Military
"Carting for a Cause", fundraiser for The Wounded Warrior Project, makes Reno stop
YORKTOWN, Va. -- Covering over 4,000 miles through 13 states, a group comprised of both active duty and retired members of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association, Warrant Officers Association, Enlisted Association, and Officers Association started driving an electrically powered golf cart across America beginning April 29th, 2013, ...
Heller Responds to VA announcement to expedite claims backlogged 1+ years
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans to expedite benefits claims decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer. U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) welcomed the news, saying: “I am pleased the VA has taken a step forward to help ease veterans’ financial ...
Heller, Reid, Heck, Titus, Horsford seek to reduce Nevada’s VA claim backlog
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Harry Reid (D-NV) joined Representatives Joe Heck (NV-03), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Benefits Allison Hickey and Reno VA Regional Office (VARO) Director ...
Heller introduces bill to help VA shorten time for claims processing
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today introduced the Accountability for Veterans Act. This legislation would help increase the rate at which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) obtains the records it needs from other federal agencies in order to process benefits claims. “As a Senator from ...
Hagel says N. Korea represents 'real and clear danger'
North Korean State TV airs footage of anti-us demonstrations, as Pyongyang continues to harden its posture. North Korea has threatened a nuclear strike on the United States and missile attacks on its Pacific bases after new U.N. sanctions were imposed after the country's third nuclear weapons test in February. Defense ...
Second US warship moving toward Asian Pacific
A second U.S. warship redirected to the Asian Pacific. Pentagon Spokesperson George Little.
Identities of Marines dead in explosion revealed
A mortar shell explosion Monday at an Army depot in Hawthorne, Nev., killed seven Marines and injured eight other servicemen. Here are profiles of victims identified by family members: AARON RIPPERDA, 26 Ripperda was a football player while he attended high school in Highland, Ill., near St. ...
Community reacts to Hawthorne tragedy
HAWTHORNE -- A very sad day for the military community after a training exercise turned deadly at the Hawthorne Army depot Monday night. Military officials say marines were conducting live fire and maneuver training when a mortar round exploded killing at least seven Marines and injuring several more . “My ...
Budget cuts looming for Nevada National Guard
RENO -- The Nevada National Guard is hoping they can prevent budget cuts that would affect both pay and working hours. Because of furloughs taken by the National Guard, civilian technicians could lose twenty percent of their pay for up to twenty-two weeks beginning in April. In Nevada, there ...
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