FEATURES

  • Fitness trainer inspires with infectious personality

    When working out with Nikki Harris Warrior Fitness Center fitness trainer, one can't help but be drawn into the infectious atmosphere that surrounds her.  Determined to do her absolute best, Harris has adopted a boisterous teaching style of which inspires those she teaches to do their very best."I

  • AMMO brings 'boom' to Red Flag

    The lone sounds of various aircraft roar through the skies of southern Nevada and off in the distance, munitions are released toward their target over the 2.9 million acre Nevada Test and Training Range.However, before the munitions can be discharged over the NTTR, the 57th Maintenance Squadron's

  • Upholding uniform standards: Duty of all Airmen

    After enough time in service, many Airmen become very comfortable wearing the uniform. It becomes a part of them, yet at times there are those who occasionally forget the small conduct and appearance standards that come with wearing the uniform.Some Airmen may have hair that is slightly out of

  • 99th FSS leads charge during wounded warrior trials

    The 99th Force Support Squadron transformed the Warrior Fitness Center's facilities for the second consecutive year into a bustling adaptive sports competition for roughly 100 wounded warriors known as the 2015 Air Force Trials, which took place here Feb. 27 through March 5."The amount of support we

  • Nellis hero recognized in Portraits in Courage

    Tech. Sgt. Patrick McGillivray humbly shrugs off being called a hero for his heroic actions more than a year ago.He stated that he was just doing his job, however, those who know him will disagree and those that disagree use words such as mentor, leader, and yes, hero to describe McGillivray as

  • Birds of a feather may flock together – but not all of them fly

    Editors Note: This is part one of a two-part series highlighting the multiple Air Force occupations necessary to ensure the Thunderbirds can perform demonstrations at home and while traveling. Of the 120 Airmen who wear the uniform of a United States Air Force Thunderbird, only 12 of them are

  • B-2 integration enhanced at Red Flag

    Integration was the key word for all Airmen -- foreign, domestic and of sister services -- during Red Flag 15-1. This idea was a particularly fundamental lesson to the men and women who support and maintain the B-2 Spirit from the 393rd Bomb Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri."We don't

  • 823rd MXS vital to world-wide rescue operations

    Years of violent conflict and natural disasters has led to catastrophic situations around the world. These catastrophic events call for humanitarian relief missions, many of which are conducted by the U.S. Air Force and its HH-60G Pave Hawks and crews.The Pave Hawk has a long history of use in

  • Can you hear me now?

    Imagine being on a routine flight, cruising in the spacious sky at 40,000 feet. Everything seems to be proceeding as normal, but in a brief moment, you quickly realize something is wrong.The smell of smoke slowly creeps its way through the cabin. Panic is palpable in the air. The pilot's voice is

  • PURPLE brings awareness to frustrated parents of infants

    It's the middle of the night, and there is no sign of sleep. Two parents are helplessly sitting defeated on the bedroom floor. In a crib in the corner of the room is a crying, wailing, gum-gnashing infant donning a purple cap.They tried everything: baths, swaddling, bouncing and snuggling,