WASHINGTON — Senior Army officials warned Tuesday they may have to cut more than 100,000 additional soldiers over the next decade unless automatic spending reductions forcing the military services to slash their budgets are stopped.
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U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the top Democrat in the Senate, said Tuesday he’ll press ahead with new legislation to repeal automatic spending cuts that are now beginning to sting.
The Nevada Military Support Alliance wants to build a “Fisher House” in Las Vegas and hopes that a fundraising gala next month at Red Rock Resort will raise about 10 percent of the funds for the project. Retired Gen. Bryan “Doug” Brown, former commander of U.S. special forces will be the keynote speaker.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is reversing course and ordering flags lowered statewide in honor of the seven Camp Lejeune Marines who died in a training explosion last month in Nevada.
Help is on the horizon for veterans mired in a swamp of paperwork that’s stalling their benefits, but a local veteran who has battled the agency for decades is skeptical.
Guard opens armory at site of former state fire academy in Northern Nevada
Spurred by an avalanche of outrage from veterans who have waited months to more than a year for the Department of Veterans Affairs to process their claims, Nevada’s congressional members released a letter Thursday they sent to regional and national VA officials complaining about the backlog.
Antonio Tucker’s family waited 10 months for closure.
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is canceling the creation of a new military medal for drone and cyber warriors, and instead wants military leaders to develop a special pin or device that would be attached to already existing medals or ribbons.
Almost every bombing mission Jack Schofield flew in World War II was a mission of opportunity.
Banners honoring 22 active-duty service members may soon adorn Henderson streets.
The sequester budget ax fell heavy Friday on Nellis Air Force Base with confirmation by the 57th Wing commander that leaders canceled this summer’s Red Flag air combat exercise as well as the next graduate-level Weapons School for pilots, an unprecedented move in the 66-year history of the Air Force.
The Air Force is taking aim at its big costs of fuel and flight this week, temporarily halting training operations for 12 active duty fighter and bomber squadrons across the United States in order to save nearly $300 million.
Nellis Air Force Base officials said plans announced Tuesday to ground one-third of the Air Force’s combat fleet has had little effect so far on the Las Vegas base where fighter pilots train.