USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • Give an Airman a Cookie

    Senior spouses from Nellis, Creech, and the Nevada Test and Training Range have come together for the annual Cookie Drive that will be held Dec. 13, 2011, at the base chapel on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Cookie Drive provides homemade cookies to single Airmen living in the dormitories. Wives of

  • Force Support Squadron picks up slew of awards

    The 99th Air Base Wing Force Support Squadron received four major command-level award citations for outstanding customer service and program maintenance while accomplishing command objectives Nov. 29, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 99 ABW Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program was

  • Keep your family safe from carbon monoxide

    Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas, capable of causing sudden illness and death. Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, more than 20,000 Americans visit the emergency room from exposure to carbon monoxide and more than 4,000 Americans are hospitalized due

  • Reserve maintainers launch unique remembrance flight

    An all-Reserve aircraft maintenance crew recently came together to support a Veterans Day celebration in Mesquite, Nev.As partners of the surrounding community, 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron personnel launched an F-15 Aggressor two-ship from Nellis Air Force Base to fly over a parade in

  • Nellis aerial gunner trains Afghans on aircrew responsibilities

    Tech. Sgt. Christian Corella has been an aerial gunner for more than eight years. He cross trained into the career field after his first four years as an Airman because he said he wanted to do something more."I'd watch aircraft take off and knew I wanted to be a part of that," said Corella, 838th

  • Air Force announces chief master sergeant promotions

    Air Force officials selected 487 of 2,201 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant, for a selection rate of 22.13 percent.Of the 487 selected, seven are currently stationed here at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. They are:Senior Master Sgt. Bradley Behling, 99th Force

  • Commander explains civilian workforce restructuring at Town Hall

    Col. Steve Garland, 99th Air Base Wing commander, held the second of two town hall meetings to discuss the Air Force-wide civilian workforce restructuring plan, Nov. 15, 2011, in the base theater on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Air Force announced Nov. 2, 2011, that approximately 9,000 civilian

  • Hospital offers service to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries

    The Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital is undergoing a few changes which positively benefit its current and future patients. "Nellis was recently selected to be a 'medical center,' which brings a tremendous amount of new resources our way," said Col. John DeGoes, 99th Medical Group commander. "We can

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