Recruiting Service brings Hollywood to Nellis

Air Force Special Operations Combat Control Team members ride desert dirt bikes alongside stunt performer Devin Blackwell during a film shoot May 17, 2012 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The stunt performer helped the CCT members apply their versatile driving skills, which enable them to adapt on-the-fly to unknown situations during deployments to austere locations worldwide, into a visually exciting scene that will be incorporated into a recruiting simulator ride. The simulator will help the Air Force Recruiting Service explain the Air Force mission to the public through personal experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Newell, Released)

Protecting Airmen against consumer fraud

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto (left) and Holly Petraeus, an assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for Servicemember Affairs, respond to questions from Airmen at a Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., town hall May 16, 2012. The officials were on base to discuss the unique financial challenges servicemembers face and offer tips on how to avoid illegal or harmful financial practices. During the town hall, the pair discussed predatory lending practices, financial hardships and consumer protection options. Earlier, Masto and Petraeus dined with servicemembers and participated in a roundtable discussion with base senior leaders and representatives from support agencies.

Fighting back for better finances

Catherine Cortez Masto (left), Nevada attorney general, and Holly Petraeus (right), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau servicemember affairs director, brief Airmen on ways to defend against financial scams during a town hall meeting May 16, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Topics of discussion included identity theft, mortgage and foreclosure fraud, and payday loans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

Fighting back for better finances

Airmen listen to a briefing given by Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada attorney general, and Holly Petraeus, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau servicemember affairs director, during a town hall meeting May 16, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Masto and Cortez came to Nellis to learn about financial issues Airmen have been facing and educate Airmen about consumer and financial scams they could encounter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

Fighting back for better finances

Catherine Cortez Masto (left), Nevada attorney general, and Holly Petraeus (center), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau servicemember affairs director, brief first sergeants on ways to defend Airmen against financial scams during a town hall meeting May 16, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Masto and Petraeus spoke with Airmen and base senior leaders about ways to avoid consumer financial scams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

Arbor Day tree planting

Debby Stockdale, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron chief of asset management, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Young, 99th CES commander, Tracie Dyer, Principal of Lomie Heard Elementary School, Adria DeCorte, Nevada Division of Forestry park ranger, and Susan Breckon, Nellis Family Housing director, plant a tree during an Arbor Day ceremony at Lomie Heard Elementary School May 03, 2012, on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Nellis was acknowledged by the National Arbor Day Foundation for its beautiful trees and its continual dedication to environmental improvement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes)