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  • U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduates 90 officers

    The U.S. Air Force Weapons School will graduate 90 officers during a ceremony Dec. 10, 2011, at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.The Weapons School provides the world's most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment, and every six months, produces a new class of graduates

  • Nellis Airmen clean-up F-15 crash site

    Nellis Air Force Base Airmen worked alongside the Army National Guardsmen Aviation unit stationed in Stockton, Calif., to conduct the 820th RED HORSE Squadron airborne flight's first real-world sling load operation as part of the recovery and clean-up efforts for the F-15C Eagle aircraft crash site

  • DEA considers bath salt ingredients controlled substances

    The U.S. Air Force has taken steps to eliminate the use of synthetic drugs for more than a year and bath salts have recently become another dangerous drug that impacts Airmen and their ability to accomplish the mission.The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration exercised its emergency scheduling

  • Re-enlisting after 23 years

    Chief Master Sgt. Michael Klintworth, 57th Wing command chief, re-enlisted Oct. 31, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to continue serving his country. He has already served an honorable 23 years and plans to continue serving until he reaches his full 30 years. "Continuing to serve is all about

  • 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

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