Utah National Guard

The Utah National Guard proudly hosted the 64th Annual Bronze Minuteman Awards at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, recognizing community leaders, employers, and advocates whose unwavering support strengthens our Guard members, their families, and our mission.

The Bronze Minuteman Award is one of the National Guard's highest honors presented to civilians who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to supporting service members and fostering strong partnerships between the military and the communities we serve.

This year's ceremony celebrated the enduring relationship between the Utah National Guard and the citizens, businesses, and organizations that stand beside us. Their commitment helps ensure our Soldiers and Airmen can successfully balance military service, civilian careers, and family life while remaining ready to answer the call at home and abroad.

Thank you to all of this year's honorees for your continued support, leadership, and service to our state and nation.

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The Utah Army National Guard unveiled the newly built Nephi Readiness Center to the public June 2, 2026. The building brings a permanent Utah Army National Guard presence back to Nephi for the first time since 1994, providing a strategic location for disaster response in Utah and a permanent home to both the 1457th Engineering Battalion and the 115th Engineer Facility Detachment.

Many people attended the open house, including community members, community leaders, Soldiers and leaders from the Utah National Guard. Brig. Gen. Keir Scoubes, the Land Component Commander for the Army, spoke during the ceremony before the open house started.

“For more than 30 years, the Utah Army National Guard has not had a permanent home in Nephi,” Scoubes said. “Today, that changes. Today, we come home.”

Scoubes described the readiness center as a visible representation of who the National Guard is and what is valued as an organization.

“One of the greatest traits of the National Guard is that we serve both our nation and our state,” he said.

Scoubes pointed out that the Soldiers who train in the Utah Army National Guard are also community members. They are neighbors, coworkers, friends and they have their own families in addition to being U.S. Army Soldiers and the Utah Army National Guard.

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