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Opened in 1960. Magnet Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology established in 2003. J. Harold Brinley Middle School Region 1, Northwest Opened in 1967. The school is part with the G.E.A.R U.P program, run by UNLV. B. Mahlon Brown Academy of International Studies Region 3, Southeast Opened in 1983.
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Nevada (8 P) Pages in category "Formerly Used Defense Sites in Nevada" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
It is located southeast of the city of Fallon, east of Reno in western Nevada. Since 1996, it has been home to the U.S. Navy-Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) taking over from the former NAS Miramar, California, and the surrounding area contains 240,000 acres (97,000 ha) of bombing and electronic warfare ranges.
After World War I, Nevada and other western inland states were surveyed by Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Sgt. William B. Whitefield for landing sites. [6] The United States Army Air Corps subsequently rented a large room in Reno, [6] and used the 1929 civilian airfield near Las Vegas (named "McCarran Field" c. 1935) for 1930s training flights. [7]
Along with the Nevada Army National Guard, it is an element of the Nevada National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force . The units of the Nevada Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command .
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The academy trains many agencies including, but not limited to the Community College of Southern Nevada Police Department, City of Las Vegas - Department of Public Safety, North Las Vegas Police Department, Clark County School District Police Department, UNLV Police Services, area fire marshals and arson investigators. The academy also has a ...
Tactical Air Support, Inc. (Tactical Air) is an American defense contractor headquartered in Reno, Nevada at Reno-Stead Airport.Some of its employees are former fighter weapons school and operational commanders, instructors, and/or test pilots that specialize in advanced tactical air support. [1]