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  • The Blueprint: Roadmap to Enlisted Force Development

    The Blueprint serves as a foundational document to link enlisted development - from entry to departure. This new document is one of 28 Enlisted Force Development Action Plan (EFD-AP) objectives focused on developing tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen … today.

  • 57th Fighter Group’s Palm Sunday Goose Shoot

    The 18th of April is a significant date in the history of the 57th Wing and the United States Air Force. The 57th Fighter Group, now known as the 57th Operations Group at Nellis AFB, dealt the German Air Force a "fatal blow" in 1943. The unit's achievement that day made international headlines and

  • Advanced training keeps KC-135 weapons squadron Airmen agile

    Tucked away in the middle of Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, resides a small contingent of professional KC-135 pilots, navigators and in-flight refueling specialists responsible for developing advanced tactics training used for the one of the Air Force’s oldest aircraft.

  • RED HORSE replaces road to improve safety

    Airmen from the 820th RED HORSE Squadron worked alongside the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron to pave a new access road replacing Ellsworth road. This new project will improve the safety of Airmen by directing vehicle traffic around, rather than through, the parking areas and buildings.

  • NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE HOSTS PILOT FOR A DAY EVENT

    Airmen at Nellis Air Force Base hosted 12-year-old Willians “Willy” Urrutia-Mejia Jr., during the Pilot for a Day event organized by the Check-6 Foundation and the Air Force Association in cooperation with multiple units on the installation, March 29, 2022.

  • Nellis AFB opens new dog parks

    Nellis Air Force Base’s four-legged friends now have a new spot to play and another one on the way. The base opened a dog park March 18 on main base and is building a second park in Area III, which is due to open in April 2022.

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