Gov. Steve Sisolak and Nevada's entire congressional delegation are trying to persuade the U.S. Air Force to pick Reno to serve as the base for a new regional air squadron to respond to emergencies and disasters.
Sisolak and the others sent a letter to Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett Friday touting the Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno as the best location for the planned expansion of the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.
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They say it is uniquely suited to house the squadron partly because of it's proximity to the West Coast and its past experience responding to natural disasters and medical emergencies.