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Patriotic artist wraps up huge American flag in Las Vegas

Patriotic artist Scott LoBaido, saying “every day is Veterans Day,” thanked veterans of Nevada on Wednesday for their service after painting a huge American flag on the side of American Legion Post 8 in Las Vegas.

 
Heller: Will keep fighting Yucca Mountain after Reid retires

Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada said Wednesday that he will do everything in his power to keep nuclear waste out of Yucca Mountain after Nevada Democrat Sen. Harry Reid retires in two years.

VA official out as head of troubled Reno office

An official with the Department of Veterans Affairs who drew the ire of two Nevada members of Congress is departing as director of the Reno regional benefits office, the department confirmed Tuesday.

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Veterans group criticizes new VA benefit, appeal forms

The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a “standardized forms” requirement this week for veterans seeking disability benefits and filing appeals, but the change has drawn criticism from the Disabled American Veterans.

Fisher House groundbreaking: new home for wounded warriors’ families

A dozen dignitaries including three members of Nevada’s congressional delegation pitched the first shovelfuls of dirt Friday to launch construction of the state’s first Fisher House where families of wounded warriors can stay while their loved ones recover at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center.

U.S. military rescues Saudi fighter jet pilots

The U.S. military rescued two Saudi pilots who ejected from their F-15 fighter jet over the Gulf of Aden, a U.S. defense official said on Friday.

 
Nevada Army Guard welcomes last of the Lakota copters

It’s the last of the Lakotas. Nevada Army National Guard leaders on Friday showed off their new, UH-72A Lakota helicopter, the last of 212 ordered by the Army and one of only 345 produced for the U.S. military.

15-megawatt solar project starts at Nellis Air Force Base

Overcast skies couldn’t keep the sun from shining on Tuesday’s groundbreaking event to launch construction of a 15-megawatt solar project at Nellis Air Force Base.

 
Bergdahl formally charged with desertion, could face life in prison

The U.S. Army has formally charged Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, a spokesman said. Bergdahl faces potential life in prison on one count and five years on another, an Army spokesman said.

 
Historic bomber touches down at Henderson airport

With its four propellers churning and its polished aluminum fuselage glistening in the afternoon sun, “Fifi,” the last flying World War II-era B-29 bomber, landed smoothly at Henderson Executive Airport on Monday.

 
Could the Islamic State be threatening military families online?

An online group claiming affiliation with Islamic State terrorists has threatened American military members and their families in the past, and over the weekend, a new threat surfaced on the Web.

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