Military
Nevada Guard unit returns home
RENO, NV --The Nevada Army National Guard's 1/189th Aviation returned home yesterday from a 10-month deployment in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As hundreds of people anticipated yesterdays return of loved ones… one family is getting back to being just that, a family. David Frederick and his children, ...
Military lifts ban of women in combat
RENO, NV -- For the first time, About two hundred and thirty thousand American military posts are now open – to women. “Welcome to the twenty first century where women are given opportunities that men were. I think it’s awesome.” Last week, the United States lifted its ban of women ...
Watch: Military dad surprises daughter at school
Trista Sarles-Redfield was sitting on the carpet, listening to her teacher read a story about Martin Luther King Jr, when she received the surprise of a lifetime. By Leigh Armstrong
Digging gets underway to find WWII Spitfire planes believed buried in Myanmar
The Spitfire, Britain's iconic World War Two fighter plane, could be about to resurface in an unlikely location. The aircraft played a decisive role in the Battle of Britain against Germans forces in 1940, but they were also used against Japanese forces from what was then the British colony of ...
Obama visits troops in Hawaii
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited soldiers and their families at a Marine Corps base in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Tuesday (December 25). During a short speech Obama thanked the hundreds of service members as they ate an early Christmas dinner. "Obviously we are still in ...
MISSION TO AFGHANISTAN: Local soldiers perform critical missions for the Nevada Army Guard
FORWARD OPERATING BASE, Afghanistan -- The Nevada Army National Guard is a snapshot of the Silver State and its people. Those who serve come from every corner of the Silver State; they are young and old; some were prior active duty but others have only been in the Guard ...
Aircraft incident in Afghanistan results in no Nevada Guard injuries
CARSON CITY -- A Nevada Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter was involved in a non-hostile incident today in Afghanistan at about 7 a.m. local. The aircraft, assigned to the 1/189th Aviation based in Stead, Nev., was attempting to land in the Regional Command-East section of Afghanistan when the incident occurred. ...
'47 days with sharks': WWII soldiers struggle to survive at sea
‘Adrift: 47 Days With Sharks’ shows reenactments of three WWII soldiers surviving adrift in the Pacific Ocean after their plane crashed. Sharks circled, and then, a Japanese fighter plane. Two of the three men, Olympian Louie Zamperini and Russell Allen "Phil" Phillips, survived for 47 days in the ocean; they ...
Wounded veterans' difficulties going through airport security
A program designed to help injured veterans go through airport security has been found to need a little help. California Senator Barbara Boxer has brought this topic to the attention of Airport representatives. She sent a letter to the head of TSA. It says the agency is failing to let ...
U.S. Army celebrates 237th birthday around the world
In the summer of 1775, the Continental Congress organized the Continental Army to supplement local militia forces during the Revolutionary War. More than two centuries after its inception, soldiers of the U.S. Army continue to defend the Constitution and freedom of the American people. U.S. soldiers across the world celebrated ...
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