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Sept. 5, 2012
Squadrons gear up for football season

The 2012 Intramural football season is about to begin, and it promises to be another exciting, competitive, unpredictable year of football which fans have come to expect every season. The 99th Communications Squadron is back to defend its crown. Additional teams this season include Public Affairs,
Sept. 5, 2012
Sesame Street visits Nellis

Nellis, Creech and Nevada Test and Training Range Airmen and families were treated to the Sesame Street/ USO Experience for Military Families during a brief show here.The group performed their show, directed around helping military children deal with moving, to audiences at the Nellis Youth Center
Sept. 5, 2012
Nellis to hold Retiree Appreciation Day

This year's annual Retiree Appreciation Day, hosted by Nellis AFB, is Sept. 15 from 8 a.m. to1 p.m. at the Thunderbird Hangar. The scheduled events include an information fair and entertainment throughout the day.Nellis AFB, local and national organizations will have more than 65 tables set up for
Sept. 5, 2012
Avoiding the injuries while staying fit to fight

Flipping through the channels on TV one night, the newest popular workout routine comes guaranteeing people they can lose weight in a certain amount of weeks, but without the proper knowledge and expertise, jumping right into a fad workout is an easy way to get injured.Trends in weight loss and
Sept. 5, 2012
2012 Nellis AFB Get Connected Sunday

Get Connected Sunday will take place Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nellis Family Housing Community Center. Get Connected Sunday is our way of reaching up, reaching in, and reaching out to care for the Airman's soul. In addition, we are connecting active-duty Airmen and their families to the
Sept. 5, 2012
Deployed Nellis Chaplain helps build partnerships

The U.S. Forward Operating Location (FOL) Curaçao operates 24/7 continuously enabling joint, interagency and multi-national aircraft operations that conduct detection, monitoring and tracking missions in support of regional counter-drug efforts. But that's not all the FOL personnel do despite the
Sept. 4, 2012
Air Traffic Controllers

Air Traffic Controllers
Aug. 28, 2012
99th Ground Combat Training Squadron Airman honored as Red Cross 'Everyday Hero'

On May 14, 2012, Staff Sgt. Ok Hubble, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron, responded to a medical emergency on a flight from Florida to Colorado as the only member with basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. An hour after take-off, a United Airlines flight attendant asked that
Aug. 28, 2012
99th Medical Operations Squadron Airman honored as 'Everyday Hero' by Red Cross

On July 5, 2012 Maj. (Dr.) Jeremy Kilburn, 99th Medical Operations Squadron Cardio/Pulmonary Flight commander and Intensive Care Unit director suffered a broken leg while hiking in the mountains of Northern California and required immediate medical evacuation. The California Highway Patrol
Aug. 28, 2012
Nellis Airmen excel during Logistics Compliance Assessment Program Inspection

Inspectors administering the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program arrived at Nellis AFB to evaluate all logistics functions and disciplines Aug. 20, 2012. The LCAP inspection is a short notice inspection that solely assesses logistics functions on an installation.Despite the massive mission