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Same-sex couples enroll for benefits at Nellis

In keeping with her leadership style, 1st Lt. Michelle Bagalawis wasted no time enrolling her same-sex spouse for military benefits when the doors opened Tuesday at Nellis Air Force Base for legally married gays and lesbians to apply.

Vietnam veteran posthumously awarded Bronze Star

On the desk in a room in the back corner of a congresswoman’s office Tuesday sat a series of medals and a folded American flag. Johnnette Fafard held those medals, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart and others, and she passed them to her grandchildren.

Unarmed thermonuclear bombs dropped in Nevada tests

Government scientists have successfully completed two drop tests of an aging and unarmed nuclear bomb at the Tonopah Test Range, National Nuclear Security Administration officials said Thursday.

Consult Congress before hitting Syria, Nevada lawmakers urge Obama

Lawmakers from Nevada on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to consult further with Congress as he considers a military strike to punish Syrian leaders for suspected use of chemical weapons.

Marines: Osprey caught fire after hard landing in Nevada

The Marine Corps’ Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that made a hard landing Monday during a training exercise caught fire after it impacted the high desert terrain near Creech Air Force Base, a Marine spokesman said Thursday.

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Las Vegas motor pool: Martial law conspiracy it ain’t

It’s not secret. It’s not secluded. But an old Dodge dealership on the northern edge of Las Vegas definitely qualifies as a military facility — for the Army Reserves.

Medal of Honor winner braved intense fight to save soldier

President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter on Monday, saluting the veteran of the war in Afghanistan as “the essence of true heroism.” Carter risked his life to save an injured soldier and to resupply ammunition during intense fighting four years ago.

 
Military jury convicts soldier in Fort Hood attack

Maj. Nidal Hasan has been convicted of premeditated murder for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. That means he’s now eligible for the death penalty.

Retired Army colonel to run Veterans Services

Gov. Brian Sandoval has picked retired Army Col. Kat Miller to replace Caleb Cage as director of the Nevada Office of Veterans Services.

B-1B bomber crashes in Montana, crew ejects

A B-1B bomber crashed in a remote area of southeastern Montana on Monday, but its four crew members survived after ejecting from the South Dakota-based aircraft, Air Force officials said.

Declassified documents lift shroud over U-2, Area 51

WASHINGTON — Newly declassified government documents made public Thursday are shedding some of the official mystery surrounding Nevada’s role in developing spy planes of the Cold War.

Nevada launches Green Zone website to help veterans

The Green Zone website got off the ground Wednesday with a promise to carry on the safe-haven tradition for Nevada’s 300,000 veterans by providing a cyberspace place for them to find jobs by connecting with employers and tap education and health care benefits.

Air Force nuclear unit fails key security test

An Air Force unit that operates one-third of the nation’s land-based nuclear missiles has failed a safety and security inspection, marking the second major setback this year for a force charged with the military’s most sensitive mission, the general in charge of the nuclear air force told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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