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  • Nellis chapel hosts Marriage Care retreat

    I take you, to have and to hold, for better or for worse, to love and to cherish. I remember saying these exact words to my husband on our wedding day. That day, everything was right in my world and nothing meant more than being together. It was the happiest day of my life.Fast forward almost two

  • Navy leadership visits Las Vegas Navy Reserves

    The Las Vegas Navy Operational Support Center was honored to have Rear Adm. Bryan P. Cutchen, commander of the U.S. Naval Reserve Forces Command, as its special guest speaker during a recently conducted drill weekend. The distinguished guest was a beacon of inspiration for the 250 plus Navy

  • April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

    Why do I care? I worked for years in Florida in Child Protective Services.I obtained my Master of Social Work in 1996, and I have been a licensed clinical social worker since 2001.I saw children with marks and bruises after they had been beaten with objects. I saw children, after they had been

  • Your BAH at Work

    Nellis Family Housing provides military families a quality home environment and amenities including a pool, playgrounds, community center, and fitness center for the enjoyment of the residents.The basic allowance for housing you transfer monthly covers rent, security patrols, fire protection,

  • Gifts between employees

    As the summer permanent change of station season approaches, it is important all Department of Defense employees understand the ethics rules on gifts between employees.Oftentimes, a gift will be given to show appreciation to a departing individual. Although these gifts are common practice, there are

  • Stress; coping with Reality

    "Deal with it" is a phrase most people know all too well.How does one struggle through the everyday leaps and bounds of life? When the world crumbles at your feet and all feels lost, do you throw in the flag of resistance, or do you cope with the struggles of life and push through adversity? As a

  • Just 'FEZ' It

    He was 7,023 miles from his home, serving an air and space expeditionary force rotation in Afghanistan when the news rang out like a mortar attack siren: Maj. Greg "Fez" Dash was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The diagnosis was terminal. Dash passed away in February, and

  • Keeping family bond throughout deployment

    Deployments are different after you have a child. I just never realized how different deployments would be once I became a parent. This deployment I am a mother. Sometimes I wonder how a mother could leave her 1-year-old baby like I have done, as if I am abandoning my child in some way, but then I

  • Twenty-eight days to clarity in Black History Month

    I found out recently that I'm the first U.S. Air Force Thunderbird who is also the daughter of a former Thunderbird. I also happen to be African-American. So, technically, I'm black and I've made history. I think that's interesting, sure. But important enough to be story-worthy during Black History

  • Weapons School program back up, running

    USAF Weapons School Class 13B was cancelled as a result of sequestration and marked a significant event in the history of the weapons school. The school was at a cross-road. The fiscal realities of the future meant difficult choices about the future of the school had to be made. Initial proposals