Nellis hosts CCAF Graduation with assistance from Top III

The Community College of the Air Force awarded Airmen their degrees during a commencement ceremony May 3 at The Club.Two-hundred-seventy-two Airmen from Nellis AFB, Creech AFB and the Nevada Test and Training Range met the requirements to receive their associate degrees and were presented their

DEERS locks down access to some information updates

Base identification card issuing offices will no longer be able to manually correct or update certain types of personnel information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, Air Force Personnel Center officials said May 9.DEERS is the system used to enroll Airmen and their eligible

Base-wide exercise may cause delays

Spouse Club Donates Wheelchairs to Hospital

The military is well known for coming together to help those in need and the Nellis community is no exception. The Nellis Area Spouses Club recently came to the aid of the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center by donating needed medical equipment. Starting in February, the club contacted the

Defenders learn skills to come back home alive

In the desert just outside of Nellis Air Force Base, Airmen from the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron instruct deploying security forces service members in urban combat operations at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training village April 30. Teaching these service members the tactics to

Airmen volunteer at Special Olympics

Airmen from here, Creech AFB and their families volunteered at the 11th annual Special Olympics May 2 at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas.More than 80 Airmen from various units supported approximately 1,900 athletes by organizing competitions, recording results and providing cheer support.

SecAF approves captain's board cancellation

First lieutenants will no longer meet a promotion central selection board to make captain, Air Force officials announced May 7.Effective immediately, the Secretary of the Air Force approved the elimination of the Captain's Central Selection Board.The Air Force is returning to the same promotion

Hagel initiatives take aim against sexual assault

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is vowing to change the culture that allows sexual assault to be a serious problem for the Defense Department.In a memo released May 7, Hagel announced a number of initiatives to eradicate sexual assault."While the department is putting in place important new programs

Report Helps Military Deal With Sexual Assault Problem

Sexual assault is a long-term problem for the military, and it will take time for military efforts to combat it, the director of the Defense Department's sexual assault prevention and response office said."We are not satisfied with where we are at today," Army Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton said in an

SecDef calls for culture of dignity, respect

Allegations of misconduct against an Air Force officer in charge of the service's sexual assault prevention and response effort underscored the importance of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's effort to prevent sexual assault across the military. Hagel began his Pentagon news conference Tuesday by