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Berkley: High hopes for VA internship bill

When 135 medical students gathered Wednesday for entry into the Class of 2018 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program at Touro University Nevada, former U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley anticipated passage of a bill that will some day let many of them train at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in North Las Vegas.

House approves VA health care overhaul

WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly approved a landmark bill Wednesday to refurbish the Veterans Affairs Department and improve veterans’ health care.

 
A parade for patriots

The 2014 Patriot Tour made a stop in Las Vegas on Monday.

 
VA Medical Center battles doctor shortage

As Congress continues to focus its spotlight on health care delays and questionable medical practices at Veterans Affairs facilities across the nation, the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas finds itself caught in a rising tide of veterans moving to the area coupled with a shortage of doctors to care for them.

F-35 fighters flying again at Nellis

F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets that had been grounded at Nellis Air Force Base resumed flying Friday.

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Photos: Red Flag takes off at Nellis

Fighter jets and bombers filled the air with thunder from their powerful engines Wednesday at the north end of the Las Vegas Valley as Red Flag training exercises took to the skies. Red Flag ends July 25.

F-35 gets limited OK after fire

The Navy and Air Force have approved a limited return to flight for their new-generation F-35 fighter jet, keeping alive the possibility that it could make an appearance at the Farnborough International Airshow in England this week.

Nevada’s top black Army Guard officer retiring

In 35 years since he was an Army private until when he retires July 30 as a full-bird colonel and Nevada’s highest ranking black Army National Guard officer, Col. James Walker Jr. can attest to changes in the military and its minority landscape. But when it comes to being a soldier, the virtue of being colorblind to someone’s skin has endured unchanged.

Red Flag brings noise to Las Vegas

Southern Nevada residents can expect to hear the thunder of military fighter jets and bombers as about 100 aircraft head north from Nellis Air Force Base to the skies over the Nevada Test and Training Range to participate in Red Flag training exercises beginning Monday.

Former Iraq war soldier gifted home in North Las Vegas

Wounded warrior Jesse Daunis, 41, held his 3-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, after receiving the keys to a North Las Vegas home from Wells Fargo and Operation Homefront representatives on Tuesday.

Sand from Utah Beach carried to WWII widow in Las Vegas

A journey that began 70 years ago when an Army private from Boston fought across France and Germany in World War II came full circle when a veteran from Henderson returned from a trip to deliver sand from Normandy’s Utah Beach to the soldier’s widow.

Destruction in Germany

Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago on battlefields and cities where the 5th Infantry Division fought in France and Germany during World War II, including Frankfurt, Germany.

10 Las Vegas veterans shown that someone cares

Ten Las Vegas-area veterans were honored Saturday for their service to the nation with gifts of furniture and a luncheon from Walker Furniture and American Legion Paradise Post 149.

Retracing his steps

Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago in Reims, France, near where the 5th Infantry Division fought during World War II.

 
Las Vegas American Legion displays war artifacts, uniforms

An old wool cap and military uniforms on display in Las Vegas tell stories about men who fought in America’s wars, including soldier-sailor brothers and a soldier who was a member of the first American Legion post establshed in Paris.