The large-scale military exercise will involve nearly 100 aircraft and close to 2,000 particiants from the United States and its allies.
Military
Three Civil War veterans were honored on Veterans Day for the first time at their final resting place on land they once owned in North Las Vegas.
Two local Veterans Administration clinics will give veterans the choice between the one-shot Johnson & Johnson or the Moderna two-dose option.
The move will make it much easier for thousands of military retirees, dependents and widows to access the no-cost medication to which they are entitled.
Officials said Monday that the base has not been able to sustain the milestones necessary to move to Phase Four for at least two weeks.
The base will enter the third phase of its reopening on Monday, allowing all personnel to return to work on base, officials said in a news release.
The Nellis pharmacy was placed off-limits for retirees on April 10, preventing many local retirees and widows from accessing the no-cost medication to which they are entitled.
Tributes to fallen U.S. armed service members in the Las Vegas Valley on Memorial Day weekend will be different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The VA medical center also will halt participation in all public outreach events until April 30, though medical appointments and all VA operations continue as normal.
Nellis Air Force Base may be noisier than usual during the next two weeks during the Red Flag 20-2 exercises, scheduled from Friday to March 20.
Ex-Green Beret Mark Christianson, 67, recently received the device, which allows him to walk by supporting part of his weight and helping him move his legs, through the VA.
The fair will be held Monday and Tuesday at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center, 6900 North Pecos Road, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.