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  • Department of Defense announces Nellis casualty

    The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Senior Airman Michael J. Buras, 23, of Fitzgerald, Ga., died Sept. 21 of wounds suffered during an improvised explosive device detonation in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the

  • Nellis pays tribute to POW/MIA

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - Nellis Air Force Base hosted the 2010 National Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day Ceremony to honor Nevada prisoners of war and those missing in action at Freedom Park Sept. 17, 2010. The ceremony included a dedication of a POW/MIA ceremonial wreath, the

  • Road to Recovery: A broadcaster's story

    Master Sgt. Jeramie Brown, an Air Force broadcast journalist with the 99th Air Base Wing, considers himself a normal guy, but the last three years of his life have been anything but normal. In June 2007, Sergeant Brown was tasked to deploy to Southwest Asia with the United States Air Forces Central

  • Attention to detail important in fire prevention

    Recently, the Nellis Fire Department has responded to an unusually high number of fires caused by the careless discarding of smoking materials. Though the fire department is in place to mitigate all emergencies, these easily preventable smoking-related fires have been wasting valuable time and

  • OPSEC is everyone's business

    Operations Security is incorporated into all aspects of military operations from day-to-day operations into contingencies. While OPSEC does not deal with classified information, it falls under sensitive or Critical Information.Critical Information is specific facts about friendly intentions,

  • Nellis maintainers keep helicopters flying, enable CSAR mission

    When looking for a needle in a hay stack the proper tool always makes the job easier and Joint Base Balad's tool of choice is combat search and rescue.CSAR does not look for this needle on foot; they use the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to look for aircrews that had to escape their stricken aircraft

  • Car registration enforcement begins

    Civilians who live in Las Vegas and continue to drive with out-of-state plates may soon get a visit from a Las Vegas township constable deputy or other law enforcement official.By law, state residents are required to register their vehicles within 60 days of moving to Nevada. Military members who

  • 57th Wing earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    "Prepare today for tomorrow's victories, by providing Air Force, joint and coalition warfighters unsurpassed instruction, training, tactics, and threat replication ...while showcasing Airpower to the world." That is the mission statement of the 57th Wing, the U.S. Air Force's most diverse wing, as

  • Senators weigh in on renewable energy at Nevada Forum

    Two senators addressed Nevada Forum attendees here Aug. 25 to laud the Air Force for its leadership in green initiatives and offer support in finding safe, compatible ways to continue renewable energy without impeding military training missions.During the second day of the three-day forum,

  • 98 RANW loses civilian employee

    Members of the Nellis community will gather at the Base Chapel Aug. 28 to celebrate the life and service of Teresa "Terry" Dana-Witmer, who passed away unexpectedly at her home Aug. 23.A civilian employee at Nellis Air Force Base since 1993, Mrs. Dana-Witmer was serving as the office manager within

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