63°F
weather icon Mostly Clear
Pahrump, NV
News

Nevada Air National Guard to help with Hurricane Irma relief

By Ben Botkin Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
September 14, 2017 - 6:09 pm
 
Nevada Air National Guard airmen load the 152nd Airlift Wing's Joint Incident Site Communications Capability system into a C-130 on Sunday. The Air Guard left Monday to assist with Hurricane Irma ...
Nevada Air National Guard airmen load the 152nd Airlift Wing's Joint Incident Site Communications Capability system into a C-130 on Sunday. The Air Guard left Monday to assist with Hurricane Irma relief efforts. (Nevada Air National Guard)

Eight airmen from the Nevada Air National Guard left for Florida on Monday to support Hurricane Irma relief efforts.

The airmen from the 152nd Airlift Wing flew out of the Nevada Air National Guard base in Reno to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

“It’s good to see our folks using their training and equipment to help others in their time of need,” said Col. Todd Starbuck, commander of the 152nd Mission Support Group. “We practice and train for this, and I’m glad that we’ll be putting that training to use to help others.”

The crew will operate the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability system, which provides airplane-based surveillance video for damage assessment and search-and-rescue operations in Florida and other affected regions.

“We’re honored to help,” said Col. Eric Wade, commander of the 152nd Airlift Wing. “In addition to fighting America’s wars, we in the Nevada Air National Guard also respond in the homeland and will do everything we can to help.”

Guard officials don’t know how long the airmen will be deployed for the mission.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
RAM event: Free medical clinic needs your help
By Robin Hebrock Pahrump Valley Times

Next weekend, Remote Area Medical will be bringing its pop-clinic to the valley for the eighth straight year and members of the local host group committee are urging the public to get involved by donating their time to this life-changing event.

Robin Hebrock/Pahrump Valley Times The Nevada Silver Tappers will host the USO Benefit Show on ...
USO Benefit Show set to be the best yet — here’s how to get a ticket
By Robin Hebrock Pahrump Valley Times

The Nevada Silver Tappers are well-known for their patriotic routines and their generosity to the veteran community and this October, these elements will combine into two nights of fantastic fundraising with the annual USO Benefit Show.

Special to the Pahrump Valley Times Pahrump resident Shauna "Shay" Dragna, pictured with her yo ...
How a Soroptomist scholarship helped a Pahrump mom of 3
By Robin Hebrock Pahrump Valley Times

Embarking on an educational path as an adult can be challenging and for those acting as head-of-household, it can be all the more difficult.

Special to the Times-Bonanza
A Smoky Valley curtain call: Youth theater debuts a Disney classic
Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

Andrew Sweeney played multiple roles as the prince, the beast, Monsieur D’Arque and the baker. “My favorite part of BATB JR was getting to be part of the team and meeting all the other cast members,” he said. “I didn’t feel nervous because we were very prepared for the performance.”

Robin Hebrock/Pahrump Valley Times Residents of Spring Mountain Apartments are pictured tending ...
Peek inside this senior-living community’s gardens (GALLERY)
By Robin Hebrock • Pahrump Valley Times

Spring Mountain Apartments, a low-income senior living community in Pahrump, has a brand new community garden to enjoy thanks to a partnership with two of the valley’s major nonprofit organizations, the NyE Communities Coalition and the Master Gardeners with the University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension.

Special to the Pahrump Valley Times Tails of Nye County operated a trap, neuter, return program ...
1,000-plus cats and dogs spayed/neutered
By Robin Hebrock Pahrump Valley Times

In just seven months’ time, Tails of Nye County has managed to spay or neuter over 1,000 stray cats and personal pets in the Pahrump area with the help of funding from the Nye County American Rescue Plan Act Grant Program.

Richard Stephens/Special to the Pahrump Valley Times file A large crowd of Beatty residents att ...
Want to seek public office? 2 seats up for appointment on Beatty Town Advisory Board
By Richard Stephens Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

The deadline is 5 p.m. Oct. 30 to submit letters of interest to fill two seats on the Beatty Town Advisory Board that are up for reappointment after the end of the year. Letters of interest can be submitted to the Beatty Town Office. What you need to know.

John Clausen/Pahrump Valley Times Lakeview Executive Golf Course is owned by the town of Pahrum ...
Lakeview Golf Course on the upswing
By Robin Hebrock Pahrump Valley Times

Lakeview Executive Golf Course will remain under the operation of CourseCo for another five years, following renewal of a management contract with the town of Pahrump. Here’s how the troubled course turned itself around.