Despite broad support, a bid to crack down on individuals who lie about having earned medals for combat bravery has fallen short in Congress for this year.
Military
The D gates terminal at McCarran International Airport erupted with spontaneous cheers and applause from holiday travelers Sunday night as nine Army Reserve soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms walked down the corridor clutching the hands of their loved ones on the final leg of a journey that brought them home safely from Afghanistan.
Navy Lt. Leonard Gross arrived at Pearl Harbor two years after the attack to work for “God.” That’s how he described Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific fleet.
A Japanese-American girl from Oahu and a seaman from Lemon Grove, Calif., have something in common that few can claim today: The two Las Vegas residents survived the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
A remotely piloted, multimillion-dollar Reaper spy plane crashed during a training exercise Wednesday night on public land near Mount Irish in Lincoln County and crews from Nellis Air Force Base have responded to secure the wreckage, base officials said.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to require the Pentagon to report on the future of its managed health care program that is said to be facing cuts in Northern Nevada and several other parts of the country.
The Pentagon should make it easier to learn more about service members who are recognized for performing acts of heroism, according to the head of a media organization that chronicled dozens of stories about U.S. military valor overseas.
Break out the popcorn. Put on some tunes. Check your email once in awhile, especially if you’re flying a remotely piloted spy plane in monotonous circles for hours at a time over a terrorist’s hideout in Afghanistan.
