USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • Check it at the gate

    Due to several requests for information regarding on base firearms policies as well as those off base, we want to better educate our military and civilian members and their families about Local, State, and Federal firearms laws. It is important to know and understand the Installation Commander's

  • Nellis Airmen run for wounded warriors

    Eight Airmen from the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, united to form a team to take on the challenges of the Las Vegas Tough Mudder competition at Spicer Ranch here Oct. 6.Tough Mudder, a company that specializes in a 10-mile obstacle course developed by British Special Forces, is a supporter

  • Roth contributions open to all active-duty service members

    Beginning Oct. 1, active-duty members of the Army, Navy and Air Force will be able to contribute to the Roth Thrift Savings Plan as part of their investment planning, Defense Financing and Accounting Service officials said today.The after-tax contributions will be electronically deducted from

  • One of a kind squadron trains Airmen from ground up

    Red Flag, an air-to-air combat training exercise offered here, provides training for U.S. and allied nations' combat air forces pilots, coming as close to a real world experience as possible. Airmen of the 507th Air Defense Aggressor Squadron, the only squadron of its kind in the U.S. Air Force, add

  • Female WWII pilot visits Nellis Airmen

    Betty Wall Strohfus was all smiles as she received a bird's eye view onto the Nellis flightline for the first time in 68 years from the air traffic control tower here Sept. 27. She last saw the airfield like this in 1944 from the cockpit of a World War II era aircraft she flew when she was stationed

  • Air Force Lodging rates increase

    After four years without a rate increase, U. S. Air Force lodging rates increased Oct. 1.The increases affected more than 550 people on the first day of the change at Nellis AFB. The 99th Force Support Squadron lodging staff contacted more than 400 people on TDY status and Space-Available travelers

  • Remembering fallen Pedro 66 Airmen

    "These things we do that others may live."For members of the rescue community these words are more than a simple saying. It's an oath; that no matter the danger they are placed in, if there is an opportunity to save lives, they will never hesitate to carry out their rescue mission.Nearly 10 years

  • HAWC promotes better lifestyle choices: HAWC offers amazing abs class

    The Health and Wellness Center here is promoting healthier lifestyle choices for Airmen and their families by offering a variety of classes and services, and one way the staff is doing this is by offering an Amazing Abs class.The Amazing Abs class offers participants a light to high intensity core

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