SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Blackhawk helicopters crashed near a Utah ski resort during a Utah National Guard training exercise. The Utah National Guard says two helicopters were involved in the accident Tuesday morning near Snowbird ski resort, but no crew members were hurt. Both helicopters were damaged. Shortly […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A small percentage of Utah National Guard personnel have yet to receive any COVID-19 vaccinations. KSTU-TV reports that about 12-percent of the soldiers and airmen were not vaccinated as of late January. Ten exemptions were approved, while more than 500 were still pending as of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox doesn’t appear likely to defy a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for the Utah National Guard. The Salt Lake County Republican Party sent the governor a letter, urging him to push back on the mandate from the Biden administration to protect personal and religious […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Soldiers in the Utah National Guard are on their way home. UNG officials say solider from the the 141st Military Intelligence Battalion, 300th Military Intelligence Brigade are returning today after a year-long deployment in the Middle East. In a statement, Major Aaron Jardine said the […]
(Fort Campbell, KY) — A Utah National Guard member has died while taking part in a training exercise in Kentucky. Staff Sergeant Paul Olmstead was swimming at Fort Campbell on Tuesday when he went under the water and failed to resurface. His body was recovered on Wednesday. Olmstead joined the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Members of the Utah National Guard will be required to get COVID-19 vaccinations and submit copies of their vaccine cards as proof. Officials announced yesterday that the vaccinations are now a part of the Guard’s medical readiness requirements. Units will receive the vaccine during upcoming […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah National Guard will send about 350 service members to Washington, D.C. to support law enforcement at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony next week. The guards will be there to “protect lives, preserve property, protect critical infrastructure, and the right to peacefully assemble.” The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has declared a state of emergency ahead of expected protests at the state Capitol building. Cox, a Republican, has asked the National Guard, Utah Highway Patrol and local police departments to stand by to intervene and protect the Capitol in case […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has presented the Utah Medal of Valor to a National Guardsman who saved the lives of at least a half-dozen people after a gunman began firing into a crowd at a Las Vegas music festival in 2017. The Deseret News reports Sgt. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — A largely peaceful protest over George Floyd’s death made its way through downtown Salt Lake City after the mayor announced a new week long curfew. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that demonstrators gathered outside the city’s police headquarters Monday and convinced several […]
