Nellis First Sergeants organize bicycle donations for Airmen and their families

Nellis hosts joint explosive detection training exercise for local canine units

Military working dog handlers from the 99th Security Forces Squadron worked with 25 canine teams from the Las Vegas area during an explosive detection training exercise here Dec. 16.Handlers and dogs from local casinos; Las Vegas Convention Center; Hoover Dam; Las Vegas Monorail; University of

Nellis one of nine bases running pilot project

Nellis has been selected as one of nine Air Force bases to run a pilot project, Caring for People.As the CfP coordinator for Nellis, Karen Wilson is enthusiastic about the project."My official position here is to help deployed Airmen, their families, and single Airmen with any issues or questions

RED HORSE Airmen donate gifts to Angel Tree

Airmen from the combat engineer unit of the 820th RED HORSE squadron at Nellis Air Force Base participated in the Angel Tree Program Dec. 15 at Cashman Field.For the past 15 years, the Angel Tree program has sponsored approximately 3,500 foster children across the United States each Christmas.

Nellis selected to host new joint military working dog training program

Air Force leadership selected Nellis Air Force Base as the location of a new joint military working dog training program in late November. The leadership made their decision after Nellis graduated its beta test class of 15 security forces dog handlers and their military working dogs Nov. 9. This

Spice use incompatible with military mission

Nellis and Creech are focal points of the testing and training of tactics for the Air Force due to the exercises conducted on the Nevada Test and Training Range. These unique missions require Airmen who are prepared, both mentally and physically, to take on the challenge of not only training for

Trees for Troops distributed at Nellis

For the fifth year in a row, Nellis and Creech Airmen gathered Dec. 10 at the base chapel at the crack of dawn to unload a shipment of more than 650 Christmas trees--just a fraction of the more than 55,000 trees that were shipped to military bases nationwide and to bases in the Middle East.In

Nellis rescue pilot retires after career in four branches of service

The term most people might use to describe Major Yonel "Yogi" Dorelis' career is "one-of-a-kind." However, Major Dorelis doesn't see it that way. Despite retiring Dec. 10 after a highly unorthodox, 28-year long military career in which he served in all four U.S. armed services, spent over a decade

Air Force rolls out new travel card program

The Air Force is rolling out a new travel card program that will change the way Airmen finance their travel. The new Controlled Spend Account cards have already been issued to a few members and the transition will be complete in spring 2011. There are four primary differences between the Government

Iraqi Kids Day: Nellis Airman helps build community relations through fun and games

Bringing a smile to any child's face does not require much work, especially if it involves toys. Building positive relations with youth from the local community, however, may require a little more effort.A program such as Iraqi Kids Day has been an ongoing event here for more than two years and has