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July 16, 2019
53rd TEG change of command

Lt. Col. Jason M. Botts, 412 Test Wing chaplain, Edwards Air Force Base, California, delivers the invocation at the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (TEG) change of command ceremony at Nellis AFB, Jul. 10, 2019. The 53rd TEG is made up of seven squadrons, two direct-reporting detachments, two combined
July 16, 2019
57th ATG change of command

Brig. Gen. Robert Novotny, 57th Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. John Gallemore, 57th Adversary Tactics Group (ATG), during the 57th ATG change of command inside the Thunderbirds hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 1, 2019. 57th ATG boasts the world’s most capable and professional
July 15, 2019
Red Flag 19-3: maintaining air superiority through teamwork

Southern Nevada residents may notice an increase in military aircraft activity from July 15 through Aug. 2 as Nellis begins Red Flag 19-3, one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat training exercises.
July 12, 2019
Airman’s Medal awarded to Nellis Defender for heroic actions at Route 91 shooting

General Mike Holmes, commander Air Combat Command, awarded the Airman’s Medal during a ceremony July 12 to a 99th Security Forces Squadron Defender who exhibited heroism during the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.
July 12, 2019
U.S. Air Force Warfare Center welcomes new commander

The Nellis community welcomed the new commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC), Maj. Gen. Charles Corcoran, during an assumption of command ceremony July 12 in the Thunderbird hangar.
July 3, 2019
Nellis summer safety: fireworks

When someone brings up the Fourth of July, one of the first things come to mind is fireworks.
June 28, 2019
Honoring the Fallen: 2nd Lt. James Lord

A group of A-10 Thunderbolt II’s assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) and 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS) took to the skies on June 21 to honor 2nd Lt. James Lord with a memorial flyover in Ohio.
June 24, 2019
EOD fights fire with fire to ensure safety on NTTR

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to the 99th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) travel to the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) regularly to dispose of ordnance used for training purposes.
June 18, 2019
Weapons School: Multi-domain integration since 1996

The purpose of Weapons School Integration — the capstone event for each class of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) — hasn’t changed much over the years, but the capabilities, platforms and domains involved have.
June 17, 2019
Cyber domain increases WSINT readiness

A vast new battlefield has been created over the last few decades with the expansion of technology; a digital fight that isn’t touchable and reaches across the world in an instant.