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  • Nellis welcomes home RED HORSE from deployment

    More than 150 Airmen assigned to the 820th RED HORSE Squadron returned home from an eight-month deployment to various bases in Southwest Asia Oct. 5.The Airmen were greeted by RED HORSE leadership on the flightline and transported to the RED HORSE assembly hangar where they reunited with friends and

  • Warfare Center historian becomes part of history

    Every year, Air Force historians work diligently to record the accomplishments and events of their respective units in hundreds of pages worth of documents; however, it is not often that the recording individual is part of that very history.Maj. Gen. Ted Kresge, USAFWC commander presented Mr.

  • Commentary - Safe winter driving

    Although Las Vegas doesn't ever seem to get really cold, there is still a winter season. During this winter season, there are some important things to remember that may have been put on the back shelf over the past nine months or so. One of the most important things to take off that shelf and dust

  • RED HORSE meets its match

    The commander of the 820th RED HORSE Squadron gave a mission brief and met with team members from a NASCAR truck racing team here Sept. 24 as part of an orientation between the Red Horse Racing team and the "red horse" squadron. "This was great for morale in our unit," Col. Darren Daniel said during

  • Nellis breaks ground for new Fitness Center

    Nellis Air Force Base commanders and the City of North Las Vegas leaders broke ground on a state-of-the-art 109,000 square-foot Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)-certified fitness center being constructed on the base, Sept. 29.The new facility will be 2 1/2 times larger than the

  • Commentary - Smoke Alarms: a sound you can live with

    Eleven years ago when I was a junior in high school, I came home one day to a sound that helped save my family. We've all heard the sound either at work or at home. "Beep!! Beep!! Beep!!"--the shrill shrieking of a smoke alarm.I yelled the typical salutation, "MOM! I'M HOME!" When there was no

  • Nellis prepares for flu season with health tips

    In preparation for the flu season, the public health flight has released information and several tips to educate team Nellis and Creech on how to stay healthy this flu season. The 2010 flu vaccine protects against three common strains of influenza that is combined into one vaccine: H1N1, H3N2 and

  • Installation AAFES facilities' Columbus Day hours

    On Columbus Day, 11 Oct 10, Nellis and Creech AFB AAFES facilities will have these operating hours:Main Store - 1000-1700 Concessions - 1000-1600Alterations - ClosedFlower Shop - ClosedDry Cleaners - ClosedCar Rental - ClosedFood Court Charley's - 1000 - 1700 Starbucks - 0900 - 1600Baskin Robbins -

  • Justice File: Legal Office releases August courts-martial, UCMJ actions

    Editor's note: Each month, the legal office publishes the results of actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) completed during the previous month. Specific individuals are not identified.Article 15 Actions: During August 2010, Nellis and Creech commanders administered 13

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