Oct. 30, 2013 Smartphone myPay Users Beware! Please read the below message from DFAS regarding MyPay apps!Smartphone myPay users beware! App stores are offering myPay apps claiming to make your smartphone access easier or more productive. WRONG! Other than the DFAS Info2Go app, there are no officially sanctioned myPay apps and those that are
Oct. 28, 2013 Halloween arrives at the Reno Air Base Costume-clad children dressed as Ninjas squared off in an arena marked by pumpkins while witches, scary clowns and a plastic Soldier invaded the Sierra Air National Guard Association's building during the Nevada Guard's annual Halloween Family Party here at the Air National Guard on Friday.The
Oct. 23, 2013 Teacher, Airman Landsberry remembered as hero Officials confirmed today Nevada Air Guard Master Sgt. Michael Landsberry, 45, was the Sparks Middle School teacher killed in a shooting incident at the school Monday. Police said today a 12-year-old Sparks Middle School student was the lone shooter and, after shooting Landsberry and two other
Oct. 17, 2013 Federal government back in business, Guard drills set to resume President Barack Obama signed legislation early Thursday bringing federal employees, including all military technicians, back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget impasse which led to a 16-day shutdown.Senate leaders championed bipartisan legislation to reopen the government and remove
Sept. 11, 2013 Hagel: Time to stand together to prevent suicide The Department of Defense's most important responsibility is to support and protect those who defend our country. That means we must do everything possible to prevent military suicide.As we observe Suicide Prevention Month, the entire DoD community - service members, civilians, members of our
Sept. 9, 2013 Col. David Clark promoted to O-6 On Sunday, Lt. Col. David A. Clark, vice wing commander of the 152nd Airlift Wing, Reno, Nevada was promoted to his new rank of Colonel. In his role of vice wing commander, he assists the wing commander in defining and establishing the policy, programming, and planning necessary to
Aug. 28, 2013 Sink or swim: 152nd Operations Group completes water survival training Thrown into the proverbial deep end here during a variety of water-training scenarios, about 100 Airmen in the 152nd Operations Group completed their requisite aircrew intelligence and water survival here in August. Pilots, navigators, engineers, and loadmasters comprised the majority of
Aug. 15, 2013 Students score supplies from Back-to-School Brigade The Nevada National Guard teamed with Operation Homefront and Dollar Tree stores to distribute school supplies to more than 500 students from military families at three northern Nevada National Guard locations on Aug. 3-4 through Operation Homefront's Back-to-School Brigade program. The
Aug. 8, 2013 Nevada Guardsmen enthralled by POW’s harrowing tales from Vietnam Nevada Guardsmen listened in rapt attention to retired Col. Thomas Kirk's anecdotes from Vietnam on July 30 during the 4th annual Patriots' Luncheon, an annual event held in conjunction with the Reno Tahoe Golf Open. Kirk's speech highlighted the event hosted by the Montreux Golf and Country Club
Aug. 8, 2013 DOD technician furloughs reduced to six days Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday that furloughs affecting Department of Defense civilians and military technicians will be cut from 11 days to six days.Hagel said that Pentagon officials found sufficient savings in the final months of the current fiscal year to lessen the burden on those