An Air Force investigation says a Predator drone crashed into a runway at Creech Air Force Base because of a low-level wind shear and pilot error.
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New photos confirm that the VA used a camera concealed in a wall clock as recently as August to monitor staff confrontations, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.
Seventy years after he was wounded and became a prisoner of war in a mass surrender to Nazi forces during the Battle of the Bulge, Alan Dunbar of Las Vegas credits Gen. George S. Patton’s son-in-law, Lt. Col. John K. Waters, with saving his life.
Family Court Judge William Potter responded Thursday to an allegation that he discriminated against a lesbian mother being deployed to Cuba. “Obviously I don’t have a problem with her being gay because I gave her custody,” the judge said.
The lesbian mother of a 7-year-old boy is appealing to the Nevada Supreme Court to keep her son in Las Vegas during her four-month deployment to Cuba.
A casino-resort that for 30 years has anchored much of the Indian Springs economy around Creech Air Force Base closed its doors this month to make way for an anti-terrorist security buffer at the airfield where overseas drone combat operations are controlled.
When family and friends gather Saturday for David Holmes’ memorial service they will remember him for the things he loved and his patriotic service to his country, his wife, Barbara Holmes, said Friday.
An 88-year-old former Air Force flight nurse and her 86-year-old husband, a former Air Force pilot, were given a special treat for their service to the nation last week — a free ride in a 1942 Stearman biplane above Boulder City.
Nearly 50 years ago to the day, Army tank officer Eugene Scott vowed he would never visit Las Vegas because the big hotels didn’t serve African-Americans. But on Friday he and his wife broke his self-imposed boycott, and both are glad he did.
“Last year, Basic (High School) was also named a Naval Honor School by the national headquarters,” Marine instructor Lt. Col. Michael Viers said. “They recognize the top 20 percent of JROTC programs throughout the country, and it’s based on the competitions we’re involved with, our community service and the leadership roles the students have. It’s quite an honor.”
The Veterans Affairs Department said it is firing four senior executives as officials move to crack down on wrongdoing following a nationwide scandal over long wait times for veterans seeking medical care, and falsified records covering up the delays.
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America has donated a classic car to local disabled veterans so it can be sold to purchase a new van to transport veterans in Henderson and Las Vegas who can’t drive.
Gov. Brian Sandoval talked by phone Sunday from Kabul about his surprise trip to Afghanistan, saying it is a momentous time in the country’s history as a new president is inaugurated today to move the troubled country forward.
United States Submarine Veterans Las Vegas Base 51 wants to boost its membership by adding submarine-qualified veterans to its rost
Nellis Air Force Base closed a chapter Friday in the storied history of the 65th Aggressor Squadron, but the legacy of the pilots who flew its F-15 Eagles continues in the Middle East where their U.S. and coalition sparring partners are bombing Islamic State targets.