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  • Halloween Trick or Treating tips

    Halloween is being celebrated Monday, 31 Oct, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Nellis AFB. Children aged 12 and below are allowed to trick-or-treat in Nellis base housing.There will be a "Pumpkin Patrol" comprised of volunteers watching out in base housing to keep the streets safe and help any lost

  • Nellis water testing in Area II & golf course

    The water system servicing Area II and the golf course exceeded the standards for maximum contaminant level of trihalomethanes (TTHM) according to results from a routine test that was performed Sept. 28, 2011 at Nellis AFB. The running annual average standard for TTHM is 0.080 milligrams per liter

  • Ranger Assessment: A character builder

    The Air Combat Command Ranger Assessment and Selection Course is a 12-day program offered at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. which is designed to develop confident, tough and capable small-unit leaders so they can complete the U.S. Army Ranger School successfully.The Ranger Assessment and Selection

  • Satellite Pharmacy undergoes construction

    The Satellite Pharmacy is undergoing construction, which began Oct. 17, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.The purpose of the construction, which is expected to last approximately four months, is to increase service to the Satellite Pharmacy customers."As the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital

  • Nellis takes a stand against domestic violence

    When domestic violence occurs, it affects everyone in the community. Every October, as part of its National Domestic Violence Awareness Month efforts, Nellis takes time to educate its community about domestic violence and ways to get help. The Department of Defense has a strict "no tolerance" policy

  • Adopting holiday cheer

    The Nellis First Sergeants Council is holding its annual Adopt-A-Family program during the upcoming 2011 holiday season at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.Adopt-A-Family is a program that delivers presents to military families from Nellis and Creech who are in need of some extra help during the

  • Nellis Fire Department holds annual fire muster

    The Nellis Fire Department held its fifth annual fire muster Oct. 14, 2011, at Freedom Park on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.The purpose of the fire muster is for squadrons to come together and to compete against each other in support of fire prevention week.Four teams from different squadrons around

  • NTTR recognizes 3rd quarter award winners

    The Nevada Test and Training Range recently announced its third quarterly award winners. Listed below are the awards and the names of the winners.Airman of the Quarter: Airman 1st Class Donald J. MaynardNCO of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt. Timothy JensenSenior NCO of the Quarter: Master Sgt. Ross

  • Red Ribbon Week begins

    The Drug Enforcement Administration's Red Ribbon Week will take place Oct. 23-29, 2011.Red Ribbon Week is a national drug awareness and prevention program and its theme this year is "It's up to me to be drug free."To educate military members and their families about this awareness week, personnel

  • Nellis hospital adds capability to combat heart disease

    Unhealthy living habits and a lower focus on physical fitness are putting individuals at a higher risk to contract heart disease as well as other issues which affect blood flow throughout the body. In a military community as large as Nellis, Creech, and the Nevada Test and Training Range, which

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