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Guard helicopters to train over valley this weekend

By Wesley Juhl Las Vegas Review-Journal
December 4, 2015 - 2:25 pm
 
Spc. Jericho Magallon stands at attention during his mobilization ceremony with about 35 other members of the Nevada Army National Guard‘s 137th Military Police Detachment at Aliente casino-hotel in North Las Vegas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Sgt. Miguel Corzo holds his 5-month-old son Ethan as his wife Karla look on during his mobilization ceremony with about 35 other soldiers of the Nevada Army National Guard´s 137th Military Police Detachment at Aliente casino-hotel in North Las Vegas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Soldiers from the Nevada Army National Guard´s 137th Military Police Detachment participate during their mobilization ceremony at Aliente casino-hotel in North Las Vegas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

If you happen to spot some military helicopters flying over you in formation this weekend, don’t panic.

Nevada State Public Affairs Officer Maj. Mickey Kirschenbaum told the Review-Journal that the Army National Guard is training pilots.

Contact Wesley Juhl at wjuhl@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0391. Find him on Twitter: @WesJuhl

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