The Montana Army National Guard redesignated the 1st Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment as the 1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment during a transformation ceremony at Fort Harrison, Montana, May 27, 2026. The ceremony honored more than a century of service and recognized the battalion’s transition into a new organizational structure aligned with the Army’s evolving force requirements. The event included the presentation of the Superior Unit Award streamer for exceptionally meritorious service during the unit’s 2021–2022 deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations, a ceremonial patch transition to the 1889th Regional Support Group, leadership remarks and unit formations. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior...
After more than 80 years, a Montana Soldier returned home.
Airmen from the 120th Airlift Wing conducted a solemn C-130H transport mission April 15, bringing the remains of U.S. Army Pvt. Harry David Bordner back to Montana, where he will be laid to rest in his hometown of Butte.
Bordner, a World War II Soldier and former prisoner of war who endured the Bataan Death March, was officially accounted for in 2025 by the Defense POW/MIA...
Montana legislators, civic leaders, and community partners gathered near Power, Montana, in Teton County, on April 6 to observe aerial delivery operations conducted by the Montana Air National Guard at the Vigilante Drop Zone.
Airmen from the 120th Airlift Wing executed a live airdrop from a C-130H aircraft, releasing cargo bundles that descended into the drop zone below.
Ground teams quickly moved to secure and recover the equipment,...
