‘Fastest man alive’ celebrates 65 anniversary with re-enactment

Retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, celebrated the 65th anniversary of his ground breaking event with a re-enactment here Oct. 14.Yeager was serving as a test pilot and flying the experimental Bell X-1 named the, "Glamorous

Nellis holds Fall Festival

Nazarae Baldonado, 2, throws a bean bag as part of a game as her father, Airman 1st Class Jarrad Baldonado, 99th logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management apprentice, watches, during the Fall Festival Oct. 5, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Activities military service members and their

Nellis doctor provides unique capability

Maj. (Dr.) Jeremy Kilburn is providing a specialty procedure at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center here that's saving money and, more importantly, time.Kilburn is the cardiopulmonary flight commander and intensive care unit director at the federal medical center, but not long ago, he

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

Fire Prevention Week proclamation signed

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

Load Crew Competition

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