQ-9Reaperformal training detachment at Creech AFBinthefuture.Whenthedetachmentisestablished,it’slikelythat232ndOSmain-tainerswillprovide the initialaircraftandgroundcontrolstationinstructionforcrewchiefsandspecialists.

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biological,radiological,nuclearorexplosive enhanced response force package unit(CERFP),participatedinthenation’sfirstfullyintegratedevaluationin2014. TheCSTmaintainsanespeciallycloserelationshipwiththeLasVegasMetroAllHazardsRegionalMulti-AgencyOperations ResponseTeamand theFBI. The92ndoften supported those agencies at avarietyofeventsincludingNewYear’sEveon theLasVegasStrip,NASCARraces,the Professional Bull Riders Champion-ships, the National Finals Rodeo, theElectricDaisyCarnivalandtheLasVegasMarathon. Duringthebiennium,theteamempha- sized joint training opportunities with amyriad of metropolitan and rural-areaagencies across Nevada ranging fromthe Reno/Sparks/TruckeeMeadows andQuadCountyhazardousmaterialteamstotheElkoandChurchillcountiesemergencyresponders. Someof themissions theCST com-pletedduringthepasttwoyearsincluded: —Identified318hazardoussubstancesinCarlinin2013,includingtoxic,corrosive,explosiveandillegalnarcotics. —Recovereda rail tanker-car victim inNorthLasVegasin2014.AccordingtotheOccupationalHealthandSafetyAdmini- stration, only two rail tanker-car victimrecoveries have occurred in the UnitedStatessince2000.

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determinationofunknownsubstances.The92ndalsoassistswiththecoordinationofstateorfederalresourceswhenrequired. Theunitanditspersonnelarefederallyfunded, equipped and trained, but thegovernor retains command and controlof the team. Nevada’s team is currentlybasedinLasVegasbutissettorelocatetoRenoinsummer2015. TheCSTtrainsregularlywithemergency first responders to ensure the team isfully integrated into theNational IncidentManagement System. Members of theteamareavailabletoconsultwithcommu-nityandbusinessofficialsonemergencypreparednessplanning. In2013-2014,the92ndCSTsupportednational-level events including the 57thPresidential InaugurationandtheBostonMarathon. TheteamalsoparticipatedinCBRNE-incidentexerciseswithneighboringstatesincluding Alaska, California, Colorado,HawaiiandUtah. EachSoldierandAirmenontheteammust complete 600 to 1,800 hours oftraining before becoming a deployablememberof the fast-pacedunit.TheU.S.ArmyNorthconductsexternalevaluationson the team every 18 months. Nevada’s 92nd CST and its sisterorganization,theNevadaGuard’schemical,

TheNevadaNationalGuard iscommittedtoassistingtheSilverState during any typeof contingency.One displayof this commitment is the

ongoingavailabilityoftheNevadaGuard’s92nd Civil Support Team (Weapons ofMassDestruction)unitthatremainsreadytoassistNevada’sfirstrespondersinthewakeofanynaturalorman-madedisaster. Now a decade old, the 92nd rapidlydeploys to contingencies and helps firstrespondersdeterminethenatureofchemi-cal, biological, radiological, nuclear orexplosiveincidents;providesmedicaland technicaladvice;andpreparesforthearrival of additional state and federal response assets. The 92nd is the first military responderatapparentCBRNEincidents. Thecivilsupportteammainlysupportslocalincidentcommandersandemergencyresponders as well as state and federal agencies including theFBI, theEnviron-mentalProtectionAgency,theU.S.SecretServiceandtheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.SupportbytheteamisrequestedviatheNevadaDepartmentofEmergencyManagement. Theteam,composedof22SoldiersandAirmen,wasestablishedin2004primarilytoassistofficialswith theassessmentofCBRNEsituationsand thedetectionand

Celebrating 10th anniversary,civil support team remains readyfor any situation

Sgt. Michael Le guides a gurney containing simulated casualty Sgt. 1st Class Baha Ishtiwi down the side of a building in Las Vegas in March 2013. The exercise coincided with the 92nd Civil Support Team’s Ropes Rescue Technician Course at the Las Vegas Fire Rescue Training Center.

Soldiers and Airmen from the Nevada Guard’s 92nd Civil Support Team complete a threat analysis of simulated tornado damage at Denver International Airport in August 2013. Now a decade old, the 92nd Civil Support Team traveled to the Centennial State in 2013 to support the Colorado National Guard during Vigilant Guard 2013, a national level exercise.

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—The17thSpecialTroopsBattalioninLasVegasprovides14Soldierstoformamilitarymissioncommandteam. —The240thEngineerCompanybasedinLasVegasprovidesa50-Soldiersearchandextractionelement. — The 100th Quartermaster WaterPurification Company, headquartered in Las Vegas, provides a 75-Soldier

TheNevadaNationalGuard’sChemical, Biological, Radiological and NuclearEnhanced Response Force Package(CERFP) isa joint teamof197speciallytrainedSoldiersandAirmenwhocanbequicklyassembledtoprovidespecializedassistance to federalandstateagencies as well as National Guard civil support teams during and after a variety ofhazardoussituations. The Nevada National Guard CERFPteamiscomposedofacommandandcontrol section, a decontamination element, amedical element and a casualty searchand extraction element. TeammembersmaintaintraditionalGuardjobsbutreceiveadditional training for their respectiveCERFPresponsibilities. TheCERFP teamcan functioneitheras a pre- or post-positioned force. Theteamisspecially trainedto integrate intothe National Incident Command Systemto conduct life-saving actions within acontaminatedenvironment. The unit receives its funding from the Department of Defense but remainsunderthecontrolofthegovernor.Civilian authorities retain overall commandthroughoutanincident. TheNevadaCERFPteamwasestab-lished in 2012 and received an externalevaluation from the National Guard Bureau in August 2014. The evaluationincluded the 92nd Civil Support Teamandotheragencies’firstrespondersfromnorthernNevada.TheexercisevalidatedtheCERFP’sabilitytoquicklyrespondandprovideeffectivesupporttoallofNevada’sfirst responders, including the NevadaGuard’scivilsupportteam. TheCERFPparticipatedintheVigilantGuard exercise in Colorado in 2013 aswellastwofull-scaleexercisesinNevadabeforeitsvalidationexerciselastsummer. The CERFP continues to strengthenand expand its relationships with federal and state agencies to ensure the capa-bilities of the Nevada National Guard’sCERFParewidelyknown. TheSoldiersandAirmeninNevada’sCERFParedrawnfromfiveArmyandAirGuard units.When called into duty, thefollowingoccurs:

Nevada CERFP team preparedfor specialized assistance

decontaminationelement responsible forvictimandpersonneldecontamination. — The Nevada Air Guard’s 152ndMedicalGroup,basedinReno,suppliesa47-Airmenmedicalteam. —TheArizonaAirGuard’s162ndForce SupportSquadroncontributes11Airmento compose the casualty search andrecoveryteam.

The Nevada Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package participated with the American Red Cross and local first responders in an exercise in March 2013 near Reno to hone their catastrophe-response skills.

