'Honoring our Past - Ensuring our Future': Tuskegee Airmen mentor Las Vegas youth

Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. held a youth lunch at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Aug. 2 in an effort to share past experiences and provide mentorship for youth in and around the Las Vegas area.The Tuskegee Airmen are the men who enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and became America's first black military

PPE can save lives

One of the most important aspects of motorcycle riding is wearing safety gear, because it could save your life.Motorcycle personal protective equipment is a mandatory requirement for all military members both on and offduty and is required for civilians and contractors who ride on Nellis AFB. Though

Chapel Outreach Program holds sports day

Chapel Outreach program participants played games of three on three basketball Aug. 4 at the Warrior Fitness Center on here. The games were part of the base chapel's sports day in an effort to encourage Airmen to network. For more information on the chapel's outreach program or upcoming events

Marines update annual aquatic training

Marines from the 6th Motor Battalion, a Marine Reserve Battalion participate in their annual aquatic training, Aug. 4, 2012 at the Nellis Fitness Center.The annual training was held at the Nellis Fitness Center pool because it allows the Marines to fulfill all their training requirements in a safe

JCOC visits Nellis

U.S. Air Force Col. Barry Cornish, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and Col. Alex Grynkewich, 57th Wing vice commander, greeted distinguished visitors with Joint Civilian Orientation Conference July 23, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The JCOC is a program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense for

Memorial Service

A memorial service for Senior Airman Derek Moore, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems journeyman was held July 27, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Moore was born on August 1, 1988 and originally from Bald Knob, Arkansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st

Air Force wounded warrior basketball camp

Hole-in-One

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Ackley, a fire emergency services accreditation manager with the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, tees off at the Sunrise Vista Golf Course July 31, 2012 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Ackley made a hole in one on hole number eight on the Sunrise Vista Golf Course's

Helicopter maintenance keeps aircraft flying differently than others do

Airmen of the 823rd Maintenance Squadron here perform engine maintenance in a way no one else in the Air Force does.Mechanics from the 823rd MXS, a tenant unit assigned to Moody AFB, Ga., maintain and repair engines and auxiliary power units for HH-60 Pave Hawk. These mechanics are part of the Air

State attorney general indicts Nellis AFB contractor for theft

The Nevada attorney general announced the indictment of a contractor working in the plastic surgery department of the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital here July 30.Shanita Flax was charged with 18 counts of theft and one count of attempted theft.One of her duties was to discuss pricing with women