116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team
The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team is the largest formation of the Idaho Army National Guard. It is headquartered at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. It has been reorganized into an Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) but remains the only unit to be designated a "Cavalry Brigade Combat Team" by special appointment of the US Army. The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team has units located throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Nevada. It was reorganized into a heavy armor brigade in 1989. Often referred to as the Snake River Brigade and formerly known as the 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the unit includes about 3,000 citizen-soldiers from Idaho.
116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team
The Nevada National Guard is the component of the United States National Guard in Nevada. The governor of Nevada may call individuals or units of the Nevada National Guard into state service. The Constitution of the United States charges the National Guard of each state to support its dual federal and state missions.
Seal of the Nevada National Guard
This 1906 photo shows Nevada Gov. John Sparks, center, with the Nevada Guard's command staff posing for a photo during Labor Day. The Nevada National Guard's units disbanded in May of that year largely because pro-union sentiment in Nevada viewed the Guard as an arm of the state against workers.
The Nevada Air Guard was created in 1948 when the 192nd Fighter Squadron received federal recognition flying P-51 Mustang aircraft.
A Nevada Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter operates during a firefighting training in northern California in 2015.