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ProgramsOfficeontheNevadaAirGuardBase inReno. TheAFRPmanager pro-vides information and referral guidance;deployment-cycle support; personal,family, unit, and community readinessadvice; life skills education; transitionguidance;communityoutreach;andvolun-teercommunicationguidance. Highlights on specific topics fromthe statewide MFSS staff in 2013-2014included: Family Support: The joint staff innorthernNevadacontinuedtohostitsJointArmy and Air National Guard family and holidaysevents,includingtheKidsEasterParty, Kids Halloween party and KidsChristmas party. The events were heldinbothRenoandLasVegasandnearly10,000 National Guard Soldiers, Airmen andfamilymembersattendedtheeventsin2013-2014. TheArmyGuardChildandYouthpro-gramcoordinatorandtheAFRPmanagercoordinated a youth leadership summercampfor65NationalGuardchildrenages12-17.The2014youthcampwasheldatGrizzlyCreekRanchinPortola,Calif. Key Volunteer Program: The KeyVolunteerProgramprovidedtraining,infor-mationandresourcesthatenabledfamilies

TheNevadaNationalGuard’sMilitaryandFamilySupportServicesstaffassistsservicemembers,retireesandtheirdepen-dentsthroughoutthestatewithtwoofficesinReno(oneat685PlumbLaneandoneattheNevadaAirGuardBase)andadditionaloffices in Las Vegas and Winnemucca.The staff assists all service members regardlessofmilitarybranchordutystatus. The MFSS staff strives to match itscustomers with the appropriate militaryorcivilianresourceorassistanceagencydependent on the service member’sspecificsituation. Since theMFSSbecame the primaryoccupantsof theNevadaGuard’sPlumbLane Armory in Reno in March 2010,the MFSS staff has expanded and nowincludesrepresentativesfrommyriadorganizations and resources, includingfamilyprograms; family life,financialandpsychological counseling; theResilience and Risk Reduction program; TriCare assistance; veterans’ transitional assistance; suicide prevention; sexual assault response; survivor outreach services;EmployerSupportoftheGuardandReserve; MilitaryOneSource; Equal EmploymentOpportunity;identificationcardassistance;substance abuse prevention; YellowRibbon;and,itsnewestprogram,BeyondtheYellowRibbon.

TheintentofthecreationoftheprimaryMFSSfacilityatPlumbLanewastomakeallofthevitalservicesreadilyavailableforall servicemembersatasinglenorthernNevada location. Although they featuresmaller-sized staffs, the satellite officesin Las Vegas, Winnemucca and the airbaseareequallycapableoflinkingservicemembers with appropriate assistanceagenciesandorganizations. Due toanever-increasingnumberof requests,theMFSSprioritizeditsfamilyandcommunityassistanceofferingsduringthebiennium,includingitsFamilyReadiness, Family Assistance and Child and Youthprograms. The Family Readiness program isfocusedonfamilyreadinessgroupsandhas nearly quadrupled in size over the pastfouryears.TheFamilyAssistanceprogram recordedsignificantmilestonesrecentlyafter it entered its JoiningCommunity Forcespartnership aswell as joined the state’sGreenZoneinitiative.Theprogram’sgrass- rootsapproachallowedittobecomeacon-duitbetween themilitary’sand veterans’needs. The Child and Youth programsuccessfully provided service andassis-tance to thechildrenofNevada NationalGuardmembers;participationnumbersintheprogram’scampsand activitiesgrewdramatically, especially among familiesfeaturingadeployedparent. The Resilience and Risk Reductionprogramincludesastaffoffivewhoprovideservices across the state. The programrecentlyaddedastateSubstanceAbusePrevention element to provide life-skillsinstructionanddecreasehigh-riskbehavioramongstudents. TheBeyondtheYellowRibbonprogram wascreatedtoensuretheNevadamilitary communityisempoweredthroughemploy- ment.Theprogramoperates incoopera- tion with the Employer Support of theGuard and Reserve program and theGreen Zone initiative to connectmilitarymembers, veteransanddependentswithemployers.AlthoughtheprogramisbasedinRenoandLasVegas,itoffersemploy-mentsupportthroughoutthestate. In addition to the resources andassistanceavailableinRenoattheMFSSfacility on Plumb Lane, an Airman andFamily Readiness Program manageroversees theNevadaAirGuard’s Family

Airman 1st Class Gabriel Donat discusses employment opportunities with members of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in March 2013. The Air Guard’s Family Programs Office co-hosted three job fairs this biennium that emphasized securing employment for Nevada Guardsmen.

The Air Guard’s Family Programs Office helps coordinate a youth leadership summer camp annually for 65 National Guard children ages 12 through 17. The 2014 youth camp was held at Grizzly Creek Ranch in Portola, Calif.

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Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5800

Family Programs Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5820ArmyGuardFamilyAssistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-694-4475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or775-384-5811ChildandYouthPrograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5805Airman/FamilyReadiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-788-4585NationalGuardFamilyAssistance . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5808BeyondYellowRibbon EmploymentCoordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-632-0551

Northern Nevada CounselingBeyondYellowRibbon BehavioralHealthCounselor . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5850AirGuardPsychologicalHealth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-788-9307

Northern Nevada ResiliencySuicidePrevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5819SexualAssaultResponse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5840SurvivorOutreachServices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-445-0291

Northern Nevada ResourcesEmployersSupportofGuardandReserve . . . . 775-384-5836Heroes2Hired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5849MilitaryOneSource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-342-9647EqualOpportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5845AirGuardYellowRibbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5821 or775-790-6588

TransitionAssistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5837ID Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-1043

Southern Nevada Support ServicesArmyGuardFamilyAssistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-694-4477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or800-699-3128ChildandYouthPrograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-694-4476FamilyReadinessSupportAssistants . . . . . . . . 702-856-4811

Southern Nevada CounselingPsychologicalHealth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-224-4991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or702-856-4931Alcohol,DrugControlOfficer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-632-0387

Southern Nevada ResiliencyResilienceandSuicidePrevention . . . . . . . . . . 702-632-0385SurvivorOutreachServices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-632-0556

Southern Nevada ResourcesESGRSouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-632-0332MilitaryOneSource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-342-9647YellowRibbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-856-4967ID Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-632-0301SubstanceAbusePrevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-384-5827

Winnemucca, Elko and Ely Support ServicesFamilyAssistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775-625-8286

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tobeself-sufficientduringNationalGuardtraining,deploymentandmobilization. Employment Assistance:TheMFSSstaffworkedcloselywiththeHerotoHiredandEmployerSupportof theGuardandReserve organizations to help civilianemployershireNationalGuardsmen.H2H,ESGR, the AFRP manager and RenoJobConnect co-hosted three job fairs innorthernNevadathisbienniumthatledtojobsfor10Guardsmen. Community Action Board:Theboardidentifiedand resolved individual, family,installation, and community issues thatimpactedthereadinessoftheNevadaAirGuard and the quality of life of its Airmen and their families. The Integrated Delivery System:TheIDS system is the action element of theCommunity Action Board andworked inconjunctionwiththeCABtoresolveissues. Topics broached by the IDS included personal andmission readiness, suicide prevention, sexual assault awareness, psychologicalhealthandresilienceprograms.

Suicide Prevention Program: TheNevadaGuard’s suicide prevention pro-grams aim to preserve the strength ofGuardsmen, prevent loss of life and enhance awareness of available suicidepreventionresources. Transition Assistance Program:TheTransition Assistance Program hostedworkshopsforGuardsmenreturningfromdeployment and their spouses to broad-cast information on employment-searchresources. In 2014, the National Guardorganized TAP workshops for 125 AirGuardmembersandtheirspousesattheNavalAirStation inFallonandNellisAirForceBase. Strong Bonds Retreats:FamilyPro-gramshostedtwoStrongBondsRetreatsin 2014.Theretreatsaimedtoenhancerelation- shipsandincludedmorethan30couples. NevadaGuardchaplains,afamilyprograms representative and a personal financialcounselorfacilitatedtheretreats. Yellow Ribbon and Reintegration Program: The Nevada Guard’s Yellow

RibbonteamandtheAFRPmanagerhosted pre-deploymentworkshopsthatdrewmorethan500Airmenandfamilymembers.Theworkshops focused on TRICARE healthinsurance,legaladvice,ESGRassistance, financial readiness,AmericanRedCrossand chaplain corps support, and thecasualtynotificationprocess. Joining Community Forces:TheJoin-ingCommunityForcescommitteeworked with75governmentandcommunityorgan- izationstokeepservicemembersapprisedonnumerousmilitary-relatedtopics. The Nevada Guard JCF workeddirectlywiththeNevadaOfficeofVeteransServices on the Green Zone NetworkInitiative. JCF areas of focus includedfulfillment of service and informationgapswiththecreationofworkinggroups;ongoinginteractionwithinfluentialcommu-nity leaders includingthegovernor,statesenators and state assemblymen; andthecreationofaninformationalfeedbackprocess for service members who havereceivedassistance.


