As the Taliban swept through Kabul over the weekend, the takeover shocked the nation. But Nevada Army Guard Staff Sgt. Richard Rohweder, who served in Afghanistan, was not surprised.
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Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15, under a plan announced by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden.
Ronnow Elementary School Principal Michelee Cruz-Crawford enlisted in November 2020 and will be in training Tuesday through Sept. 30 in Montgomery, Alabama.
An Air Force master sergeant was sentenced Tuesday in Las Vegas to more than two years in prison for selling methamphetamine and trafficking in firearms.
Longtime Las Vegas resident Arlene Johnson will celebrate her 100th birthday Saturday with family and friends. She also just might hoist a mimosa or two.
The Injured Police Officers Fund said Jason Swanger, 41, joined the police department in 2013. He worked in the South Central Area and Enterprise commands.
The Nevada National Guard is slowly decreasing the number of members assigned to the COVID-19 mission before wrapping up operations by Sept. 30.
Officials said few people in the state have administered more COVID-19 vaccines than Nevada Air Guard Capt. Caleena Longworth. She graduated from medical school in May.
Joseph Rosa was told he would likely never walk again after suffering a broken back and leg in a hit-and-run accident in 2011. His response was to sign up for a gym membership.
Nellis Air Force Base welcomed a new commander of its warfare center on Friday.
A fatal plane crash last month near Nellis Air Force Base was the result of a flap issue, according to a preliminary report released Friday.
Maj. Sarah Spy has wanted to be a pilot since she was a little girl. Now, at 37, she has become the first female flight instructor pilot for the Nevada Air National Guard.
The jets are lined up eight deep, F-16s with muzzles and tail fins painted a star-spangled red, white and blue. The Thunderbirds are ready to roll.
“This is so disrespectful for a man like him, a war hero,” a longtime friend said.
During World War II, Wendover’s airfield served as a base for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews and was the training site of the B-29 unit that dropped the atomic bombs.