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  • The Little Things Mean A lot to Safe Motorcycle Riding

    Little things mean a lot. It's a phrase we have all grown up with, and probably, take for granted. Motorcyclists can't afford, from a safety standpoint, to take anything for granted. When things go wrong on a motorcycle they go wrong in a hurry, often with painful or fatal results.Little thing #1:

  • Great American Smokeout gives smokers a running start to quit

    The Health and Wellness Center and 99th Force Support Squadron held The Great American Smokeout 5k and Turkey Trot Nov. 15, 2012, at the Warrior Fitness Center in support of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Approximately 100 Airmen and their families participated in the 3.3 mile run from the fitness

  • 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

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