Utah National Guard

The Utah National Guard has 6,500 members (5,000 Army Guard; 1,500 Air Guard) who serve under the direction of the governor of the State of Utah. The Utah National Guard has approximately 1,729 full-time employees (military and civilian) and 5,200 part-time (Traditional Guard member) employees.

The Utah National Guard is prepared, trained, and equipped to respond to “all-hazard” emergency or disaster events within the State of Utah and the surrounding region based on statutory and operational capabilities and limitations upon request for assistance from civil authorities through the Department of Public Safety, Director of Homeland Security.

Learn more about the history of the Utah National Guard here.

More information about family programs at the Guard is available here.

Recruiting information for the Army National Guard is available here.
Recruiting information for the Air National Guard is available here.

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Why this is important:

It is critical for the success of the Utah National Guard to have both manpower and funding. Having the personnel enables the National Guard to assist the public in times of large scale emergencies or major catastrophes. However, without adequate funding, Guard members do not have the necessary equipment nor the training to successfully accomplish missions assigned to them.

What we're doing about it:

The Utah National Guard continues to actively recruit and seek retention of highly motivated individuals who are interested in a fulfilling career and an opportunity to serve their state and country. In addition, the Guard plans and prepares an annual budget and seeks to use both State and Federal funding in an efficient manner providing training and necessary equipment for its Soldiers and Airmen.

The Utah National Guard relies heavily on Soldiers and Airmen to be competent and proficient in their individual skill sets, whether flying a KC 135 or determining the correct gird or global positioning system (GPS) coordinate to support current State or Federal missions.

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Why this is important:

Today's Soldiers and Airmen work in a technologically superior environment than twenty years ago. The improvement in weapons systems and technology require our Servicemembers to be educationally smarter and more advanced. Officers and Enlisted are expected to adapt to the ever-changing environment, pushing themselves and technology they have been given. An educationally advanced Soldier and Airmen is a better leader and citizen. Tuition programs assist the Utah National Guard with meeting recruiting and retention goals needed to maintain State and Unit readiness levels.

What we're doing about it:

The tuition assistance program allows Soldiers and Airmen to attend local state and private colleges or universities, furthering their personal and military educational goals. Allowing Utah Guard Members to further their education provides better promotional opportunities afforded to them in a highly competitive environment. Last year alone, approximately 662 State Tuition Assistance applications were processed giving our Guard members an educational advantage and making the citizen Soldier a better Utah citizen.

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Why this is important:

For the past three years Camp Williams has averaged $30,000.00 in energy cost savings due to renewable energy produced by two windmills located on the Narrows Point. The first windmill, (225 KW) was installed in 2000 and provided approximately 7-10 percent of our required electrical power needs for Army Garrison Camp Williams. In 2005, the second windmill (660 KW) was installed and the combine output was between 17-35 percent of our total cost on electrical power.

What we're doing about it:

Currently, the Utah National Guard and the Department of Natural Resources are conducting two site surveys for wind data to see if additional windmills would be beneficial and profitable.

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Why this is important:

Utah National Guard Soldiers and Airmen respond to the hundreds of requests each year for community support. Local Guard Units around the State are a valuable asset to the community and have assisted with projects to improve, serve and protect Utah. When the Guard supports an event, they respond as well-trained professionals with commitment and dedication to the community, State, and Nation. The Utah National Guard has a positive impact on local communities and the citizens of Utah. Guard members live and work in Utah communities where they volunteer and serve, creating a vested interest as a valuable asset to the State of Utah.

What we're doing about it:

Guard members have supported local community memorial dedications, parades, and community events by firing artillery, displaying military trucks and equipment. Communities across the State have enjoyed the 23rd Army Band performances and concerts and seeing AH-64 Apache helicopters and KC-135R Stratotanker refuelers fly over parade routes and other special events. Many lives have been touched by the Guards' annual involvement in Scouting for Food, Olympics for high school languages, Veterans concert, Charitable Trust 5K Run and Freedom Academy. Youth and adults were challenged on our climbing walls, leadership-reaction course, rappel towers, obstacle and ropes courses. Utah citizens were able to build teamwork and leadership skills as taught by the Utah National Guard and emulated by our Soldiers and Airmen. In addition, Guard members trained with local responders for hazardous cleanup, supported engineer projects to improve cities and the environment, translated documents and participated in community events throughout the entire State.