Nellis hosts 100 students for National Job Shadow Day

The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center participated in National Job Shadow Day by hosting 100 Clark County students Feb. 2. Just over ten years ago, Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, created National Job Shadow Day. Today, numerous businesses participate in the National Job Shadow Day in order to

Resiliency team opens 'Bounce' web page

The Nellis Mental Health Resiliency Element opened a new web page designed to be a one-stop shop for information on helping resources Feb. 15. The vision for the web page, named "Bounce," is to promote balanced, healthy, self-confident people whose resilience enables them to excel in a time of high

Nellis AFB responds to Nellis Dunes dust study

On Jan. 27, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office announced the results of a dust emissions study for the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area (NDRA). This study, conducted as part of a regulatory dust mitigation plan by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, identified elevated levels of

Korean Glee Club performs at Nellis

Commentary - National Prayer Breakfast: Finding common ground for fellowship and prayer

The National Prayer Breakfast will take place Feb. 23 at 7 a.m. at the Nellis Club.The National Prayer Breakfast is an opportunity for Americans of all faiths to gather together, break bread in fellowship, and pray for themselves, our leadership and our nation. While many of us have the opportunity

Nellis hosts familiarization tour for Catholic chaplain recruits

The Nellis Chapel hosted nine Catholic priest recruits on a week-long familiarization tour which began Feb. 7.The tour, entitled "Come Be With Us," is run by the Air Force Recruiting Service and is held three times a year: once in Las Vegas and twice in Colorado Springs."The purpose of this tour is

Colonel Fornof now piloting Nevada's Air National Guard

Col. Terry Fornof, former U. S. Air Force Warfare Center director of requirements and testing, took command of the Nevada Air National Guard in mid-January; his formal change of command ceremony occurred at the Reno Air Guard Base Feb. 12. Colonel Fornof now commands more than 1,100 Nevada Air

AFRC director retires after 40 years of service

Susan Robinson, former director of the Airman and Family Readiness Center, retired Feb. 4 after working with the Air Force for 40 years."I never planned on staying this long," Ms. Robinson said. "I didn't plan on anything. I just went where the Air Force led me."Ms. Robinson started working with the

Base commander finishes base housing demolition project

Col. Steve Garland, 99th Air Base Wing commander, demolished the last of the 1950's-era houses in the Nellis Landings community on base Feb. 11.After a brief training session from a demolition crew member, the commander drove the 330D CAT Excavator with ease, and leveled the house in around 30

Nellis hospital first in AF to undergo flow improvement initiative

The Air Force Medical Operations Agency began guiding lead members of the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital on the flow improvement initiative Feb. 7. The fundamental purpose of this initiative is to improve the hospital's efficiency and its ability to complete the mission."Our goal in implementing