Utah National Guard

Utah National Guard

2 days ago

💪 **Three days. Seven challenges. One tough competition.**

Twenty-one Utah Army and Air National Guardsmen pushed their physical and mental limits at the Utah Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams.

🏆 Congratulations to this year’s winners:
🥇 **Soldier of the Year:** Spc. Carson Lovejoy
🥇 **NCO of the Year:** Staff Sgt. Jayden Leavitt
🥇 **Senior NCO of the Year:** Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Brennan

The competition tested more than endurance. It built skills, resilience and camaraderie across the force.

Read the full story to see how these Guardsmen pushed through exhaustion and came out stronger.

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Utah National Guard

2 days ago

Over 1,000 Utah National Guard family members came to Camp Wiliams on 17 October, 2026 as the Utah National Guard Child and Youth Programs hosted its annual Trunk or Treat. Held at the Aaron Butler Readiness Center, over 30 booths and trunks provided parents and children alike with everything from reading books, financial flyers, and safety tips to the essential cotton candy, popcorn, hot dogs and of candy-filled cauldrons associated with this time of year.

Although events such as these are typically focused on spooktacular Halloween costumes, treats, and hauntingly good fun, this year’s Trunk or Treat provided more than just a sugar rush to attendees. Booths from military and community agencies handed out resources for safety, emergency preparedness, personal development, and financial resilience, while others offered American flags and free books for military children. Children were invited to step into new experiences by firefighters, police officers, and Special Forces personnel as they climbed aboard emergency vehicles, police cruisers, and military transports. Each station served as a magic portal to learn about the supportive network of community partners that stand behind our military families.

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Utah National Guard

3 days ago

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.

Captions:

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. ... See MoreSee Less