—OnMay14,2014,43organizations were recognizedat theannual EmployerRecognitionEventattheNorthLasVegas ReadinessCenter. Representatives par-ticipated inhands-onactivities presentedbymultipleArmyGuardunitsandthe92ndCivilSupportTeam. — ESGR hosted Breakfast with theBossinSeptember2014attheElkoCountyReadiness Center in Carlin. During theevent, representatives from rural Nevada employerstouredthefacility,rodeinArmyGuard vehicles and inspected UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Thirty-nineorganizations received an ESGR awardduringtheevent. ESGRpromotesacultureofemployersupport for Guard and Reserve militaryservice.OnewayESGRencouragessupport isviaaseriesofawards.Awardsinclude: —TheSecretaryofDefenseEmployerSupportFreedomAwardisESGR’smostprestigiousaward.Since1996,theDepart-mentofDefensehasannuallyrecognizedonly 15 of the nation’s most supportiveemployers. TheWashoe County SchoolDistrict received the Freedom Award in2014.(PastrecipientsfromNevadaincludeMGMMirageCorp.andSunValleyGeneralImprovementDistrict(2006),SierraPacificResources(2007),TheRegionalMedicalServices Authority (2008) and LegacySportsInternationalandNewmontMiningCorp.(2010). —TheExtraordinaryEmployerSupport Award recognizes sustained employersupportofReservemilitaryservice.Onlyprior recipientsof theFreedomAwardortheProPatria Awardwho have demon-

TheEmployerSupportoftheGuardand Reserveorganization isaDepartmentofDefenseofficeestablishedin1972topromote cooperation and understanding betweenReserve component military servicemembersandtheircivilianemployersandtoassistintheresolutionofconflictsarisingfromanemployee’smilitarycommitment. TheNevadaESGRCommitteeiscom-posedofmorethan50volunteersincluding businessmen and women, retirees and activeGuardandReservemembers.Retired Col.DavidCantrellisthechairman,andthe full-time support staff includes JenetahWalker-Taylor(programmanager),Angela Ash(employersupportspecialist),Daphne Ames (administrativesupport technician) and Tammy Richardson (employmenttransitioncoordinatorforHero2Hired). During thepast twoyears, theESGR staffhostednumerousemployer-recognition events,hiringfairs,awardceremoniesand statements-of-supportpresentations.Thestaffinteractedwith2,942Nevadaemployers and761statementsofsupportweresigned. Duringthebiennium,theESGRstaffbriefed 11,843reservecomponenttroopsintheSilver Stateonemploymentpoliciesandrights. MajorESGReventsduringthebiennium included: — The Nevada ESGR held the firstExecutiveBreakfastwith theBossat theGovernor’s Mansion in Carson City on April 2, 2014. Attendees included Gov.BrianSandoval,ESGRexecutivedirector RonYoung,AdjutantGeneralBrig.Gen.Bill Burksandrepresentativesfrom40Nevadaemployers. — In May 2013, 45 organizations were recognizedat theannualEmployerRecognition Event at the Air NationalGuard Base in Reno. Representativesfrom the organizations toured the base,includingtheflightlineandfirehouse,andclimbed aboard Nevada Guard aircraftincluding a C-130 Hercules cargo planeandArmyCH-47helicopter.

Nevada employers’ military support ceaseless

strated sustained support for three or more yearsafterreceivingoneofthoseawardsareeligible.MGMandNVEnergyreceivedtheExtraordinaryEmployerSupportAwardin2014. —TheProPatriaAward, “ForOne’sCountry” in Latin, is presented annuallyby ESGR committees to the top threeemployers(onesmall,onelargeandonepublic-sector employer) in their respec-tive state or territory. ProPatriaAwardsare reserved for the organizations thatprovided exceptional support of nationaldefensethroughleadershippracticesandpersonnel policies that supported theirReservecomponentmilitaryemployees. — The Above and Beyond Awardrecognizesemployersatthestateandlocal levelwhohavegoneaboveandbeyondthe legal requirements of theUniformedServicesEmploymentandReemploymentRights Act by providing their NationalGuard and Reserve employees withadditional,non-mandatedbenefitssuchasdifferentialorfullpaytooffsetlostwages. —TheSevenSealsAwardisthemostinclusiveawardandmaybegiventoanypersonorentitythatsignificantlyadvancestheESGRmission. ESGRalsodirectlysupportstheHero-2Hiredprogramtoassistunderemployedand unemployed Guard and Reserveservice members. Hero2Hired employ-mentcoordinatorsassistjobseekersandemployers with Veterans EmploymentCenter website enrollment and provideone-on-oneinstructiononresumedevelop-ment,interviewskillsandlocalemploymentresources.

From left, Nevada Employer Support of Guard and Reserve Chair David Cantrell, Senior Master Sgt. Angela Ash, Kim Cantrell, Col. Dave Clark, Barbara Clark, Washoe County School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez and Adjutant General Brig. Gen. William Burks receive the Secretary of Defense Freedom Award on behalf of the Washoe County School District in September 2014. The Washoe County School District was one of only 15 organizations in the nation to receive the Freedom Award.

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TheNevadaArmyandAirGuardhonorguard teamsare twoof themost visiblemilitary organizations in the state. Theirimmaculate uniforms, clean movementsandflagpresentationsareonfulldisplayduringhundredsofeventstothousandsofSilverStatecitizenseveryyear,includingmilitary funerals. TheNevadaArmyGuardhonorguardcompletedanear-recordnumberofdutyappearancerequestsduringthebiennium.Theteamcompleted694missionsin2014and635missionin2013.Thosenumberswere slightly off the all-time high of 790missionsin2012. ThedecreasingnumberofrequestsislikelyduetothedecreasingoverallnumberofWorldWarIIveterandeathseachyear.According to theDepartment of VeteranAffairs,themedianageofsurvivingWorldWarIIveteransisnow95andtheapexofthenumberofWorldWarIIveteranmilitaryfunerals has passed. Inadditiontopayingfinalmilitaryrespects atfunerals,theArmyhonorguardalsovisits localelementaryschoolstoteachstudentsaboutU.S.flaghistoryandetiquette. The Army honor guard is staffed by twofull-timesergeants,oneeachinbothnorthern and southern Nevada. Thefull-time staff’s duties include training,recruiting,scheduling,andequipmentandvehiclemaintenance. The teams are composed from a pool of about 30 qualified Soldiers fromacross the state who fulfill appearancerequestsandarecompensatedbyfuneralduty allowances.TheSoldiers’participa-tion in an honor guard activity does notaffect their allocated number of annual

Honor guard team appearances near record levels

trainingdays. Only select Soldiers qualify for theArmyhonorguard.Tomeetthestringentrequisites,Soldiersmustberecommendedbytheirunit’sfirstsergeantorcommander,maintainahighsenseofprofessionalismanddisplaystrongdevotiontoduty. LiketheArmyGuard’steam,theNevada Air Guard’s honor guard team supportsmilitary and civilian events throughout the state. Thecolorguardtypicallyconsistsofafour-person team that formally presentsandretiresboththeU.S.andstateflag. The honor guard annually supportsdozensoffuneralsandcommunityevents.The31membersontheteamincludeeightseniornoncommissionedofficers,15non-commissionedofficersandeightAirmen.Thediversegroupofmenandwomenrange in rank from airman first class to chief mastersergeant. The team is responsible for funeralsupportinNevadawhenitisrequestedbytheactive-dutyhonorguardatBealeAir Force Base. In 2014, two Nevada Air Guard honor guard members received intensiveinstructionwhiletheyweretrain-ingwithateamfromBealeAirForceBase, California. In2014,theteamparticipatedin55events including10 funeralsand45colorguarddetails.In2013,thehonorguardsupported79eventsincluding24funeralsand55color guarddetails. Some of the events the honor guardusuallysupportsincludeHotAugustNights, theRenoAirRaces,theSparksFourthofJulyCelebration,andMemorialDayandVeteransDayceremonies.

