In Carson City, Senator Ensign presents Art Bayer, father of Lt. Cmdr. A. Jason Bayer, with a copy of the Congressional Record that honors his son who was killed during a search and rescue training mission.
Senator Ensign and Capt. Brad Geotsch, commanding officer of the Fallon Naval Air Station, at a meeting with local officials in Fallon.
Senator Ensign fields questions from the troops at Nellis Air Force Base.

Senator Ensign presents an American flag, flown over Nellis Air Force Base, to Ron Johnson and his daughter Jenna. Shortly after 9/11, Mr. Johnson flew the flag he had been presented at his father's military funeral. That flag was desecrated by vandals, and Senator Ensign wanted to remind Mr. Johnson how grateful this nation remains for his father’s service.
Senators Ensign and Reid visit with troops at the Nellis Air Force Base mess hall after serving lunch alongside workers from Opportunity Village.