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Jan. 17, 2017
CSAF talks future attributes of warfare during 2017 WEPTAC

Air Force senior leaders joined joint and coalition warfighters for the 2017 Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) here, Jan. 2 through 13.
Jan. 13, 2017
57th Wing Airmen take flight

As she stepped onto the flightline here Jan. 6, Senior Airman Sierra Elliott took note of her surroundings. Seeing a dozen fighter aircraft and taking in the scent of exhaust and jet fuel isn’t a new phenomenon for her -- Elliott is a munitions specialist assigned to the 57th Maintenance Squadron --
Dec. 20, 2016
USAFWC welcomes new Command Chief

Chief Master Sgt. Charles R. Hoffman recently became the new Command Chief Master Sergeant, for the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Entering the Air Force in 1991 as a weather observer, Hoffman’s diverse assignment background spans Air Force and Army field units at the
Dec. 20, 2016
Nellis, Creech Airmen raise American Flag during Las Vegas Bowl

Over a 150 Airmen from Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases volunteered to hold the flag during the playing of the national anthem before the start of the bowl game..
Dec. 20, 2016
USAFWS Class 16-B executes JFEX

Joint forcible entry is a U.S. Air Force Weapons School large-scale air mobility exercise in which participants plan and execute a complex air-land operation in a simulated contested battlefield.
Dec. 16, 2016
Nellis, Creech cookie drive brings holiday cheer to dorm residents

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - The Nellis Air Force Base chapel basement was filled with the holiday spirit on Dec. 15, as Nellis and Creech Airmen joined hands with the Nellis Area Spouse’s Club and the local community to sort and wrap holiday goodies for first-term Airmen living in the
Dec. 15, 2016
Cyber Readiness: 365-day requirement

The command cyber readiness inspection is a comprehensive network inspection designed to assess an installation’s overall cyber readiness and security of its Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) and Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) systems.
Dec. 13, 2016
USAFWS hosts joint integrated hostage rescue

The U.S. Air Force. Weapons School’s 14th Weapons Squadron hosted 17 diverse units and other government agencies during a hostage rescue exercise, as part of the Weapons School Integration phase on Dec. 2, at the Nevada Test and Training Range
Dec. 8, 2016
First class graduates from new Advanced Sortie Production Course

The U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School (AMMOS) here has been providing the Air Force’s premier advanced maintenance training and expanding combat capability through graduate-level education since it first opened its doors in 2003.
Dec. 8, 2016
66th RQS participates in Checkered Flag 17-1, Combat Archer 17-3

The 66th Rescue Squadron sent three of its HH-60G Pave Hawks and 59 Airmen to participate in the large scale Checkered Flag 17-1 exercise at Tyndall AFB.