WWII Hero attends Aviation Nation 2012

Crowds of people gathered at Nellis Air Force Base to watch as the Air Force displayed capabilities at Aviation Nation 2012. But this year's crowd held a special guest, retired Lt. Col. Miguel Encinias who joined military members and their families for the show.Encinias was born in 1923, and was

Energy drink survey comes to Nellis

There is an ongoing study on the prevalence of energy drink consumption among all Air Force personnel, including civilians, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The survey was initiated by investigators at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. in September to understand how many Air Force personnel

Holiday cooking safety

The holiday season has arrived and it brings with it all those wonderful meals we share with friends and family. With the increase in cooking, the potential for cooking fires rises. Cooking fires can cause major damage to households and work spaces. If cooking fires are not extinguished quickly, the

Airmen provide Nellis and Creech families Thanksgiving dinner

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - More than 100 volunteer Airmen gathered here to participate in Operation Warm Heart, where they moved, packaged and delivered 700 Thanksgiving dinners for military members and their families Nov. 13.The Tug Boat society, an organization founded by Cathy and Dwight

Airman and Family Readiness Center offers free transition lecture

The Airman and Family Readiness Center is sponsoring an annual lecture on transitioning out of the military from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 14, 2012, at the base theater on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Dan Koslov, Military Officers Association of America deputy director of

Green Flag-West provides joint training experience

Green Flag-West 13-2 enabled Airmen to train in a joint and coalition exercise in preparation of operating in an ever changing battlefield here Oct. 26 through Nov. 9.The exercise trains joint and coalition warfighters to operate in future contested and degraded air-land environments, over the Leech

Improving Vehicle Fleet Data Automation

The Air Force is transitioning how it manages vehicles and fuel. Nellis Air Force Base has been chosen as one of three bases for the second phase of testing the Automotive Information Module 2 system. Initial tests have estimated a savings of 1.5M annual manpower hours currently used to track and

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pulls back no punches as top women's MMA champion takes to the skies

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron also known as the "Thunderbirds," flew Olympic medalist and Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey here Nov. 9. The flight took place the day before "Aviation Nation," Nellis Air Force Base's annual air show. Part of any

Aviation Nation 2012 takes flight

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