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Gov. Sandoval: Nevada National Guard transgender policy unchanged

In a statement responding to Trump tweets saying transgender individuals will no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, governor directs Guard officials to make no change “unless instructed by the secretary of Defense.”

House committee OKs defense bill of interest to Nevada

A $696.5 billion defense authorization bill passed by a House committee this week includes provisions of interest to Nevada, including a rejection of the Trump administration’s call for another round of base closures.

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US flag turns 240 on June 14 — VIDEO

Staff Sgt. Robert Mattey and Airman 1st Class Michele Faiella, of the 99th Security Forces Squadron, raise the U.S. flag Tuesday, June 13 at Nellis Air Force Base.

 
For Las Vegas WWII vets, Memorial Day is another day to be thankful

Vernice “Lucky” Gaar, 91, and Frank Costa, 99, traveled similar paths without ever meeting until they recently shared a bronze-worthy moment during a trip to the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C.

Fallen Korean War soldier returns home for burial — PHOTOS

A Nevada National Guard honor guard conducted the dignified transfer of remains of Korean War soldier Pfc. Manuel M. Quintana from a flight that arrived Wednesday at McCarran International Airport.

Nevada has science edge if Yucca Mountain licensing resumes

The Department of Energy’s Yucca Mountain program was defunded and dismantled under President Barack Obama, leaving only a handful of scientists from the hundreds who once worked on the project.

 
Remembering Nevada’s ‘Wild West’ division in World War I

At the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into the “war to end all wars,” the improbable tale of the Army’s 91st “Wild West” Division — a ragtag legion of shopkeepers, cowboys, farmers, miners, Native Americans and immigrant railroad workers who helped change the course of history — demands one more telling.