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7 injured after US Army helicopter crashes into water off coast of Okinawa

A U.S. military helicopter crashed in waters off the Japanese southern island of Okinawa during a training mission on Wednesday, injuring seven people and prompting Japan’s government to demand a probe and steps to prevent a recurrence.

Landlords deny involvement in recruiting center evictions

Both police and the “mystery woman” from the Army Corps of Engineers are saying it wasn’t their idea to remove armed volunteers from Las Vegas Valley military recruiting centers.

2 Nellis copters help search for missing boy in Arizona

Two Nellis Air Force Base helicopters are assisting in the search for a missing 5-year-old boy in Arizona’s Kaibab National Forest, according to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.

VA awards $12M contract for Pahrump clinic

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $12.1 million contract Wednesday to build a long-awaited new health care clinic for veterans in Pahrump.

VA chief says progress made since 2014 Las Vegas visit

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald returned to Las Vegas Tuesday where he set goals a year ago to restore trust in an agency rocked by scandals.

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VA shutdown threat averted; Congress OKs fiscal plan

Congress finished work Thursday on a bill that will avert the latest fiscal crisis within the Department of Veterans Affairs and avoid a threatened shutdown of VA hospitals.

FAA honors Vegas pilot who’s done it all

Count Guido Roberto Deiro has racked up a lot of aviation feats during the decades he’s been a commercial pilot.

VA hospitals across the country could close without bailout

The secretary of Veterans Affairs told lawmakers on Wednesday that unless Congress takes emergency action to correct a $2.5 billion shortfall, the VA at the end of the month will begin shutting down medical centers “€œall across the country.”

Military recruiters get a little armed help from their friends

Marine veteran Danny Michaels puffed on a cigarette Wednesday while he sat in front of the Armed Forces Career Center on South Maryland Parkway. His .40-caliber pistol was snug in its holster on his hip and his Mossberg shotgun loaded with buckshot was within arm’s reach.

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