Las Vegas Strip revelers party as police patrol — PHOTOS
New Year's fireworks are seen along the Strip from the top of the Trump International, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Taylor Matos, 7, of Florida walks the Strip with his family on New Year's Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Breanna Vereeke and Graham Gugino of Mich. kiss as they bring in the new year along the Las Vegas Strip Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in Las Vegas. David Becker/Las Vegas News Bureau
The fireworks of America's Party 2018 explode over the Las Vegas Strip to welcome the new year in this view from the rooftop of the Convention Center Marriott in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. More than 80,000 pyrotechnic effects are were lauched from the rooftops of MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, The Venetian and Stratosphere. Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau
Clark County Fire Department EMS Coordinator Patrick Foley responds to a medical call at the Cromwell in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
Francisco Ceja from Columbia celebrates on the Las Vegas strip as he awaits the New Year’s Eve fireworks show on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Michael Quine Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
Anna Garcia and William Argaez of Cancun, Mexico check in on social media as they await the New Year’s Eve fireworks show on the Las Vegas strip on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Michael Quine Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
Thousands gather on Las Vegas Boulevard at Flamingo Road awaiting the New Year’s Eve fireworks show on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Michael Quine Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
Paisley Tanabe, 8, sits on her father Miguel Alacala, 32, both of P[hoenix, Ariz., as fireworks go off along the Strip during the first minutes of New Year's Day in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People gather along the Strip during the first minutes of New Year's Day in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Paisley Tanabe, 8, sits on her father Miguel Alacala, 32, both of P[hoenix, Ariz., as fireworks go off along the Strip during the first minutes of New Year's Day in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Suzie Gray, 50, left, and Steve Walker, 51, right, of Las Vegas, gather along the Strip during the first minutes of New Year's Day in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People gather along the Strip during the first minutes of New Year's Day in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People gather along the Strip during the first minutes of New Year's Day in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People gather along the Strip during the first minutes of New Year's Day in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Helder Del Valle of San Francisco, 54, stands along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Nevada National Guard soldiers secure an area near New York-New York on the Las Vegas Strip on Dec. 31, 2017. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Maiko Oda of Hyogo, Japan, 27, left, and Tomoya Hirao of Hokkaido, Japan, 27, right, take a picture along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Vendors sell hats at New York-New York on the Las Vegas Strip on Dec. 31, 2017. (Briana Erickson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
People walk along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Martin Contreras, 64, left, and Melissa Contreras, 20, right, both of Los Angeles, take a break on New Year's Eve along the Strip in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People walk on the Strip on New Year's Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Yan Run Yang, 35, left, her son Jameson Wells, 9, center, and husband Ryan Wells, 42, right, all of Las Vegas, walk along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Analia Garcia of Anaheim, Calif., 7, watches the fountains at the Bellagio along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People take a rest from walking along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People gather in front of the Bellagio along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People walk along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People walk along the Strip on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Harmon Avenue is closed off on New Year's Eve along the Strip in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
With Nevada National Guard troops and Las Vegas police observing, New Year’s Eve looked a lot like another New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas.
Police presence was obvious, but many partyers drew a sense of security from the deployment just three months after 58 people were killed by a gunman firing on a country music concert on the Strip.
Jiazi Guo, a tourist from San Francisco, stopped to have her picture taken with Ashley Swope of Las Vegas, who was patrolling the Strip with her Nevada National Guard unit.
“I really wanted to take a photo with her because it’s so unique to see, not just the National Guard out here, but a woman. It makes me think of girl power,” Guo said. “I really do appreciate them all being out here especially in the aftermath of the Oct. 1 shooting. My parents were really worried about me coming here, but seeing them here makes me feel protected.”
