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  • Nellis maintainer launches 100th F-35 mission

    Staff Sgt. Shaun Whittington, of the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in his F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter after its sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 16. The sortie marked the 100th F-35A mission flown at Eglin, but also was Whittington's first time launching the new

  • Nellis Volunteer named Nevada Veteran of the Month

    Leonard Becker, a volunteer at the 99th Medical Support Squadron satellite pharmacy was named Nevada's August Veteran of the Month.Becker retired from the U. S. Army after 23 years of service as a Captain and has been volunteering at the pharmacy since 1996. "I figured there were lots of other

  • AMSC graduates 16 SNCOs

    The United States Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School continued to expand combat capability across the Air Force with the graduation of its fifth Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course on Aug. 17, 2012."AMSC students are selected from across the maintenance community

  • VA medical center opens, keeps strong ties to Mike O’Callaghan

    Las Vegas's newest Veterans Affairs Medical Center will continue a long history of teamwork and cooperation with the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center.The VAMC was dedicated Aug. 6, and is estimated to service around 60,000 veterans living in Nevada. Many of those veterans currently receive

  • Got Standards?

    "Airman Ellis, what steps does Technical Order 00-25-172 require you to take in this situation?" This question was posed to me 27 years ago by a higher headquarters inspector general team member during a short-notice inspection by one of the most intense, disciplined, standards driven organizations

  • Commentary - Back to school means increased safety for drivers

    Members of the 99th Air Base Wing Safety office want to remind drivers to take increased care during the back to school season.According to the Department of Transportation, 23 million children ride the school bus each year. As many as 12,000 of those 23 million children are injured each year in

  • Membership pays

    Military members assigned to Nellis and Creech AFB have new reasons to become club members while current members are about to see their benefits expand.Nellis AFB has 739 current club members which accounts for about 10.3 percent of the military population assigned. Membership dues will increase but

  • Rules of the road, the airfield

    Driving onto the Airfield at an Air Force base can be a daunting process for any Airman. There are so many things that need to be remembered to be safe. Drivers must ensure they conduct roll over foreign object debris checks at all FOD points, stay back 200 feet from taxiing aircraft, ensure they're

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