TheNevadaEducationServicesOffice managesamultitudeofeducationalbenefits andresourcesforNevadaGuardSoldiersand Airmen. Thestatetuitionwaiverprogramisoneof themostattractiveandfrequentlyusedpro- gramsmanagedbytheEducationServicesOffice.TheprogramgivesGuardsmenawaiverofupto100percentoftheirtuitionwhentheyattendaqualifyingstateschool. During the last two years, therewas

Education services:Tuition waiver program remains attractive perk

a dramatic increase in the number of Soldiers andAirmen using the program;anaverageof 700members utilized theprogrameachsemester. In addition to the tuition waiver, Nevada Guardsmen are eligible for the textbookreimbursement program. Soldiers andAirman who attend state schools andmaintain a 2.0 grade-point average intheir courses are eligible for textbook- cost reimbursement.This isasignificant

benefitastextbookcostscontinuetorise. Perhaps themostwell-knowneduca-tionalbenefitforGuardsmenistheGIBill.ManySoldiersandAirmancantakeadvan-tageofoneof the fourGIBillprograms.Eachoffersdifferentbenefitsandfeaturesseparateeligibilityrequirements.Althougheachprogramdiffersslightly,allfourprovide additional money to Guardsmen while they attend eligible universities, vocational ortechnicalschools.

The Nevada Army Guard honor guard posts the colors during the annual Flag Day and Army Birthday celebration ceremony at the Nevada Capitol in Carson City in June 2014. The honor guard team completed 694 missions in 2014 and 635 missions in 2013.

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are performed under direct law enforce-ment supervision. Tosupportthecriminalanalysismission, theNVCDTFprovidestrainedanalyststo theDrugEnforcementAdministrationand totheNevadaDepartmentofPublicSafety-InvestigationDivision(DPS-ID). Soldiers and Airmen in these positions providedailysupporttonarcoticsinvestiga-

TheNevadaCounterdrugTaskForce(NVCDTF) provides military support to lawenforcementagenciesandcommunity- basedorganizationswiththeintenttoreduce theavailabilityanddemandforillegaldrugs. Duringthebiennium,theNVCDTFassistedLEAswithdrugenforcementinitiativesbyfocusingoncriminalanalysisand recon-naissancemissions.AllNVCDTFmissions

Counterdrug task force reduces availability, demand for illegal drugs

tionsthroughthecompilation,reviewandcreationoffinancial,phoneandelectronic databases.Civilauthoritiesusethisinfor-mationtosupportcasedevelopmentandprosecutions. Additionally,theseanalystsutilizeopensourceandLEA informationnetworks todevelopcaseinformationandassistincasedeconfliction between LEAs. During thepast twoyears, the informationgathered byNVCDTFpersonnelcontributedto142arrestsandtheseizureofillegalnarcoticsworth$1.3millionand12firearms. The NVCDTF also supports law enforcementwithaerialandgroundrecon-naissance.UsingNevadaNationalGuardhelicopters and the regional fixed-wingRC-26 aircraft, the NVCDTF providesuniquecapabilities toLEA investigationsby providing extended surveillance andimproved officer safety. NVCDTF aerialreconnaissance assets assisted in thearrest of 26 people and the seizure of$100,000 in currency and $2.1 millionin illegal drugs, including 46 pounds ofmethamphetaminein2013-2014. The ground reconnaissance missionfills a manpower void for LEAs duringintensive investigations. The NVCDTFassists in observing and reporting thetrafficking,manufacturingandtransportingof illegal drugs to LEAs. The NVCDTFsupportsbothurbanandruralreconnais-sance.Duringthebiennium,theNVCDTFgroundmissionassistedin24arrests,theseizure of illegal narcotics with a streetvalueof$109millionand$157,000inillicitcurrencyandsevenfirearms.

A Soldier from the Nevada Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force scouts a location during a marijuana eradication mission in Lincoln County in August 2014. The task force discovered about 6,000 marijuana plants during its mission.

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The Nevada National Guard signed a Declaration of Partnership with theKingdomof Tonga onApril 11, 2014, inNuku’Alofa, Tonga, under the auspices of the National Guard Bureau’s State PartnershipProgram. Justa fewmonthsafter thepactwassigned,Brig.GenTau’aika‘Uta’atu,Tonga’s commander of Defense Services (therough equivalent of the chairman of theJointChiefsofStaff),madehisfirstofficialvisit to Nevada in August.While on histrip,‘Uta’atumetwithstate,businessandmilitaryofficialsinCarsonCityandReno.He also attended the National GuardAssociationof theUnitedStatesnationalconvention. The State Partnership Program linksa unique component of the Department ofDefense—astate’sNationalGuard— withthearmedforcesofapartnercountry in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship. The NGB SPP was estab-lished in 1994.With the addition of theNevada/Tongapartnership,itnowfeatures68 partnerships involving 74 nationsaround the world. SPP is administered by the National GuardBureauguidedbyStateDepartmentforeignpolicygoalsandexecutedby theadjutantsgeneralinsupportofcombatantcommandersandDepartmentofDefensepolicygoals. Despite obvious topographical differ-ences,thedesertstateofNevadaandthe islandnationofTongasharemanychal-lengesandissues.BothNevadaandTongahave large population concentrations separated by large tracts of uninhabitedspace that create challenges, such asdelivery of basic governmental servicesandhumanitarian relief in thewakeof anatural disaster. TheNevada/Tongapartnership issettofeatureseveralinformationalexchangeseach year that will allow both parties to incorporate relevant civil and militaryadvances in their respective regions.Currently, both partners are eager toinclude topics such as humanitarianassistanceanddisasterresponse,peace-keeping operations, search-and-rescueoperationsandprofession-of-armstrainingon the exchange docket. The primaryfundingfortheexchangescomesfromtheNGBSPPandtheregionalcommand.

Nevada National Guard and Kingdom of Tonga enter state partnership program pact

Brig. Gen. Tau’aika ‘Uta’atu, left, the commander of Tonga’s armed forces, and Nevada Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Bill Burks sign the documents finalizing the State Partnership Program agreement between Tonga and the Nevada Guard during a signing ceremony at Armed Forces Headquarters in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, in April 2014.

Brig. Gen. Tau’aika ‘Uta’atu, Tonga’s top military official, boards a Nevada Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Stead for a tour of northern Nevada in August 2014.

