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Nellis Squadron To Be Deactivated
(Nellis Air Force Base, NV) — Budget cuts have forced the elimination of a squadron at Nellis Air Force Base. The “Review-Journal” says the 65th Aggressor Squadron will be deactivated at a ceremony...
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SWAT Stand-Off Ends In Police Shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Authorities say a man was shot and killed by police during an overnight SWAT standoff at an apartment near an entrance to Nellis Air Force Base in northeast Las Vegas. Metro Police...
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Las Vegas Police Seek Suspect In Fatal sidewalk shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police are seeking a suspect in the shooting death of a man found near a sidewalk east of Nellis Air Force Base. Las Vegas police said Friday they found the man on the 4100 block of...
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Search On For Missing Henderson Man At Lake Mead
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP)–The National Park Service says rangers and helicopters are searching for a Henderson man who was reported missing after his boat was found unoccupied at Lake Mead. Lake Mead...
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Jets Collide On Nellis Tarmac
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AP) — Base officials didn’t disclose whether pilots were hurt or the amount of damage to two U.S. Air Force fighter jets that collided on the ground during the weekend at...
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Shooting Death Near Nellis AFB
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say a man has been shot to death at an extended stay hotel near Nellis Air Force Base. Police say a group of people in a black Volkswagen Jetta with gold rims and...
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Cops Investigate Murder Near Nellis AFB
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a man has died after being shot in Las Vegas near Nellis Air Force Base. Authorities say they found the wounded man Wednesday night and took him to a hospital, where he...
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Nellis Base Welcomes 57th Wing’s First Woman Commander
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada has welcomed the first woman to take control of the 57th Wing. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Brig. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt...
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Officials: Pilot Rrrors Caused On-Ground Jet Collision
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Air Combat Command officials say pilot errors caused two jets to collide on the ground at Nellis Air Force Base in August. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports a statement released by...
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Vegas Man, 21, Takes Plea Deal in Drug Deal Slaying Case
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A 21-year-old Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to a reduced murder charge in the shooting death of a man during a botched drug deal in February at an apartment complex near Nellis Air...
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Nevada Program Tests Flying Drones to Sniff Out Radiation
LAS VEGAS (AP) — If there’s ever a radiological catastrophe in the U.S. like the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan, the stewards of the former national nuclear weapons proving ground in Nevada expect to...
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Air Force Probing Crash of Reaper Drone in Nevada Desert
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is investigating the crash of an unmanned drone aircraft during a training mission this week in the Nevada desert north of Las Vegas. A statement from Nellis Air...
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Body Found at Nellis Air Force Base
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities are investigating the body of a man who was found dead on site at the Nellis Air Force Base. Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz said Wednesday that the body was found about...
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MIlitary Aircraft Crashes Near Nellis Air Force Base
LAS VEGAS (KXNT) – Military officials and local police say an aircraft has crashed in a desert area near Nellis Air Force Base after the pilot ejected with minor injuries. An official says a veteran...
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Email: Air Force Official Raised Faraday Spying Concern
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Documents show an Air Force commander raised questions last year about whether an electric car company moving to North Las Vegas posed a national security risk. The...
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NTSB: Pilot Turned Failing Jet to Desert Before Nellis Crash
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Investigators say a civilian contractor pilot who ejected from a Vietnam War-era military jet near Nellis Air Force Base last month steered the failing aircraft toward the desert...
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Reid Announces $200M for Nevada Military, Veterans Projects
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sen. Harry Reid says Nevada will be getting more than $200 million in federal funding for projects involving the military and veterans. The retiring Democrat announced Saturday that...
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Driver in Custody After Bomb Claim at Nellis Air Force Base
Officials say the main gate at Nellis Air Force Base was briefly closed after a suspected drunken driver told security officials he had a bomb in his car.
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Man Making Phantom Pizza Delivery Wounded in Vegas Robbery
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a 60-year-old man who was shot during a weekend robbery in a northeast Las Vegas neighborhood was delivering a pizza to a house where an order hadn’t been placed. Officer...
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Expect Noise During Red Flag Exercise At Nellis AFB
LAS VEGAS (KXNT) – Nellis Air Force Base is hosting two F-35 squadrons here during Red Flag 17-3, which takes place until July 28. Red flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air,...
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