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Mission Statement: The Utah National Guard provides mission-ready military forces to assist both state and federal authorities in times of emergency or war. The Utah National Guard trains, equips, and prepares its members to protect the state and nation’s citizens from enemies both foreign and domestic, and to react quickly in the face of natural or man-made disaster or emergency.
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From Utah Light Artillery to the 145th Field Artillery
Utah’s modern field artillery tradition grew from the state’s earlier light artillery organizations. In 1898, Batteries A and B of the Utah Light Artillery served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. Nearly two decades later, as the United States entered World War I, the War Department directed Utah to reorganize its forces into a regiment of light artillery. On June 6, 1917, the First Utah Field Artillery was organized with six batteries, drawing heavily from Utah’s cavalry units as well as the state’s existing artillery battery.
Under Col. Richard W. Young, the regiment entered federal service that August and was redesignated the 145th Field Artillery Regiment on October 3, 1917. After arriving at Camp Kearny, California, it served as part of the 65th Field Artillery Brigade of the 40th Division.
Following World War I, the wartime regiment was demobilized and Utah began rebuilding its National Guard. By 1920, Batteries A and C were again serving under the designation First Field Artillery, Utah National Guard.
On Oct. 17, 1921, War Department General Orders No. 17 officially redesignated the First Field Artillery as the 145th Field Artillery, restoring the number carried by Utah artillerymen during the war. Over the next several years the regiment expanded, becoming a fully organized 75 mm horse-drawn artillery regiment by June 2, 1924. The 145th lineage has endured for more than a century and remains part of the Utah National Guard today.
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1. Guidon of the 1st Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, now preserved at the Utah Military Museum, circa 1917.
2. Members of the 145th Field Artillery during one of the regiment’s early training periods at Jordan Narrows, Utah, circa 1926. The training site was later designated Camp Williams.
Utah National Guard Soldiers and Airmen put their skills, endurance, and determination to the test during the Best Warrior Competition. 💪
From physical challenges to military skills, every event pushes competitors to demonstrate the discipline, resilience, and readiness required of today’s Soldiers.
The competition recognizes the dedication and professionalism of the men and women who answer the call to serve—and challenges them to be better leaders, teammates, and warriors.
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The battlefield is changing. Drones can turn the sky into a threat, explosive hazards can hide in unfamiliar terrain, and the equipment needed to survive a mission may be limited to what an Airman can carry on their back.
For 17 explosive ordnance disposal Airmen from four states, those challenges became the focus of Bodacious Guardian, a two-week training exercise led by the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight at Camp W.G. Williams, Utah, in September 2026.
The exercise brought emerging battlefield threats into realistic training scenarios, challenging EOD Airmen to identify and neutralize explosive hazards, operate aerial drones and ground robots, and respond to simulated enemy attacks while working alongside Air National Guard security forces personnel.
At the center of the training was a simple but increasingly important question: How do EOD Airmen accomplish their mission when the environment, the threats and the resources available are constantly changing?
For Tech. Sgt. Lance Steck, an EOD team leader assigned to the 151st CES EOD Flight, answering that question starts with preparing the next generation of Airmen for threats they may not have encountered before.
One of those threats is the growing use of small unmanned aerial systems in modern warfare.
Drawing on lessons from conflicts abroad, instructors introduced Airmen to different types of drones, their components, capabilities, and potential applications by adversaries. Those lessons carried into field scenarios, where participants responded to simulated drone attacks and assessed recovered aircraft for explosive hazards and information about their potential origin or intended use.
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Celebrating 251 Years of the United States Navy
Since its founding on Oct. 13, 1775, the United States Navy has carried American military power across the seas, protected vital sea lanes, and supported Soldiers fighting far from home. For generations, that mission has converged with the history of the Utah National Guard as Utah Soldiers answered the nation’s call to serve overseas.
In 1898, the Navy aided the Utah artillerymen crossing the Pacific for service in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. During World War I, naval transports helped carry Utah National Guard Soldiers as part of the American Expeditionary Forces across the Atlantic. In World War II, Utah Guardsmen serving throughout the Pacific and Europe depended on American sea power to move troops, equipment, and supplies across vast distances. That tradition of joint service continues today. On the Navy’s 251st birthday, the Utah National Guard recognizes the generations of Sailors whose service has helped carry, protect, and sustain American forces around the world. Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy.
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USS War Hawk (AP-168), a U.S. Navy transport, carried the Utah National Guard's 222nd Field Artillery Battalion from New Britain toward the Lingayen Gulf invasion in December 1944. During the landing, Japanese aircraft attacked the ship, but is successfully unloaded its personnel and cargo. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
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