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Senate passes Heller amendment on veterans records

The U.S. Senate approved a Nevada senator’s amendment on Tuesday to prod the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs to harmonize electronic health records compiled on service members.

Airstrike simulators prepare airmen for real-life combat

Every second counts when it comes to saving lives. That’s why a special group of airmen known as Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, or JTACs for short, practice hour-after-hour calling in airstrikes in a near real-world environment.

 
Las Vegas man tells father’s D-Day story

When Tom Cameron went looking for photographs of his dad in D-Day, he came across one that soldiers seldom talked about that was taken before the allied invasion 71 years ago Saturday.

Veterans home water cleansed of bacterium

The water system at the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City has been cleansed after tests revealed the presence of legionella, the bacterium that causes the pneumonia-like symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease, according to the Nevada Department of Veterans Services.

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Charges dropped against Creech drone sensor operator with PTSD

A Creech Air Force Base drone sensor operator has been released from confinement and all charges he faced in a court-martial set for June 16 have been dismissed, his civilian attorney said Friday.

VA chief pitches end to homelessness among vets

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald and two other White House cabinet members made a pitch Tuesday in Las Vegas to end homelessness among veterans, a long-sought goal of the Obama administration.

Nellis-based F-35 fighters debut in simulated combat

The Air Force’s newest fighter jet, the F-35 Lightning II, is making its debut as the star of an ongoing air combat training exercise over the Army Combat Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.

Pearl Harbor veteran laid to rest — PHOTOS

Willis Avery, one of the last of a few remaining local Pearl Harbor veterans, was remembered at a funeral service 10:40 a.m. Friday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City.

 
Damaged dock closes USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor

The USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will be closed to visitors until at least June 4 after a dock to the memorial that sits atop the sunken battleship was damaged in an accident Wednesday, the National Park Service says.

Nevada military police deploy to Afghanistan

About 30 soldiers from the Nevada Army National Guard’s most-deployed unit mobilized Thursday in a ceremony in Las Vegas.

Women veterans told about VA benefits, services

The Department of Veterans Affairs took another step toward changing the agency’s culture Thursday with a forum to heighten awareness about Nevada’s more than 21,300 women veterans and health care services the VA provides to fit their needs.

Tech sergeant helps Creech run a tight drone

Tech. Sgt. Kasey Hollinger, a noncommissioned officer at Creech Air Force Base, figured out a way to do more with less and save the Air Force nearly $100,000.

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