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  • 99th Air Base Wing bids farewell to commander, welcomes new boss

    Brig. Gen. (select) Steven Garland relinquished command of the 99th Air Base Wing to Col. Barry Cornish during a Change of Command ceremony on June 15. The 99th ABW is responsible for Nellis Air Force Base, Creech Air Force Base and the Nevada Test and Training Range. The ceremonial passing of the

  • Tops in Blue rocks Las Vegas

    The Tops in Blue performed at the Freemont Street Experience, Las Vegas, June 8, 2012. Tops In Blue is one of the oldest and most widely traveled entertainment groups of its kind. Composed of 35 to 40 of the Air Force's most talented vocalists, musicians, dancers, and techncians, their primary

  • Voting assistance helps give Airmen voice

    Voting holds roots in American culture dating back to 1787, when the right to vote was established by the United States Constitution.Today, voting is a crucial part of American society that allows the American People to determine the leadership of its government.The voting assistance office

  • Solar energy upgrade boosts efficiency

    The 99th Air Base Wing headquarters building is adding solar panels in an effort to make the building more energy efficient.Nellis is in the process of starting and completing eight separate projects to make Nellis, Creech and the Nevada Test and Training Range more energy efficient."A while back, a

  • First responders: potential victims?

    Arriving on scene, first responders rush to the aid of a summer heat victim. As one of the responders starts to treat the victim the unthinkable happens: the first responder is now victim number two."I've seen it happen first hand," said Staff Sgt. William Croker, 99th Security Forces Flight Chief

  • Top-3 council "pays it forward"

    At the corner of G Street and McWilliams Avenue in Las Vegas, 45 Nellis Airmen prepare hot meals and serve cold water to a growing line of people stretching two blocks towards Interstate 15.For the volunteers, whether setting up, preparing food, or listening to their stories, it is all about giving

  • Running to Remember

    "There's never a day I don't remember the guys, the crash. Never a day I don't hurt. I wake up thinking about it. I go to bed thinking about it. There's nothing you can do except put your head down and keep pushing... But I want people to know about the incredible strength they all had when

  • Weapons school integrates cyber warfare

    Every day, an invisible war is being fought on the world's communication networks - a war the Air Force's cyberspace warriors are training to win.This June, eight students will complete the very first Cyber Weapons Instructor Course, taught at the 328th Weapons Squadron of the U.S. Air Force Weapons

  • The Three-Million Acre Classroom

    Weapons Instructor Course students simulated "kicking down the door" into a enemy country by air-dropping an entire brigade of troops to seize a runway, May 23. The U.S. Air Force Weapons School conducted its Mobility Forces Exercise, or MAFEX, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. and the Nevada Test and

  • Nellis promotes energy efficiency through experimentation

    Dark Start, a new energy-efficient technology, is coming to Nellis.The program utilizes experimental technologies which could reduce energy consumption and costs for the base."It's a demonstration program that's funded by a congressional insert and managed by the [U.S. Army] Corps of Engineers,"

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