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  • Nellis AFB Airmen have options to improve fitness scores

    Imagine standing in front of the 99th Air Base Wing Commander, Vice Commander, group commanders, squadron commanders here and telling them more than 300 Airmen failed the run portion, more than 130 failed the pushups portion, more than 70 failed the abdominal circumference portion, more than 30

  • HAWC offers tobacco cessation classes

    The Health and Wellness Center located in the Warrior Fitness Center is offering tobacco cessation classes to help Airmen and their families quit smoking.As outlined in AFI 40-102, Tobacco Use in the Air Force, the goal is to be a tobacco-free Air Force. According to the AFI, tobacco use is the

  • Metro warns Airmen about making improper donations to homeless people

    People in Las Vegas are accustomed to people holding signs and asking for food or money at red lights, gas stations and outside of eating establishments, but what people may not know is the negative consequences donating directly to those people may have on the homeless person and the city. Many

  • Aerospace medicine; more than just doctors

    Aerospace medicine does more than keep aircrews fit to accomplish their day-to-day operations. The 99th Aerospace Medicine Squadron performs a number of operations ranging from certifying aircrew medically to responding to medical emergencies on the flightline. They are also responsible for

  • Pride Patrol keeps Nellis trash-free

    Some people don't think twice before throwing their trash on the ground. To keep the installation clean, the pride patrol, operated by the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment shop, spends the better part of their day picking up what others throw on the ground.The pride patrol's purpose is

  • Watch your beer when enjoying holiday cheer

    Airmen are briefed about the Air Force's zero tolerance for drug abuse, but even if an Airman adheres to the policy, narcotics are still a threat in Las Vegas.During the holidays, service members may choose to spend their time with loved ones and friends in social settings. Las Vegas has an

  • Residents cut teeth on dental specialties

    Six dental officers begin their fifth month of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency Program at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center Dec. 2.The AEGD Residency is a 12-month training program focusing on comprehensive dentistry for general dental residents who are new to the Air

  • Airman survives conflict, gains perspective

    Serbian paramilitary forces surrounded Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during the Bosnian conflict, bombarding the city with heavy artillery in 1992. U.S Air Force Capt. Merima White, 99th Medical Operations Squadron Family Medicine Residency resident physician, then 9 years-old, survived the conflict

  • Airman uses running to better himself

    "Everything in moderation," is a saying that Master Sgt. Luke McCarthy, 99th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, lives by. That phrase applies to all decisions he makes in his life... except running.Some Airman can view running as a requirement given by the Air Force as part of their fitness

  • AF National Guardsman recalls road to comedic success

    When on-duty, serving in the Oregon Air National Guard, Staff Sgt. Juan Canopii, 114th Fighter Squadron aircraft flight equipment craftsman, helps aircrews and pilots get from the ground to the air ensuring their flight equipment is in proper working order. During his off-duty time, Canopii,