Sequestration, the automatic spending cuts recently enacted by Congress and President Obama, could have impact at Nellis.

Nellis Air Force Base is known around the nation as a major pillar of advanced combat aviation preparation. Today, the United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) units provide training for every type of aircraft in the United States Air Force (USAF), along with air and ground units of the Army, Navy, Marines and air units from other allied nations. The air force base also plays a key role in tactics development, operational testing and evaluation. It is a keystone of national security and developing the next generation of our defense system.

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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The far-flung swing states that have the most sway in the presidential election have something else in common -- a large share of military veterans who are getting special attention from the fiercely dueling campaigns.

In a White House campaign this hard-fought, no interest group can be ignored. But veterans are an especially prized group since so many live in battlegrounds including Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina and Virginia.

Backing those who have served the country also sends a feel-good patriotic message to the electorate at large. And although veterans traditionally lean Republican, both candidates see an opening to win over veterans this year.

The next president will face U.S. troops returning from Afghanistan and a continuing budget crisis with veterans benefits under scrutiny.

A GOP leader is concerned about the help members of the military are getting to cast a ballot in the November election.

CARSON CITY - A Republican leader in Douglas County expressed concern Thursday that many service members won't get to vote in November because their military bases do not have offices to provide information about registering and submitting absentee ballots.

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