USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • JTACs bring air power to ground level

    In a rolling desert valley, shimmering with heat in the triple digits even as the sun sets, men in smudgy brownish camouflage move through a maze of clay brick compounds zigzagging across the valley floor. The American flags on their sleeves are paired with small strips embroidered with each man's

  • Nellis lodging rooms undergo renovation projects

    The Nellis Inn Lodging office is in the process of renovating and upgrading a total of 548 rooms. To date, three buildings have had complete furnishing upgrades and another has had a complete décor upgrade. The purpose of these renovations is to ensure that the Nellis Inn is meeting the Air Force

  • Water Survival Training

    The 57th Operations Support Squadron's survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists train high risk aircrew and personnel to survive, evade, and return safely should they eject, bailout, or otherwise become isolated during combat, anywhere in the world. 

  • Update AFI 36-2903: Highlight #9

     Editor's note: This Highlight is just one of many changes included in the recently updated version of AFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel. A total of 10 Highlights are scheduled to be included in this series. All photos are staged and intended to provide

  • Update AFI 36-2903: Highlight #10

    Editor's note: This Highlight is just one of many changes included in the recently updated version of AFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel. A total of 10 Highlights are scheduled to be included in this series. All photos are staged and intended to provide visual examples

  • Update AFI 36-2903: Highlight #8

     Editor's note: This Highlight is just one of many changes included in the recently updated version of AFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel. A total of 10 Highlights are scheduled to be included in this series. All photos are staged and intended to provide

  • Bath salts hurt physical, mental well-being

    Home to the U. S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base has long been the heart and soul of advanced air combat aviation training. Airmen assigned to Nellis, Creech and the Nevada Test and Training Range are entrusted to play a major role in the operational testing of the most advanced

  • Update AFI 36-2903: Highlight #7

    Editor's note: This Highlight is just one of many changes included in the recently updated version of AFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel. A total of 10 Highlights are scheduled to be included in this series. All photos are staged and intended to provide visual examples

  • A little more concentration, a little less texting, please

    For most of us, driving is fairly uneventful. Whether we are going to work, to meet up with friends or to return home, most of us spend our time in our vehicles listening to talk radio or singing along to our favorite songs.But every now and then, while driving, we hear the familiar tune from our

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