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Postwar vet is fighting battle for benefits

Forty-six years ago in Vietnam, Steve Lowery risked his life in a battle for Hill 1308. Now the decorated Marine veteran is fighting his way up a paperwork mountain that the Department of Veterans Affairs has created.

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22 Marines injured in Southern Calif. training accident

Twenty-two U.S. Marines were injured on Thursday in a training exercise at Twentynine Palms military base in Southern California, when a fire extinguisher system accidentally discharged inside an amphibious vehicle, officials said.

Creech joins Air Force higher education program

With high-tech aircraft and command of cyberspace, they excel in fighting the global war on terrorism. While those assets at Nellis and Creech Air Force bases are widely known, seldom does their prowess on the higher education front receive as much publicity.

 
ROTC cadets take over UNLV ‘battleground’ for mental, physical exercise

Sixty-five Army ROTC cadets turned UNLV’s practice football field into a battleground Friday in an exercise to combine their math and science coursework with leadership skills to apply what they know about leverage, tensile strength, teamwork and trust.

Titus demands VA add staff to attack appeals backlog

Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada on Thursday demanded the Department of Veterans Affairs add staff “immediately” to attack a backlog of benefit appeals.

 
Swarms of fighter jets mark 40 years of Red Flag at Nellis

A pair of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers followed by swarms of U.S. Air Force Raptors, Falcons, Eagles and Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets roared through the skies over Nellis Air Force Base on Tuesday. They headed out for a historic Red Flag air combat exercise to mark 40 years since the base began hosting them at the end of the Vietnam War.

Reid revives veterans compensation bill

A bill that would provide full benefits to retired veterans who collect both pension checks and disability payments was reintroduced in Congress this week.

Titus presses anew to move VA claim center to Vegas

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus on Wednesday pressed anew for the Department of Veterans Affairs to relocate its regional benefits office from Reno to Las Vegas, saying the move would help the agency fill jobs and improve services.

Red Flag air combat training back at Nellis

Increased noise from military jets will be heard through Feb. 13 over the north end of the Las Vegas Valley as Nellis Air Force Base hosts a Red Flag air combat training exercise, base officials said.

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