Airman Leadership School graduates, class 08-C

The following Airmen graduated from Airman Leadership School on March 27. There were five distinguished graduates, one John Levitow Award winner, one academic award winner and one leadership award winner. EAGLE FLIGHT Staff Sgt. Jason Barnes, 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Rodger

Combating to saves lives: Combined Test Force puts gear through paces

As the Nevada sun begins its crawl behind the Spring Mountains, three ground-crew specialists adorned with night-vision goggles crack glow sticks and scatter them in a large pattern along the desert floor. On a large sand bar not far away, video crews erect night-vision cameras under a blanket of

Las Vegas Corporate Challenge kicks off

Air Force monster truck, 'Afterburner' wows Las Vegas crowd

Fueled for success: LRS Airmen receive STAR Award

Airmen from the 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight received the 99th Air Base Wing command chief master sergeant's STAR Award in an informal ceremony here March 28. Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Brooks presented his award to Tech. Sgt. Scott Niemann, Staff Sgt. Ismael

Hepatitis C scare - Nellis update

1,800 local Department of Defense, veteran and retired personnel were notified March 5, to be screened for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. This came after the alleged unsafe practices of a few key endoscopy centers in Southern Nevada, which Nellis personnel were referred to by TriWest. The centers

New requirement for ACC military motorcycle riders

Nellis Air Force Base will be enforcing a new Air Combat Command supplement for motorcycle riders beginning March 31. Air Combat Command Supplement to Air Force Instruction 91-207 requires that after completion of a required motorcycle safety course, all Department of Defense civilian workers and

Renters caught in foreclosure actions have some options

It's like a bad dream. The house that you have been renting has been foreclosed, the bank has taken possession of the property, and you have been given only three days to move out. In Las Vegas, one of the areas hit hardest by the nation's housing market slump, this situation is a reality for many

99th Logistics Readiness Squadron wins 2007 Daedalian Award

The 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron earned the "2007 Air Combat Command Major General Warren R. Carter Logistics Effectiveness Award," also known as the Daedalian Award, for providing outstanding logistics support for the command. "Congratulations to the hard-working professionals of the 99th

SeaWorld's "World of Discovery Tour" brings cheer to Nellis children

More than 300 Nellis children made some new, exotic friends at the Nellis Air Force Base Youth Center March 20, when SeaWorld's Animal Ambassador Team visited the base as part of SeaWorld San Diego's "Shamu's Worlds of Discovery Tour." The tour, which travels to nine different schools and public