A fledgling intelligence squadron at Nellis Air Force Base put all its pieces together for the first time in a recent Red Flag air combat exercise. But now it may experience a setback.
Military
The Nevada Military Support Alliance, which evolved from the Nevada Patriot Fund, was there again on March 30 to celebrate the homecoming of Army Sgt. Tim Hall to his new home in Hawthorne.
An F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter jet destined for Nellis Air Force Base that made a precautionary landing March 11 at the Lubbock, Texas, airport is still there, a spokesman for manufacturer Lockheed Martin said Thursday.
Nearly 100 veterans, politicians and citizens turned out at the Gold Coast on Saturday to honor veterans of the Vietnam War for Nevada’s first Vietnam Veterans Day.
With her captivating smile and her bulldog determination, Janice Skiba never gave up in her battle inside and outside the Department of Veterans Affairs to secure benefits for former prisoners of war.
With a proclamation from Gov. Brian Sandoval, Nevada will mark its first Vietnam Veterans Day on Friday followed by an observance Saturday at the Gold Coast hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 17.
Citing budget cuts under the sequester law, Nellis Air Force Base officials said Tuesday they are canceling the Aviation Nation air show, the largest free public event in Nevada, that had been scheduled for November.
You can tell you’re approaching this unabashedly patriotic place miles before you reach the edge of town.
Hundreds of people paid their respects Friday to the seven Marines who lost their lives during a training exercise at Hawthorne this week.
Lt. Col. Ben Bishop, who came to Las Vegas in 2007 to recruit Army Reserve soldiers for a unit destined for Afghanistan, is now facing espionage charges in Hawaii.
The bodies of the seven Marines killed in a mortar blast during a training session in Hawthorne have quietly been flown out of Nevada on a C-17 military transport plane.
Veterans in need of legal assistance to help appeal disability ratings, secure benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and resolve domestic matters can attend an open house Friday at U.S. Vets-Las Vegas.
Marine Corps officials said Wednesday they will continue to let units in Afghanistan use 60 mm mortars but maintain the suspension of their use in training until completing an investigation into why one malfunctioned, killing seven Marines Monday night during an exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot.
There’s a new warbird on the block at Nellis Air Force Base.
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