Veterans Transition Resource Center

Helping Veterans Transition from Military to Civilian Life

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VTRC South:  2955 E Sunset Rd Suite 101 | Las Vegas, NV 89120
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Trial of Navy SEAL accused of killing prisoner set for June

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SAN DIEGO — The court martial of a SEAL accused of killing an Islamic State prisoner under his care in Iraq in 2017 is scheduled to start June 10. Navy spokesman Brian O'Rourke says the trial should last about two weeks. It had been scheduled to start Tuesday, but that date was pushed back … [Read more...]

Navy: Sailor contacted Russians, pleads guilty to espionage

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SAN DIEGO — A U.S. sailor has pleaded guilty to two counts of espionage and was sentenced to three years after admitting he took classified information about the Navy’s nuclear-powered warships and planned to give it to a journalist and then defect to Russia, officials said Friday. U.S. Navy … [Read more...]

Op-Ed: An American story, one soldier’s retirement recollections on the eve of Memorial Day weekend

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I heard it said that this set of remarks is sort of my last word in the Army. The last few years of political and social upheaval have given me much to think about as I prepared for closing this chapter in my life. It is not lost on me that this important milestone in my life comes on the eve of … [Read more...]

Guardsman recalls Hurricane Michael, urges coastal residents to prepare for new season of storms

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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Sarasota-area resident Chris Dillon is no stranger to hurricanes. Riding out a direct hit from Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base in October tested the nerve of the Air Force veteran, who is now a lieutenant colonel in the Florida Army National … [Read more...]

Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall using Defense Department funding

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam … [Read more...]

Mike Pence: West Point grads should expect to see combat

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is “a dangerous place” and they should expect to see combat. “Some of you will join the fight against radical Islamic terrorists in … [Read more...]