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Two UTNG Soldiers to compete in the 2022 Olympics
January 25, 2022 — Two Soldiers with the Utah National Guard Joint Force Headquarters and assigned to the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program were selected to the 2022 U.S. Olympic Nordic Combined Team. Spc. Jasper Good, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and Spc. Benjamin Loomis, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin both earned spots to compete in Beijing... MORE

Utah National Guard and the Elizabeth Smart Foundation raise awareness to Military Sexual Assault Survivors Month
November 16, 2021 — Elizabeth Smart will join members of the Utah National Guard on Nov. 17, at 7 a.m., at Camp Williams to conduct a group physical fitness event to raise awareness of sexual violence... MORE

Utah National Guard Soldier dies in training exercise
September 23, 2021 — A Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), died while participating in the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Maritime Assessment Course on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 21, 2021... MORE

Utah National Guard cancels 66th Governor’s Day
September 2, 2021 — The Utah National Guard cancels the 66th annual Governor’s Day due to the increasing threat from the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor’s Day was scheduled for Sept. 11, 2021, and included a commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11... MORE

Utah National Guard Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Nepal
August 25, 2021 — To help reduce human suffering and assist with Nepal’s COVID-19 response, members of the United States Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, in coordination with U.S. Transportation Command’s Denton Program for private donations, will transport lifesaving equipment and humanitarian supplies to Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 27, 2021... MORE

Utah National Guard and the Honorary Colonels Corps 59th Annual Bronze Minuteman Awards Dinner
August 12, 2021 — The Utah National Guard and the Honorary Colonels Corps will host the 59th Annual Bronze Minuteman Awards Dinner Thursday, August 12, in Salt Lake City... MORE

Soldiers from the Utah National Guard’s 144th Area Support Medical Company deploy in support of U.S. Central Command
May 19, 2021 — Approximately 12 Soldiers from the 144th Area Support Medical Company, are scheduled to depart Utah in mid-May, to deploy in support of U.S. Central Command operations overseas. The Soldiers and their families were honored during a deployment ceremony on May 12, 2021... MORE

The last of Utah’s 1-211th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion returns from deployment
May 4, 2021 — Approximately 15 Soldiers from the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment are scheduled to return home from their U.S. Central Command deployment May 4, 2021... MORE

Utah Army National Guard makes history with new commander for Land Component Command
April 30, 2021 — The Utah Army National Guard welcomes a new commander for its Land Component Command during a change-of-command ceremony scheduled to occur Saturday, May 1, at 8 a.m. at Tarbet Field, Camp Williams... MORE

USS Arizona Pearl Harbor survivor flies high for his 100th birthday
April 19, 2021 — In celebration of his 100th birthday on April 15, 2021, Mr. Ken Potts, one of only two living survivors that were aboard the battleship USS Arizona (BB39) during the attack on Pearl Harbor, will be taken on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flight by the Utah National Guard’s 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion... MORE

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