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AfterWorldWarII, thereorganizationoftheNevadaNationalGuardcommencedonJuly1,1946,withNevadareceivinga stateheadquarters,aheadquartersdetach- ment,anarmoredcavalryreconnaissancesquadronandanArmybandunit. However,reminiscentoftroublesearlierinthecentury,the1947stateLegislaturefailedtoappropriatethenecessaryfundstosupportthestate’sdesignatedGuardunits.Finally,onNov.13,1947, thecitizensofWinnemuccadonated the funds tobeginrecruitingmembers to formandman theNational Guard. TheNevadaNationalGuardexpandedwiththecreationoftheNevadaAirNationalGuardfollowingtheNationalSecurityActof1947.TheNevadaAirNationalGuardwas based out of the Reno Air ForceBase(Stead)anditoriginallyflewP-51DMustang fighter planes. The unit wasactivatedduring theKoreanconflict fromMarch1951throughDecember1952. During1968-69,theNevadaAirGuard —nowflyingRF-101Voodooaircraft— was activated following North Korea’sseizure of the USS Pueblo. During thecrisis, Nevada Airmen served in thePhilippines, Korea, Japan, Vietnam,Thailandandat18domesticU.S.bases. The Nevada Air Guard deployed toBahrain duringOperation Desert Storm/DesertShieldin1990-1991andflewmorethan350 combatmissions in theRF-4CPhantomII. Today, the Nevada National Guardboastsmorethan4,200AirmenandSoldiers in its ranks. The Army Guard includestwo full-fledged brigades; the Air Guardcomprisesoneflyingwing,anintelligencesquadron and an operations squadron. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the NevadaNationalGuardhas,attimes,rankedinthetopfivestatesinpercentagesofAirmenand SoldiersdeployedinsupportoftheGlobalWar on Terrorism. Three Nevada Army Guard Soldiers died in 2005 in supportof combat operations. Spc. Anthony Cometa,21,ofthe1864thTransportationCompany,diedinavehicleaccidentinIraq.Laterthatyear,ChiefWarrantOfficerJohnFlynn, 36, and Sgt. Patrick Stewart, 35,ofDCompany,113thAviationCompany,werekilledwhentheirChinookhelicopterwasshotdowninsouthernAfghanistan.

multinationalexercise that, in addition tomarkingD-Day,increasedinteroperabilitybetweentheU.S.ArmyandAirForceandtheFrencharmy. BythetimeD-Dayoccurred,theNevada NationalGuardwasalreadymorethaneight decades old. The NevadaGuard tracesitshistory to1861to the inceptionof theTerritoryofNevadaanditsterritorialmilitiaheadedbytheterritorialgovernor. The territory’s first recognizedmilitia unitwasCompanyA,NevadaVolunteers,whichmusteredinVirginiaCity.Afterthe ComstockLode’sheyday,however,interest intheNevadaGuardaswellastheregion’s populationdecreaseddramatically. By1900,theentireNevadaGuardcon-sistedofjusttwopoorlyequippedVirginiaCity companies. In 1906, the Nevada National Guard suffered the humiliation of beingdisbandedafterfederalinspectionsrevealed the state’s Guard fell far short of federal requirements. For thenext 20 years, Nevada was the only state in the UnionwithoutaGuard.ThroughtheeffortsofGov.FredBalzar,theNevadaNationalGuardwasfinally re-established in1928with the mustering of the 40th MilitaryPoliceCompanyinReno. AstheyhadinWorldWarI,Nevadansenlisted and were conscripted into themilitaryduringWorldWar II.However, inWorldWarII,someSoldiersremainedinthestate’sGuardthroughouttheconflict.

Nevada National Guard History AstheSilverStatecelebrateditsSesqui- centennial in2014, theNevadaNationalGuardrecognizeditsown153rdbirthday.Theestablishment of theNevadaGuardoccurredafullthreeyearsbeforeNevadajoinedtheUnionastheBattleBornstatein1864. Improved infrastructure for Nevada’sGuardsmenhighlightedthebienniumasthe completionoftwonewreadinesscentersinCarlinandNorthLasVegasaswellasamaintenanceshopinLasVegasgavetheever-expanding Nevada Guard, with its recordnumberof4,200SoldiersandAirmen, anadditional110,000squarefeetoftraining, administrationandmaintenancespace. “In terms of facility expansion, theNevadaGuardhasnevergrownsoquickly,” said construction and facilities manager Lt.Col.ClaytonChappell. ThenewreadinesscentershousesevenArmyGuard units, and themaintenance shop directly supports 12 transportationunits.Thefacilitiescostabout$41millionin state and federal expenditures. TheNevadaAirGuardmarkedoneof themosthistoricaldaysinmilitaryhistory—June6,1944,akaD-Day—withitspartici-pationintheAlliedForge2014exerciseinJune2014.TheNevadaAirGuardhelpedtransport more than 700 paratroopers whojumpedfrom14aircraftnearSainte- Mère-Église,France,onthe70thanniversary ofD-Day.TheAlliedForgemissionwasa

The Nevada Army Guard’s 1st Battalion, 422nd Air Defense Artillery operated M-42 Dusters that featured twin 40 mm cannons from 1954 to 1968. The battalion featured a battery of Quad-50s, seen in this photo during live-fire training. The Quad-50 was first produced in 1942 and saw service during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The air defense battalion later transitioned into the 1/221st Armored Cavalry Squadron.

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Nevada Guard’s history outdates Silver State’s annals

DeploymentsinsupportoftheGWOThaveaffectednearlyeveryNevadaGuard unit.About3,800Soldiershavedeployed abroadsince2001,while Airmenhavecompletedhundredsofthousandsofdays onordersinsupportofcombatoperationssince9/11.Asthebienniumconcluded,about200SoldiersandAirmenremaineddeployedinsupportofGWOTaswellaspeacekeeping missions.Majorongoingdeploymentsincluded: •The72ndMilitaryPoliceCompany

headquarteredinLasVegasbeganits fourthmajor deployment since9/11inSeptember2014.Twenty-five Soldiers from the unit headed to Afghanistantoprovidetransportation andsecuritysupportforleadersoftheInternationalSecurityAssistance ForceandNATO.

•Detachment45,OperationalSupport Airlift,departedinJune2014fortheunit’sthirdmajordeploymentsince 2001.BasedinAfghanistan,theunit’s Soldierswillusesensorsandequip- ment to gather intelligence forgroundforcecommanders.

•InafirstfortheNevadaGuard,dozens ofSoldiersinthe757thSustainment andSupportBattalionwentabroadin September 2014 to support aninternationalpeacekeepingmission. The Reno-based headquarters companyofthebattalionwillremainin theSinaiPeninsulainEgyptfornine monthstoprovidecommand,control, administrativeandlogisticalsupporttoTaskForceSinai,theMultinational

ForceandObserverspeacekeepingcontingentintheregion.Thisisthefirst-everdeploymentforthe757thCSSBHeadquartersCompany.

Domestically,NevadaGuardSoldiers helped theMoapa Band of Paiutes inSeptember2014whenfloodingdamagedan earthen dam and levee. A team of 21Soldiersfromthe277thEngineerHaulPlatoonmoved5,600tonsofdirttoshoreupaweakeneddam. Also, as it has done for more than a decade,theNevadaNationalGuardhelped ringinNewYear’s2012and2013along-sideitssecuritycohortsfromtheLasVegas MetropolitanPoliceDepartmentandtheTransportation Security Administrationby participating in the annual VigilantSentinelexerciseinsouthernNevada. Guardsmen from the 485thMilitaryPolice Company, the 152nd SecurityForces Squadron, the 140th AviationDetachmentandsupportpersonnelfromthe 17th Sustainment Brigade partici-pated in the exercise. During theexercise,theNevadaGuardhadSoldiersand Airmen placed in key locationsthroughoutLasVegas. Certainly one of the most historicdatesinNevadaGuardhistoryoccurredduringthisbienniumonApril11,2014,when the Nevada Guard entered into its formalStatePartnershipProgramagree-mentwith theKingdomofTonga.WiththepactbetweenTongaandtheNevadaGuard signed, the National Guard’sStatePartnershipProgramnowhas68partnershipsfeaturing74nations.

