Emergency management Airmen from five Air National Guard units completed Exercise Serow Samurai, a seven-day deployment for training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, focused on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response capabilities, command and control, field reconnaissance, munitions sampling and decontamination operations.
Airmen from the 151st Wing, Utah Air National Guard; 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard; 179th Cyberspace Wing, Ohio Air National Guard; 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard; and 163rd Civil Engineer Squadron, California Air National Guard, participated in the training. The exercise brought emergency management professionals together to test updated procedures, use emerging...
The annual Utah National Guard Counterdrug Conference brought together Soldiers, Airmen, law enforcement and government partners with one shared mission: saving lives and protecting communities from the threat of illegal drugs.
Lt. Col. Kal T. Larsen took command of the 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment ("Big Red") from Lt. Col. Shane N. Christiansen at a Tarbet Field ceremony Aug. 22, with 65th Field Artillery Brigade commander Lt. Col. Jeremy C. Williams officiating. In the same ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Shalee L. Peck stepped in as the battalion's command sergeant major, his first time in that role.
Christiansen, who led the battalion through joint...
Members of Morocco’s Directorate of Military History traveled throughout Utah for a four-day professional exchange through the Utah National Guard State Partnership Program, focusing on military history preservation, collections management, artifact conservation, digitization, exhibit development and public engagement. The delegation visited several museums and historic sites, including the Hill Aerospace Museum, Utah State Museum, Church...
