Dates announced for Aviation Nation at Nellis Air Force Base

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform during Aviation Nation 2017 at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Thunderbirds perform during Aviation Nation at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco)

More Stories

A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on Tuesday, ...

Meet the US sailors fighting Houthi terrorists — at sea and online

Aid and Attendance, an underutilized benefit, can help wartime veterans and their surviving spo ...

Savvy Senior: Underutilized benefit can help veterans and their spouses

World War II and D-Day veteran Richard Ramsey salutes as he visits graves at the Normandy Ameri ...

‘It feels very lonely’: 80 years after D-Day, only 2 USS Nevada crew members remain

Reenactors fix their car near a bunker during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D- ...

Reenactments commemorate D-Day near Normandy — PHOTOS

By Tony Garcia / Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 23, 2019 - 3:06 pm

Updated July 23, 2019 - 3:09 pm

Nellis Air Force Base once again will open its gates and display its hardware and abilities to the public at the Aviation Nation 2019 Air & Space Expo.

The event, scheduled for Nov. 16-17, is free and open to the public and will feature airpower demonstrations, static displays, and various exhibits and concessions.

Event gates are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Buses from Las Vegas Motor Speedway to the event entrance on base start running at 9 a.m.

The Air and Space Expo was not held in 2018, as a news release noted that the air show has previously been held every other year and that the 2017 show was held during an off year, to celebrate the Air Force’s 70th birthday.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter.

Meet the US sailors fighting Houthi terrorists — at sea and online

By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press

June 17, 2024 - 12:04 pm

An aircraft carrier leads the U.S. response to Houthis’ targeting of ships in the Red Sea, and its captain is battling misinformation on social media.

Savvy Senior: Underutilized benefit can help veterans and their spouses

By Jim Miller Savvy Senior

June 6, 2024 - 12:00 pm

Aid and Attendance is paid on top of existing VA pensions for eligible wartime veterans and their surviving spouses.

‘It feels very lonely’: 80 years after D-Day, only 2 USS Nevada crew members remain

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

June 6, 2024 - 7:02 am

Dick Ramsey was on board the USS Nevada off the coast of France on D-Day, June 6, 1944 — 2½ years after the battleship nearly sank at Pearl Harbor.

Reenactments commemorate D-Day near Normandy — PHOTOS

The Associated Press

June 5, 2024 - 5:58 pm

Reenactments and a motorbike parade featuring some 150 vintage US Army motorbikes took place near Normandy this week to commemorate the D-Day landings.

‘Sky aglow with fire and death’: Pilot’s letter vividly recounts pilot’s D-Day mission

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

June 8, 2024 - 6:00 pm

Royal Canadian Air Force reconnaissance pilot Gordon Gibson wrote a remarkable letter about the D-Day landing to his 19-year-old British wife.

Nevadans honor veterans’ ‘ultimate sacrifice’ on Memorial Day — PHOTOS

By Alan Halaly / RJ

May 28, 2024 - 6:44 pm

At the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, politicians, veterans and their families came together to celebrate Memorial Day, a day to honor loss.

Crowds at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard on the Strip in Las Vegas F ...

‘A top summer vacation spot’: Las Vegas expects big Memorial Day weekend

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

May 23, 2024 - 6:09 pm

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority expects a 1.8 percent increase in visitor volume, but a 20.2 percent increase in their spending for summer’s kickoff.

Vegas restaurant deals for service members during Military Appreciation Month

By Johnathan L. Wright / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 6:53 am

In May, discounts and specials at Las Vegas Valley restaurants celebrate the contributions of service members.

Las Vegas veteran headed to Normandy, 80 years after D-Day

By Briana Erickson / RJ

April 27, 2024 - 10:15 am

Onofrio “No-No” Zicari, 101, will revisit the spot where he spent the worst hours of his life for the 80th anniversary of the perilous fight.

‘A beautiful soul was taken’: Father mourns Creech airman killed by suspected impaired driver

By Taylor Lane / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 9:54 am

Natalie Villegas, who served in the U.S. Air Force at Creech Air Force Base, was killed by a suspected impaired driver on Saturday. Her father hopes to honor her life and find justice.