Adjutants Generalof NevadaGen.H.P.Russell1862-1864

Brig.Gen.JohnCradlebaugh1865-1867

C.N.Notware,SecretaryofState,1867-1870

JamesD.Minor,SecretaryofState,1871-1874

Brig.Gen.JewettWilliamAdams,1875-1883

Brig.Gen.CharlesE.Laughton1883-1886

HenryC.Davis,Lt.Governor1887-1889

SamuelChubbucks,Lt.Governor1889

FrankBell,Lt.Governor1889-1890

Brig.Gen.CharlesHenryGalusha1890

Gen.JosephPoujade1891-1895

Brig.Gen.CharlesHenryGalusha1895-1898

Brig.Gen.GeorgeW.Cowing1898

Brig.Gen.JamesR.Judge1898-1903

LemuelAllen,Lt.Governor1903-1906

DenverS.Dickerson,Lt.Governor,1907-1911

Brig.Gen.GilbertC.Ross1911-1915

Brig.Gen.MauriceJ.Sullivan1915-1926

Brig.Gen.JayH.White1927-1947

Brig.Gen.MarloweM.Merrick1947

Maj.Gen.JamesA.May1947-1967

Maj.Gen.AddisonA.Millard1967

Maj.Gen.FloydL.Edsall1967-1979

Maj.Gen.WilliamF.Engel1979-1983

Brig.Gen.RobertJ.Dwyer1983-1986

Maj.Gen.DrennanA.Clark1986-2000

Maj.Gen.GilesE.Vanderhoof2000-2005

Maj.Gen.CynthiaN.Kirkland2005-2009

Brig.Gen.WilliamR.Burks2009-Present

The Nevada Air Guard’s 192nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron flew F-86 Sabre jet aircraft from 1955 to 1961. The coastal air defense mission area for the 192nd extended more than 350 miles from Reno and included the skies over San Francisco, California. By the time the aircraft fleet was replaced in 1961, the squadron was required to keep five planes on 24-hour alert ready to thwart any attack on the nation’s western shore.

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of headquarters, State Area Command; deputy directorate oftrainingandoperations;andstatecommandinspectionprogramcoordinator.Priortoassumingcommand,HanifanwasthedeputycommanderoftheNevadaArmyGuard. Hanifan has been activated four times for more than fourcombinedyearssince9/11andservedastheofficer-in-chargeoftheNevadaNationalGuardairportsecuritymission.Hewasalsothedirector/coordinator forVigilantGuard2008,whichwasthelargestdomesticoperationstrainingexerciseinthehistoryoftheNevada National Guard.

Brig. Gen. Ondra BerryAssistant Adjutant General, Air Guard

Brig.Gen.OndraBerrywaspro- moted to the position of assistant adjutant general for theNevadaAirGuard in 2013. He is the principaladvisor to the adjutant general onall matters related to the Nevada Air National Guard. Berry enlisted in the Nevada Air Guard in September 1986. Whileassigned to the 152nd Airlift Wingas an administration specialist, he

earnedthe“AirmanoftheYear”awardfortheNevadaAirGuardandwasselectedasoneoftheAirForce’s“TwelveOutstanding Airmen.”Hewas commissioned a second lieutenant upon hisgraduation from the Air National Guard Academy of MilitaryScienceinKnoxville,Tennessee,in1990. Berrywas commander of the 152ndMissionSupport flight from2001 to2008.Hisnextassignmentwaswith theNational Guard Bureau,wherehewasdirectorof theOfficeofCulturalTransformation. Before becoming Nevada’s Air Guard assistant adjutantgeneral,BerrywasthespecialassistanttothechiefoftheNationalGuard Bureau. In that position, Berry advised the National Guard’s senior leader on diversity. Incivilianlife,Berryretiredastheassistanttothepolicechiefafter 25yearswiththeRenoPoliceDepartment.Currently,heisthevicepresidentforDiversityandInclusionatMGMResortsInternational.

Nevada National Guard LeadershipBrig. Gen. William BurksThe Adjutant General

Brig.Gen.WilliamBurkshasbeenNevada National Guard’s adjutantgeneralsinceJune2009.Asadjutantgeneral,Burksisthemilitarychiefofstafftothegovernorandisresponsible for the federal and state missions of the Nevada National Guard. Burks’priorduties includedstints as the Nevada Guard’s joint staffdirector,theassistantdeputydirectoroftheAirForceHeadquartersStrategic

PlanningDirectorateoffice, thedirectorof theAirForceHead-quartersStrategicPlansandProgramsSupportServicesofficeandthedivisionchiefofoperationsandoutreachfortheAirForceHeadquartersStrategicPlanningDirectorate. HismilitarycareerwiththeNevadaAirNationalGuardbeganinRenoin1977whenhewasselectedtoattendnavigatortrainingforthe152ndTacticalReconnaissanceGroup.Afterreceivinghiscommissionasasecondlieutenant,Burksearnedhisnavigatorwings atMather Air Force Base, California, and his weaponssystemofficer ratingatShawAirForceBase,SouthCarolina,in1978.Burks laterservedas the152ndAirliftWing’schiefof standards and evaluations. Burksisamasternavigatorwithmorethan2,000flyinghoursand is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm with29combatsortiescompleted.Bornin1954,BurksgrewupinReno,attendedpublicschoolsandgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNevada,Reno.Inhiscivilianoccupationheisacertifiedpublicaccountant.

Brig. Gen. Michael Hanifan Commander, Nevada Army Guard

Brig.Gen.MichaelHanifanbecame thecommanderoftheNevadaArmyGuardinSeptember2013.Heisanative Nevadan who graduated from theU.S.MilitaryAcademyatWestPointwithadegreeinengineeringphysics.Heservedonactivedutyfrom1986to1996asamilitaryintelligenceofficer. Whileonactiveduty,hewasacompany commander, infantry battalion intel-ligence officer, division production

section and analysis section chief, infantry brigade assistantintelligence officer and assistant operations and intelligenceelectronicwarfarestaffofficer.HeisjumpqualifiedandagraduateoftheJungleWarfareCourse. Hanifanleftactivedutyin1996andjoinedBentlyNevadaasamarketingspecialist.HeiscurrentlyanengineeringmanageratBently Nevada. Hanifan joined theNevadaGuard in 1998. He has held avariety of positions including director of training and mobili-zation; deputy commander of the 17th Sustainment Brigade;commanderofthe1/421stRegionalTrainingInstitute;commander

Representatives from every Nevada Army Guard unit attended the change of command ceremony in September 2013 that marked Brig. Gen. Michael Hanifan’s succession of Brig. Gen. Frank Gonzales as the commander of the Nevada Army Guard.

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Col. Jeffrey BurkettDirector of the Joint Staff

Col.JeffreyBurkettisthedirectorofthejointstaff,NevadaNationalGuardJointForceHeadquarters.Asdirector, he manages the Nevada NationalGuard joint staff and joint militaryoperationsthroughoutthestate.Heisalso the National Guard senior federal management official and serves asprincipal executive assistant andadvisortotheAdjutantGeneral.

