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  • Turboprop aircraft challenge Weapons School pilots

    A low-flying aircraft will take to the Nevada skies this month, offering Air Force pilots a new threat to reckon with. For the first time ever, the T-6A Texan II will fly as an aggressor aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.At Nellis, they are taking on the role of mock opponents for students in

  • Military Spouse Appreciation Day

    Nellis Air Force Base held a Military Spouse Appreciation Day event May 11 to recognize the contribution of military spouses.The event, hosted at the Nellis Club, included kiosks from base helping and support agencies, informative briefs, demonstrations and performances. Highlights included a Zumba

  • Diamond Sharp Award

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tina Cooper, 57th Test and Evaluations Group first sergeant, presents the Diamond Sharp Award to Airman 1st Class Ana Escalante-Venezuela, 57th Maintenance Squadron small bombs crew member, as members of the first sergeants council look on May 10, 2012, at Nellis Air Force

  • Glass now part of recycling effort

    Glass can now be recycled at Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases, and can also be comingled with other recyclable materials. Cardboard, paper, plastic, aluminum and now, glass can be comingled in recycling bins.Glass containers should be empty before disposing of them.Commingled recyclables can be

  • Air Force chef serves up food, nutrition education to local kids

    For Tech. Sgt. Justin Franco, preparing food is his profession. It's also his way of giving back to underprivileged kids in the local community.Franco, a culinary academy-trained chef and Nellis Crosswinds Dining Facility production manager, is part of the Las Vegas-based nonprofit Chefs for Kids.

  • Housing website arms military movers with information

    The base housing office has launched a new website offering a total information source of housing information for present and future residents.The site covers dormitory, on-base privatized housing, and off-base living options.Dawn Davis-Spector, 99th Force Support Squadron housing manager, says the

  • RED HORSE airborne engineers pave the way

    Jumping out of the back of a C-130 Hercules, thousands of feet above the ground, is only a small part of the mission of the 820th RED HORSE Squadron airborne flight. Air drops are just another means to arrive at their destination to apply their light construction capabilities.Tech. Sgt. Mitch Romag,

  • New memorial at Nellis honors fallen Security Forces Airmen

    The 99th Security Forces Group and Nellis' Airman Leadership School honored the nine USAF security forces Airmen killed in action since Sep. 11, 2001, with a presentation to ALS's Defender Flight.Defender Flight is an ALS class named after security forces Airmen, who are also known as "defenders."

  • Your Nellis Smooth Move Bulletin

    The peak PCS season begins in May and extends through August every year, with Memorial Day through Independence Day being the busiest time. In 2011, the military experienced higher-than-normal delays with household goods pick-up and deliveries due to high demand for personal property moves and a

  • Re-Route of major Nellis road improves safety

    The 820th RED HORSE Squadron saves the Air Force over half-a-million dollars while improving training and safety, during the Ellsworth Road re-alignment project.The re-alignment of Ellsworth Road starts April 30, 2012 and is projected to be finished mid-October. The current routing of Ellsworth Road

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