Green Flag-West 09-10, begins Sept. 11

Southern Nevada and Southern California residents will see increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force begins Green Flag West 09-10, Friday, Sept. 11. Missions will be flown between 3 p.m. and midnight beginning Sept. 13 to Sept. 24, and will take place at the National Training Center at

Integrated training with USJFCOM and the Italian air force

The U.S. Army and Air Force have been working hard to improve joint and coalition training at the Army's National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, Calif., and the Air Force's Green Flag West (GFW), here, according to senior leaders at the combat training center (CTC). The most recent exercise

Army Corps of Engineers awards contract for new Nellis Child Development Center

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District today awarded a $7.6 million contract to Benchmark Contracting, Inc. (DBA Cobblestone Construction), a Small Business/Small Disadvantaged Business (SB/SDB), of Las Vegas for construction of the new Child Development Center here. The contract is

98th Range Wing provides training to ensure no enemy is safe

How do Air Force aircrews train to kill a speeding vehicle? Until recently, they didn't. The result of this deficiency was being felt in Middle-East operations, "High Value Target" individuals were escaping in vehicles traveling at high speeds. Addressing this deficiency was so important, CENTCOM

Consequences of driving under the influence

The military has a zero tolerance for driving under the influence of alcohol or any other drug that may impair the driver and endanger themselves and the people driving around them. Every year military members jeopardize their lives by taking unnecessary risks in driving drunk. These poor decisions

Leave no man behind

Top Chef episode filmed at Nellis, to air Sept. 2

More than 300 Nellis Airmen enjoyed culinary creations made by Top Chef contestants during a recent Top Chef challenge, filmed at Nellis in May; the segment will air on Bravo, Sept. 2 at 10 p.m. Top Chef is a culinary reality show, where chefs compete in challenges before a board of professionals in

98th RANW contributes to training exercises on Nellis

Many squadrons and wings support Red Flag; however, one important unit that is often overlooked is the 98th Range Wing. The 98th RANW provides the resources that make Red Flag one of the most realistic air combat exercises in the world. Behind the scenes, the 98th RANW maintains the 2.9-million-acre

Italian maintainers hone skills during Red Flag

Italian air force pilots weren't the only airmen able to sharpen their skills during Red Flag 09-5 here at Nellis Air Force Base. More than 100 airmen deployed here from Istrana Air Base, Italy, to maintain their fleet of 10 AMX surface attack aircraft used for close air support missions. Even

E-3 damaged while landing at Nellis AFB

An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft was damaged while landing at Nellis Air Force Base late in the evening Friday, Aug. 28. The aircraft, flown by the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is deployed to Nellis for Red Flag exercise 09-5 and was