Burkett is a combat veteran and a master navigator withmorethan3,700flyinghours.Commissionedin1990throughtheReserveOfficerTrainingCorpsatVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity,Burkettspentadecadeonactivedutyholdingpositionsatthesquadronandgrouplevel,includingastintasthecommanderofthePrimeNuclearAirliftForce.Priortohisappoint-mentasdirectorofthejointstaff,heservedasthecommanderofthe152ndAirliftWinginReno. BurkettjoinedtheAirNationalGuardin2000,andheacceptedafull-timepositionattheNationalGuardBureauin2003.WhileatNGB,Burkettworked inastrategicmilitaryorganization thatassessedpost-9/11 threats.Certifiedasa jointqualifiedofficer and emergency manager, Burkett has contributed to severalnationalinitiativesrelatedtohomelanddefense.Healsoserved asthevicechairoftheHomelandSecurityInformationNetworkFederal Advisory Committee at the Department of Homeland Security. Burkett’sprivatesectorexperienceincludesdirectingoperations ofanInternetcompanyandconsultingforboththeDepartmentofJusticeOfficeofDomesticPreparednessandtheDefenseThreatReductionAgency.

Col. Felix CastagnolaU.S. Property and Fiscal Officer

Col.FelixCastagnolabecamethe U.S. property and fiscal officer forNevada in2008.As theUSPFO forNevada, Castagnola is accountableandresponsibleforallNationalGuardfederalresourcesinthestate.Amilitarypoliceandsignalofficer, CastagnolareceivedanROTCcom-mission in 1979 from the UniversityofNevada,Reno.DuringhisNevada

Guardcareer,hehasservedasacompanycommander,battalioncommander, director of personnel, director of training andoperationsandastheNevadaArmyGuardchiefofstaff. Inadditiontoabachelor’sdegreeincriminaljusticefromUNR,heholdsamaster’sdegreeinstrategicstudiesfromtheU.S.ArmyWarCollegeinCarlisle,Pennsylvania.

Brig. Gen. Robert HerbertAssistant Adjutant General, Army Guard

Brig.Gen.RobertHerbertbecamethe Nevada Army Guard’s assistant adjutantgeneralin2013.HeattendedU.S.Armyflightschooldirectlyoutofhighschool in1975.Whileonactiveduty,Herbert flewhelicopter patrolsalongtheEastandWestGermanbor-dersandbecameamaintenancetestpilotatFortOrd,California.Followingsixyearsonactiveduty,

Herbertmoved toReno in 1982.He joined theNevadaArmyGuardasatestpilotandwasasupervisorandamaintenancetestpilotattheArmyAviationFacilityinStead.Herberthasaccruedmorethan7,000flighthoursincommercialandmilitaryaircraft.HewasthedirectorofNevadaGuardArmyaviationfrom1995-2001. In2000,HerbertwasselectedbytheNevadaMilitaryDepartment foraFellowsProgramwiththeU.S.Congress.Heworkedintheoffice ofU.S.Sen.HarryReid.In2002,HerbertmovedtoLasVegas,whereheassumedacivilianpositiondirectingoperationsforReid. HerbertcontinuedtoworkasacivilianinReid’sofficeandis nowthesenator’sseniorpolicyadvisoranddirectorofappropriations. WhileworkingforReid,HerbertcontinuedhismilitarycareerintheNevadaNationalGuardandservedasthedeputycommanderfortheNevadaArmyGuardfrom2006to2013.

Brig. Gen. David SnyderCommander, Nevada Air Guard

Brig.Gen.DavidSnyderbecame theNevadaAirGuardcommanderin 2012. As the commander, Snyder directsandcoordinatestheactivitiesof fourAirGuard groups composedof 13 squadrons and flights and isresponsible for the policy, program-mingandplanningnecessarytotrainand maintain readiness for nearly 1,100 Airmen.

SnyderjoinedtheNevadaAirNationalGuardinDecember1986andwascommissionedasasecondlieutenantattheAirNationalGuard’sAcademyofMilitaryScience inKnoxville, Tennessee. He earned his navigator wings at Mather Air Force Base inMay1988andpilotwingsin1995atColumbusAirForceBase,Mississippi,afterqualifyingintheC-130. AsaC-130 instructorpilot,heheldseveralpositions in the192ndOperationsGroup includingastintas thetacticsofficer.Whilethetacticsofficer,the192ndbecameoneofthefirsttacticalairliftunitsqualifiedtoflywithnightvisiongoggles. Snyder subsequently served as the 152nd Airlift Wing Commander and on the headquarters staff, where he served as thedirectorofoperations.

Col.WillisGarreston,ArmyNG,1975-1985Col.CharlesFulkerson,ArmyNG,1985-1991Col.GilesVanderhoof,AirNG,1991-1995

Col.RobertHayes,ArmyNG,1995-1998Col.LouisCabrera,ArmyNG,1998-2008

Col.FelixCastagnola,ArmyNG,2008-present

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Nevada National Guard EquipmentC-130 Hercules cargo aircraft The 152nd Airlift Wing flies nine C-130 Hercules cargoairplanes;oneiscurrentlyonloantoLittleRockAirForceBase,Arkansas. The Hercules model is a four-engine turboprop militaryairframethathasbeenincontinuoususebytheAirForceformorethan50years.Themodelhasexperiencedmultipleupgradesandimprovementsinitsfivedecadesofexistence. Viaitsaftloadingrampanddoor,theHerculescanaccommo-dateawidevarietyofcargo,includingutilityhelicopters,militaryvehicles,palletizedcargoandmilitarypersonnel.TheHerculescandeliverloadsofupto42,000poundsandiscapableoflandinginremotelocationswithrough,dirtlandingstrips.

CH-47D Chinook, UH-60L Black Hawk and UH-72A Lakota helicopters

At the end of 2014, the Nevada Army Guard possessed 20helicopters, includingsevenCH-47Chinooks,sevenUH-60BlackHawksandsixUH-72ALakotas. CH-47D Chinooks:The1/189thAviationunitmaintainsandoperatesthestate’sChinooks.TheCH-47Dcanoperateindayornightinnearlyallweatherconditions.Theairframeaccommodatesawidevarietyof internal payloads, including vehicles, artillerypieces,upto44troopsor24littersplustwoattendants.Externallythehelicoptercanhoist26,000poundsandcandeployfirefightingwaterbucketscapableofcarrying2,000gallonsofwater.

UH-72A Lakotas:Nevada’s 3/140thSecurity andSupport, BandDCompanies,operatessixUH-72ALakotahelicopters.Four of the light-duty airframes are configuredwith homelandsecurityoptionsandtwoareequippedwithmedicalevacuationfeatures.

TheflexibledesignoftheC-130enablesit tobeconfiguredforamyriadofmissions.ThespecialmissionequipmentaddedtotheHerculesisusuallyremovable,allowingtheairframetoeasilyrevertbacktoitstraditionalcargodeliveryrole.

UH-60L Black Hawks: Soldiers from the 1/168th Aviation, amedicalevacuationunit,crewNevada’sBlackHawks.Thefour-blade,medium-liftairframeiscapableoftransportingupto11troops or2,600poundsofcargointernallyor9,000poundsexternally.TheUH-60candeploya660-gallonfirefightingwaterbucket.


TheNevadaGuardoperatesthreeunmannedaircraftsystems,two inconjunctionwith theactive-dutymilitary.Theunmannedsystems include the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper and the RQ-11Raven. TheMQ-1Predatorisamedium-altitude,long-rangeunmanned aircraftsystemwhoseprimarymissionisinterdictionandarmedreconnaissanceagainstcriticalandoftentransitorytargets. A complete Predator system consists of four aircraft with sensors,agroundcontrolstation,aPredatorsatellite link,andoperationsandmaintenancecrewsforcontinuousoperations.

MQ-1 Predators, MQ-9 Reapers and RQ-11 Ravens (unmanned aircraft systems)

M-915 truck tractors TheNevadaArmyGuardoperates120M-915versionsA3and A5 line-haul tractor trucks.The593rdTransportationCompanyin Reno operates 60 A3models in conjunction withM-867A25,000-gallonfueltrailers.The1864thTransportationCompanyinLasVegasoperates34A3modelsand26A5sthathaulM-8872A4flatbedtrailers.Eachtraileriscapableofcarrying34tons. Thetrucksaredesignedtohaulcargothroughoutacombattheaterandareengineeredtomeetseveredutyoperatingcondi-tionsincludingoff-roadmovements.

