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  • RED HORSE takes volunteering to a new level

    Members of the 820th RED HORSE Squadron here at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., are spending their free time volunteering with the local community. And while many units at Nellis come together to partake in a variety of volunteer opportunities, RED HORSE is upping the ante for its members.To recognize

  • The lifestyle of a runner

    To date, there have been three morale runs at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, all with one thing in common: the fastest runner.The first place male spot for two 5Ks and a 10K all went to Staff Sgt. Ioan Gaitan, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron surveying and drafting team lead, who is

  • New USAF Warfare Center command chief arrives at Nellis

    Chief Master Sgt. Robert Ellis, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center command chief master sergeant, arrived Nov. 16, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., after departing from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.As the Warfare Center's new command chief master sergeant, Ellis serves as the primary advisor to the

  • Thunderbirds release 2012 show schedule

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have announced their 2012 show schedule. The team is set to perform more than 60 demonstrations in 33 locations, including two shows in Canada.The team, officially known as the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, will again kick-off their season by performing a

  • Nellis rings in the holiday season

    Airmen and their families gathered at the chapel to sing Christmas carols and light the base Christmas tree and Menorah Dec. 2, 2011, on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

  • Money for Airmen

    The Air Force has begun a new program, entitled the Single Airman Initiative Program, which pays for certain Airmen to participate in recreational activities or life-skill classes.The SAIP, which is endorsed by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, the Office of the Secretary of

  • Santa, Blue Star Mothers help children give stockings to deployed parents

    Blue Star Mothers donated their time and money to help 22 students with a deployed parent send stockings to their parents and parents' friends who are deployed over the holidays Dec. 2, 2011, at Lomie Heard Elementary School on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.Before the students started putting their

  • Generous donors give Airmen Christmas trees

    The annual Trees for Troops give away took place Dec. 2, 2011, in front of the base chapel on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Christmas Spirit Foundation donated more than 600 trees from growers in Salem, Ore. so Nellis and Creech Airmen, families and friends could have a real Christmas tree this

  • 'Tis the season for holiday pedestrian safety

    Ready or not, the holidays are upon us once again. While most people will be busy with shopping or traveling to visit family and friends, it is important for everyone to remember to slow down, especially when walking outside or driving. Just recently, a local Las Vegas news station reported that Las

  • Nellis Environmental Management Success

    The Air Combat Command has guided its installations to implement Environmental Management System framework for the past decade. The 99th Air Base Wing EMS, which affects Nellis Air Force Base, Creech AFB, and the Nevada Test and Training Range, is a model of environmental stewardship, which combines

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