The autograph hounds waiting expectantly in a hotel lobby weren’t drawn by actors, musicians or politicians, but by a few dozen men whose rare and distinguished achievements have earned them the nation’s highest military honor.
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Ray Hamman of Las Vegas, who said he doesn’t consider himself a war hero, was among those recognized at Friday’s POW-MIA Day ceremony at Freedom Park on Nellis Air Force Base.
Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada said Thursday she will use her leverage on the House Veterans Affairs Committee to back the Obama administration’s effort in granting benefits to same-sex married veterans.
In keeping with her leadership style, 1st Lt. Michelle Bagalawis wasted no time enrolling her same-sex spouse for military benefits when the doors opened Tuesday at Nellis Air Force Base for legally married gays and lesbians to apply.
On the desk in a room in the back corner of a congresswoman’s office Tuesday sat a series of medals and a folded American flag. Johnnette Fafard held those medals, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart and others, and she passed them to her grandchildren.
Government scientists have successfully completed two drop tests of an aging and unarmed nuclear bomb at the Tonopah Test Range, National Nuclear Security Administration officials said Thursday.
Lawmakers from Nevada on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to consult further with Congress as he considers a military strike to punish Syrian leaders for suspected use of chemical weapons.
The Marine Corps’ Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that made a hard landing Monday during a training exercise caught fire after it impacted the high desert terrain near Creech Air Force Base, a Marine spokesman said Thursday.
It’s not secret. It’s not secluded. But an old Dodge dealership on the northern edge of Las Vegas definitely qualifies as a military facility — for the Army Reserves.
President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter on Monday, saluting the veteran of the war in Afghanistan as “the essence of true heroism.” Carter risked his life to save an injured soldier and to resupply ammunition during intense fighting four years ago.
A Marine Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft made a hard landing Monday near Creech Air Force Base during a routine training operation, Air Force and Marine officials said Monday.
Maj. Nidal Hasan has been convicted of premeditated murder for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. That means he’s now eligible for the death penalty.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has picked retired Army Col. Kat Miller to replace Caleb Cage as director of the Nevada Office of Veterans Services.
A B-1B bomber crashed in a remote area of southeastern Montana on Monday, but its four crew members survived after ejecting from the South Dakota-based aircraft, Air Force officials said.
Col. Michael Hanifan is going to need all the skills he learned at West Point to lead the Nevada Army National Guard in a new direction when he takes command of it next month.