The1-221stCavalrySquadronhas26Bradleyfightingvehiclesinitsinventory.Themajorityofthesquadron’sBradleysareconfig-uredasM-3A2ODS(OperationDesertStorm)vehicles,andthreeareM-7FIST(FireSupportTeam)vehicles. Oftenmistakenforatank,Nevada’sBradleyfightingvehiclesaretrackedvehicles that transport infantrysquadsandsupportdismountedinfantrywithfirecover.Theyarecapableofdefeatingenemytanks,reconnaissancevehicles,infantryfightingvehicles,armored personnel carriers, bunkers, dismounted infantry andattackhelicopters.

M-3A3 Bradley fighting vehicle

C-12 Huron fixed-wing aircraft Detachment45,OperationalSupportAirlift,operatestheonlyfixed-wing aircraft in theNevadaArmyGuard’s inventory, the state’sloneC-12Huron.TheunitiscurrentlydeployedtoAfghanistan, andtheaircraftisonloantotheCaliforniaNationalGuard. TheC-12Huronisaversatile,twin-engineturbopropaircraftand isusedbyallbranchesof theU.S.military.Theaircraft iscloselyrelatedtotheBeechcraft1900andSuperKingAiraircraftmodels. It is used for a varietyof differentmissions, includingcargoandpassengertransportation,embassysupport,logisticalsupport,medicalevacuationsandsurveillance.

TheMQ-9Reaper isamedium-to-highaltitude, long-rangeunmannedaircraftsystem.TheReaper’sprimarymission is toattackandeliminatetargets.Thesystem’salternatemissionistoserveasanintelligence,surveillanceandreconnaissanceasset,using itssensorstoprovidereal-timedatatocommandersandintelligencespecialists. ThetypicalReapersystemconsistsofseveralairvehicles,agroundcontrolstationandcommunicationsequipment.ThecrewfortheMQ-9entailsapilotandasensoroperatorwhooperatetheaircraftfromaremotegroundstation. WhiletheNevadaAirGuarddoesnotownMQ-1andMQ-9systemsper se,Airmen from the232ndOperationsSquadronworkwiththeactive-dutyAirForcetoflyunmannedaircraftandanalyzeimageryfromunmannedaircraftnearlyeveryday. ThesmallestaircraftintheNevadaGuardaviationinventoryis theRQ-11Raven.TheRavensystemfeaturesa4.2-pound,remote-controlledpropellerairplanewitha43-inchfuselagelengthanda51-inchwingspan.Itisequippedwithinfraredanddaytimecolor cameras.Crews launch theRavenbyhand inamannersimilartoamodelairplanelaunch;theRavendoesnotrequirealandingstrip.


• Forward Support Company, 1-221st Cavalry• 150th Maintenance Company Det. (-)• B Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion• C Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion

3 – Harry Reid Readiness Center19980 Army Aviation DriveReno,NV89506(775)971-6031• Headquarters, 757th Combat Sustainment

Support Battalion• 106th Public Affairs Detachment• 485th Military Police Company• Headquarters, 593rd Transportation Company• Headquarters, 991st Aviation Troop Command• Headquarters, 422nd Expeditionary

Signal Battalion• Det. 1, C Company, 422nd Expeditionary

Signal Battalion

7 – Henderson Armory151E.HorizonRidgeParkwayHenderson,NV89002(702)567-4580• 72nd Military Police Company

8 – North Las Vegas Readiness Center

6600N.RangeRoadLasVegas,NV89115(702)856-4890• 100th Quartermaster Company• 240th Engineer Company• 277th Engineer Haul Platoon• 777th Engineer Concrete Team• 1864th Transportation Company• 1/421st Regional Training Institute• 3665th Ordnance Company

4 – Plumb Lane Armory685E.PlumbLaneReno,NV89502(775)348-5120• Military Services Support Center• Selective Services Branch• NVARNG Medical Detachment, North• Army Guard Recruiting

5 – Stead Training Site4600AlphaAvenueReno,NV89506(775)677-5214• 1/421st Regional Training Institute (-)

11 – Winnemucca Armory735W.4thStreetWinnemucca,NV89445(775)625-8280• Det. 1, 593rd Transportation Company

14 – Yerington Armory14JoeParrWayYerington,NV89447(775)463-6203• L Troop, 1-221st Cavalry

• Headquarters, 17th Sustainment Brigade• Headquarters, 17th Special Troops Battalion• 137th Law and Order Detachment• NVARNG Medical Detachment South• Field Maintenance Shop Seven

3 – Army Aviation Support Facility20,000ArmyAviationDriveReno,NV89506(775)971-6097• B Company, 1/189th Aviation• C Company, 1/168th Aviation (MEDEVAC)• Det. 1, D Company, 3/140th Security and Support• Detachment 45, Operational Support Airlift

6 – Cheyenne Air Center4511W.CheyenneAve.Suite700NorthLasVegas,NV89032(702)643-4270• 92nd Civil Support Team (Hangar 7)• Det.1 B Company, 3/140th Security and Support (Hangar 1 and 2)

13 – Elko Armory137513thStreetElko,NV89801(775)778-3003

12 – Elko County Readiness Center100UniversityAve.Carlin,NV89822-0877(775)338-7065• Det. 2, 593rd Transportation Company

15 – Ely Armory545MillStreetEly,NV89301(702)632-0592

10 – Fallon Armory895E.RichardStreetFallon,NV89406(775)423-3050• 609th Engineer Company

8 – Floyd Edsall Readiness Center6400N.RangeRoadLasVegas,NV89115(702)632-0519• Headquarters, 1-221st Cavalry• I Troop, 1-221st Cavalry• K Troop, 1-221st Cavalry

Nevada National Guard Facilities

The North Las Vegas Readiness Center was completed in 2013 at a cost of $25 million. The 65,000 square foot facility houses six Nevada Army Guard units. About 300 Soldiers drill at the readiness center each month.

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Nevada National Guard FacilitiesJoint Facilities1 – Fairview Complex1 – Office of the Adjutant General2460FairviewDriveCarsonCity,NV89701775-887-7802• Joint Force Headquarters• Headquarters, Nevada Army National Guard• Emergency Operations Center• Nevada Air Guard Personnel Office• 150th Maintenance Company• Headquarters, Recruiting and Retention Battalion• Recruit Sustainment Company• Combined Support Maintenance Shop

1 – United States Property and Fiscal Office

2452FairviewDriveCarsonCity,NV89701(775)887-7802• Joint Force Headquarters Finance

and Contracting• Army Guard Warehouse

Air Guard Facilities2 – Reno Air National Guard Base1776NationalGuardWayReno,NV89502-4494(775)788-4500• Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard• 152nd Airlift Wing• 152nd Intelligence Squadron• Counter Drug Program

16 – Nevada Air National GuardBuilding45CreechAFB,NV89018(702)652-2840• 232nd Operations Squadron

Army Guard Facilities9 – Spc. Anthony Cometa Training

Center9 – Las Vegas Readiness Center4500W.SilveradoRanchBlvd.LasVegas,NV89139(702)856-4988

2013-2014NevadaNationalGuardBiennialReportProduced by Nevada Office of the Military

Public Affairs2640FairviewDrive●CarsonCity,NV89701

775-887-7252

PublicAffairsStaff: Lt. Col. Terry ConderMaj. Dennis FournierCapt. Matt Demattei

Staff Sgt. Mike GettenSgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka

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Nevada National Guard Biennial Report 2013-2014