The Utah National Guard is training in Juab and Sanpete counties, and they are inviting the public to come and see the equipment they use on May 8.

The 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion of the Utah National Guard is conducting their yearly annual training that is a requirement for all Guardsmen. They will work on their “soldier skills” on U.S. Forest Service lands throughout the counties.

Soldiers and officers will perform a variety of missions ranging from troop movement, medical evacuation, and ground and air refueling to equipment maintenance.

The battalion will be based for short time at the Nephi City, Mt. Pleasant City, and Manti-Ephraim airports. There will be 350 soldiers and officers, approximately 80 vehicles, and eight aircraft participating in the training.

The public is invited to each of these airports on May 8, 2017 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. to view the operations and equipment of the Utah National Guard.

The 2-211th is an aviation unit with UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72 Lakota helicopters based in West Jordan.