NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: The 805th Combat Training Squadron's Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, also known as the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System Battle Lab, recently experimented with joint partners that helped evolve a new joint airspace management and joint fires capability at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Working with the U.S. Army's Mission Command Battle Lab and Defense Advanced Research Projects   more

NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: The 805th Combat Training Squadron's Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, also known as the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System Battle Lab, recently experimented with joint partners that helped evolve a new joint airspace management and joint fires capability at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Working with the U.S. Army's Mission Command Battle Lab and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency  more

CREECH AFB, Nevada, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Creech Air Force Base (432nd Air Expeditionary Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Victoria Nuzzi, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen and civilians at Creech now have access to more resources and support due to recent changes in the installation's sexual assault prevention and response program. Creech recently established a standalone SAPR program to better attend to the specific needs of its service members and th  more

SPARKS, Nevada, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The Tailhook Association's 2023 symposium--Hook '23--took place August 24- 26, 2023, ending with a banquet keynoted by the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), Adm. John Aquilino, and Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF), Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell. The three-day event featured dialogue from across carrier aviation, providing opportunities for naval aviators to honor their past as well  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Mike Gauthier, a veteran of the agency, as the new permanent superintendent of Lake Mead National Recreation Area beginning mid-September. Gauthier has been the acting superintendent at Lake Mead since December 2022. Gauthier will continue to manage the large, heavily visited park that straddles the b  more

NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: The 805th Combat Training Squadron's Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, also known as the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System Battle Lab, recently experimented with joint partners that helped evolve a new joint airspace management and joint fires capability at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Working with the U.S. Army's Mission Command Battle Lab and Defense Advanced Re  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: A Nevada woman pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulently seeking over $1 million in COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. According to court documents, Karen Chapon, aka Karen Hannafious, 53, submitted six fraudulent PPP loan applications to three financial institutions for her companies. From April 2020 to July 2020, Chapon made multiple fa  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release: Three members of the Las Vegas based street gang Money Makin' Moves have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, and other related drug and gun offenses. According to court documents, Giovani Barboza (21), Jordan Villalobos (24), and Francisco Ramirez-Sorto (21), all of Las Vegas, conspired  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Southern California Glaziers Plan Will Restore Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Southern California, Arizona, Colorado and Southern Nevada Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glass Wor  more

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Arizona, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Capt. Brian Tuthill, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit completed training in Reno, Nevada, Aug. 24 to conduct U.S. Embassy reinforcement and noncombatant evacuation operation missions. The scheduled training was supported by Department of State advisors at Army National Guard Base Reno-Stead, Nevada, and was not related to Presiden  more

CREECH AFB, Nevada, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Creech Air Force Base (432nd Air Expeditionary Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Ariel O'Shea, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Imagine a future in which the U.S. Air Force could set up a completely functional base of operations anywhere in the world, execute a mission and pack up to leave before an adversary even knew they were there -- with limited, if any, risk to personnel. That future is now. It is n  more