NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2023: By Senior Airman Zachary Rufus, 57th Wing Public Affairs "Future conflict will never look like wars of the past, and that is why we have to get after building multi-capable, strategically-minded Airmen today, so they can compete, deter, and win tomorrow," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass. In future conflicts, medical evacuation could be challe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 5, 2023, to offer four oil and gas parcels totaling 3,498.342 acres in Nevada. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in June 2023 and held a public comment period in September 2023 on the parcels, potential deferrals, and the related environmental an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ALTURAS, Calif. - Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management Applegate Field Office will conduct prescribed burns to reduce hazardous fuels in northeast California and northwest Nevada beginning in early October. Projects will occur only when weather and fuel conditions allow for safe and successful burning. "The prescribed burns will help reduce the risk of catastrophic wi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From August 2022 to August 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 66 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 322 areas. * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm employment by metropolitan area, August 2022 to August 2023 * * * The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Midland, Texas (5.3   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: By Cadet Lt. Col. Dana Surwill, Henderson Composite Squadron, Nevada Wing The 9/11 terror attacks remain a vivid memory for millions. So does President John F. Kennedy's assassination nearly 38 years before that. More than eight decade later, the number who have similarly vivid memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor dwindles by the day. At age 100, Lt. Col. Bill Brew of the Nevada Wing's Henderson  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2023: A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 23 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for two carjackings during which he brandished a firearm and shot at one victim, shooting at police officers during the vehicle pursuit, and for assaulting a federal officer while in custody. Justin   more