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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday February 04, 2024 ( 19 items )  

3rd Air Expeditionary Wing Operates in First-Ever Iteration of Exercise Bamboo Eagle
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach, 673rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The first-ever iteration of Bamboo Eagle, a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center-led exercise, kicked off in earnest at Nellis Air Force Base and various locations across the southwestern United States and parts of the Pacific Jan. 26. The exercise is the first of its kind from the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, which conducts warfighter-centric live and virtual op  more

3rd Air Expeditionary Wing Operates in First-Ever Iteration of Exercise Bamboo Eagle
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach, 673rd ABW/PA The first-ever iteration of Bamboo Eagle, a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center-led exercise, kicked off in earnest at Nellis Air Force Base and various locations across the southwestern United States and parts of the Pacific Jan. 26, 2024. The exercise is the first of its kind from the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, which conducts warfighter-centric live and virtual operation  more

510th Fighter & Fighter Generation Squadrons Implement Certify Phase of Air Force Force Generation Model During Red Flag 24-1
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Heather Ley, 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs The U.S. Air Force has been changing the way it presents and generates forces for the first time in 20 years. It's begun transitioning from the Expeditionary Air Force model of force presentation to the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) model in how it deploys Airmen. AFFORGEN establishes a 24-month rotational cycle broken in  more

BLM hosting public meeting in Las Vegas to discuss progress to catalyze solar energy development throughout the West
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RENO, Nevada-- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding an open-house meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 13, 2024, 5:00-7:00 pm at Red Rock Casino to provide information on the Department of the Interior's ongoing efforts to support appropriate renewable energy development on our nation's public lands through an updated Western Solar Plan. The public meeting will p  more

BLM seeks assistance in case involving 19 dead wild burros
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: NEEDLES, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to justice for the ongoing investigation of the shooting and killing of 19 wild burros. The animals were found along Interstate 15 between Baker, California and Primm, Nevada on August 13, 2019. BLM law enforcement identified two vehicles of interest and want to speak with the  more

BLM Seeks Assistance in Case Involving 19 Dead Wild Burros
NEEDLES, California, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's California State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to justice for the ongoing investigation of the shooting and killing of 19 wild burros. The animals were found along Interstate 15 between Baker, California and Primm, Nevada on August 13, 2019. BLM law enforcement identified two vehicles of interest and want  more

BLS: Nonfarm Payroll Employment Up in 30 States From December 2022 to December 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From December 2022 to December 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and was essentially unchanged in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada, at 3.8 percent, followed by Idaho and South Dakota (+3.0 percent each). * * * Map: Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2022   more

Complex Problems, Demanding Schedule Push F-35 Pilots Night and Day at Red Flag
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Micah Garbarino, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs It's 1 a.m. They are hunched over maps and charts and data points like college students over an impossible equation. Tomorrow is coming fast. Hours of planning, briefing, revising, clarifying. Sleep. Eat. Brief again. Finally, time to fly. In the air, despite the gameplan, it's "controlled chaos" again. This night is a win, but   more

Creech AFB: Air Force Historical Foundation Names 432nd Wing 2023 Doolittle Award Winner
CREECH AFB, Nevada, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Creech Air Force Base (432nd Air Expeditionary Wing) issued the following news: The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., received the Air Force Historical Foundation's 2023, James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle Award, Jan. 23. The award is earned by the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force for displaying bravery, determination, discipline, esprit de corps, and superior management of joint operations while accomplishing its  more

Hill AFB Airmen Bring F-35A's Vital Capabilities to Red Flag's Modern Fight
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Micah Garbarino, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Over the past two weeks, Airmen from the 421st Fighter Squadron and 421st Fighter Generation Squadron have been launching and flying the nation's most capable multi-role fighter in the Air Force's premier combat exercise. Hundreds of pilots, maintainers, and support personnel from the 388th Fighter Wing have deployed to Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag 24-1 with  more

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Issues Order on Perry Johnson & Associates Medical Transcription Data Security Breach Litigation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3096) on Jan. 30, 2024: * * * In Re: Perry Johnson & Associates Medical Transcription Data Security Breach Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in four District of Nevada actions (Gil, Lowery, Levitt and Shanahan) move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the District of Nevada or, alternatively, the Eastern District of Michigan or the Southern Di  more

McConnell Aircrews Fuel New Joint Exercise, Bamboo Eagle
MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: McConnell KC-46s will be in the air over land and sea, fueling the fight and projecting airpower with Joint and international partners in a new exercise called Bamboo Eagle. Airmen and KC-46s from McConnell will join with 23 other units to participate in Exercise Bamboo Eagle, beginning Jan. 26. Hosted by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base,   more

Nellis AFB: 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing Operates in First-Ever Iteration of Exercise Bamboo Eagle
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach, 673rd ABW/PA The first-ever iteration of Bamboo Eagle, a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center-led exercise, kicked off in earnest at Nellis Air Force Base and various locations across the southwestern United States and parts of the Pacific Jan. 26, 2024. The exercise is the first of its kind from the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, which conducts warfighter-centr  more

Nellis AFB: Hill Airmen Bring F-35A's Vital Capabilities to Red Flag's Modern Fight
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Micah Garbarino, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs "If I'm in the military, I'd rather be in the air than on the ground. If I'm in the air, I'd rather be in an F-35 than anything else." - Unattributed Over the past two weeks, Airmen from the 421st Fighter Squadron and 421st Fighter Generation Squadron have been launching and flying the nation's most capable multi-role fighter   more

Nellis AFB: U.S., Allies and Partners Integrate for Dynamic Targeting Kill-Chain Automation Experiments
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs, 505th Command and Control Wing The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis, executed their annual Capstone event by experimenting with and developing tactics, techniques, and procedures for integrated two-way kill-chain automation between the operational and tactical command an  more

Nev. U.S. Attorney: Las Vegas Resident Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Relief Loan Scheme Committed While On Supervised Release
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to two years and six months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for devising a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $42,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loan applications that the Small Business A  more

Nevada U.S. Attorney's Office Collects Nearly $7.5 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2023
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson announced today that the District of Nevada collected $7,488,459.50 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2023. Of this amount, $6,794,786.25 was collected in criminal actions and $693,673.25 was collected in civil actions. Additionally, the District of Nevada worked with other U.S. Attorney's Offices and c  more

U.S., Allies, Partners Integrate for Dynamic Targeting Kill-Chain Automation Experiments
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, executed their annual capstone event by experimenting with and developing tactics, techniques and procedures for integrated two-way kill-chain automation between the operational and tactical command and control including battle management levels, to create competitive advan  more

VP Harris Issues Remarks on Uplifting Small Businesses, Supporting Entrepreneurship at Event in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 27 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at an event under the Chef Jeff Project on uplifting small businesses and supporting entrepreneurship: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: So, let me start by saying it is wonderful to be back in Nevada. And, Chef Jeff, I want to thank you for so warmly welcoming us and sharing with us the success of your dream of investing in the community and the capacity of everyone. I've been reading about and hearing about the w  more