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  • Retired Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester, 58th Rescue Squadron chief enlisted manager, gives guidance on how to take down a target to Airmen stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 22. Koester retired Oct. 31 after serving 41 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter)

    Guardian Angel retires after 41 years of service

    The year is 1974. The Vietnam War is on its way to an end after almost 15 years of fighting. The U.S. Air Force was trying to give America the upper hand.Also in 1974, a young man named Paul Koester decided that he wanted to join the world's greatest Air Force.Originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado, Koester planned on serving four years as a

  • Federal Voting Assistance Program helps Airmen understand their right to vote

    With election season coming around the corner in 2016, Airmen here may not know how to cast their vote.Airmen from around the world have a program to assist them in their right to vote: the Federal Voting Assistance Program."The voting assistance program is a mandated-by-law program under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act,"
  • Capt. Reni Angelova, 99th Medical Group practice manager, poses for a picture outside of the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 7, 2015. Angelova speaks Russian, Bulgarian and English while possessing master’s degrees in economics, law, business administration as well as international relations. She has worked as a teacher and a border patrol agent at one of the busiest checkpoints in Bulgaria before immigrating to the United States. She recently served in the Office of Defense Coordination in Bulgaria as an interpreter under the Language Enabled Airman Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)

    Nellis Airman ‘LEAPs’ into language program

    She speaks Russian, Bulgarian and English while possessing master's degrees in economics, law, business administration as well as international relations. She's worked as a teacher and a border patrol agent at one of the busiest checkpoints in Bulgaria before immigrating to the United States to eventually begin a career as an American Airman.Capt.

  • 34th WPS launches new HC-130J weapons instructor course

    Acknowledging a critical shortage of weapons officers with advanced training in the Air Force's newest fixed-wing rescue aircraft, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III approved the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's first HC-130J Combat King II weapons instructor course in August.This new WIC will build HC-130J tactical and integration
  • Cars drive down Washington Boulevard on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 30, 2015. Construction on Washington Boulevard began March 16 and was officially completed Sept. 11, 2015. The construction was finished approximately 30 days early. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Kline)

    99th CONS, CES facilitate repair of ‘various intersections’

    The construction that took place here on Washington Boulevard -- which began March 16 -- was officially completed Sept. 11.The construction project called "various intersections" was slated to finish on Oct. 12, but with hard work and diligence the project was completed about 30 days ahead of schedule."This project had a little more high-visibility
  • Staff Sgt. John Skipper, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintanence Unit aerospace propulsion craftsman, works on an engine generator at Detachment 13, 372nd Training Squadron on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 10, 2015. The objective for the specialized training was to teach Skipper how to take an engine generator a part and place it back together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)

    Detachment 13 offers resources for aircraft maintenance training

    An Air Education and Training Command detachment with approximately 35 instructors across 15 Air Force Specialty codes, is Nellis and Creech AFBs' primary technical training source for aircraft maintenance training.Providing specialized advanced training, Detachment 13, 372nd Training Squadron, based out of Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, supports

  • Retraining offers change for Airmen

    There are times when Airmen that enter the Air Force may not have fully understood the job that was given to them, it wasn't what they expected, or they knew what to expect but are now looking for a change.Fortunately, Airmen have the opportunity to attain that change through retraining.The objective for the retraining program is to balance the
  • Troy Blaschko, 57th Maintenance Group Corrosion shop aircraft painter, demonstrates how to scuff sand an F-16 Fighting Falcon inside a temperature-controlled building on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 8, 2015. Blaschko is preparing the aircraft to undergo a full paint job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Kline)

    Corrosion shop gives aircraft new ‘shades’

    The harsh fluorescent lights shine brightly down on an F-16 Fighting Falcon that resembles a child's unfinished toy aircraft model.With half its two-toned brown paint sanded away and swirls of green underneath the paint, the F-16 looks as if it had been submerged under water for 50 years rather than just coming off the flightline at Nellis Air

  • Retraining offers change for Airmen

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - There are times when Airmen that enter the Air Force may not have fully understood the job that was given to them, it wasn't what they expected, or they knew what to expect but are now looking for a change.Fortunately, Airmen have the opportunity to attain that change through retraining.The objective for the retraining
  • Rich Samanich, 57th Maintanence Group aircraft metals technology lead, cuts through metal at the Aircraft Metals Technology shop on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 3, 2015. Metals technology requires precision and attention to detail. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)

    AMT ‘sparks’ hope for broken parts

    Donning his protective gear and a welding helmet atop his head, he moves his gloved hand and lowers the head gear to protect himself. Wielding a plasma cutter, he slices through a piece of metal as if it were made of butter.In mere moments the metal piece he needs falls to the floor with a resonating clink.Rich Samanich, 57th Maintenance Group
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