Nellis Air Force Base Solar Power

(From left to right) Tom Werner, SunPower Corporation chief executive officer; Pat Shalmy, Nevada Power Company president; William Anderson, asistant scretary of Air Force installations, environment and logistics; Col. Michael Bartley, 99th Air Base Wing commander; Jim Gibbons, Nevada Governor; and Matt Cheney, MMA Renewable Ventures ceo and founder, at the Nellis Air Force Base solar power system's ground breaking ceremony, 23 April. The Nellis solar power plant, scheduled for completion late 2007. The array is the largest photo-voltaic project in North America. The power plant will produce approximately 15 megawatts of power and provide nearly 30 percent of the electricity demand on the base which employs 12,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Huddleston)

Nellis Air Force Base Solar Power

Col. Michael Bartley, 99th Air Base Wing commander, speaks at the Nellis Air Force Base Solar Power System's ground breaking ceremony, April 23. The Nellis solar power plant, scheduled for completion late 2007. The array is the largest photo-voltaic project in North America. The power plant will produce approximately 15 megawatts of power and provide nearly 30 percent of the electricity demand on the base which employs 12,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Huddleston)

Racers and Drifters

Autocross participants lineup for the Autocross race competition, held on the Nellis flightline. The event was sposored by the Las Vegas Sports Car Club of America and was designed to determine who has the car with the fastest time. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry Reid Jr.)

Racers and Drifters

A participant driving a BMW Z3 goes through a sharp turn during the Autocross competition April 15, 2007 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Autocross race competition, held on the Nellis flightline, was sposored by the Las Vegas Sports Car Club of America and was designed to determine who has the car with the fastest time. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry Reid Jr.)

Racers and Drifters

Ray Berlo, a drifting performer and the owner and driver of the 2002 Lexus IS 300, puts on his gear before a practice drift on the flightline in preparation for the Autocross speed competition April 14, 2007 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry Reid Jr.)

Drifters and racers

Ray Berlo, a drifting performer, conducts a practice drift on the flight line in preparation for the Autocross speed competition, April 14, 2007 on Nellis Air Force Base. (U.S AirForce Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)