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  • 99th ABW commander offers tips for success during the ORI

    With the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) scheduled to take place Jan. 25-29, the 99th Air Base Wing commander has some helpful tips to ensure Nellis and Creech Airmen are prepared and ready for success.The ORI is an inspection of the wing's ability to deploy at a moment's notice while

  • 99th ABW inspection to affect Nellis daily operations

    Due to the 99th Air Base Wing Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) taking place Jan 25-29, there may be temporary inconveniences for personnel, family members and visitors to base.An ORI is designed to test how well a base prepares for wartime deployments and sustains combat operations.Instances

  • Air Force pilot missing in action from vietnam war is identified

    The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial.He is Maj. Russell C. Goodman, U.S. Air Force, of Salt Lake City, Utah. He

  • Nellis begins new year with ORI prep

    While many bases in the Air Force are rolling into the New Year slowly, Nellis has hit the ground running.With less than three weeks until the Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), the 99th Air Base Wing is doing some last minute perfecting of its procedures and operations. An ORI is

  • Green Flag-West 10-3 begins Jan. 11

    Southern Nevada and Southern California residents will see increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force begins Green Flag-West 10-03, Monday, Jan. 11. Missions will be flown between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 11 to Jan. 31, and will take place at the National Training Center at

  • Nellis Commander completes 99th ABW STEP promotions

    Col. Dave Belote, 99th Air Base Wing commander, completed his Stripes for Exceptional Performance quota Jan. 4, after by promoting Staff Sgt. James Silcott, First Term Airman Course non commissioned officer in charge, with the assistance of Chief Master Sgt. Alfred Herring, 99th Air Base Wing

  • Medical warrior STEP promoted to Master Sgt.

    Tech Sgt. Phyllis Quinories, 99th Medical Group, receives her new Master Sgt. stripes from Col. Dave Belote, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Alfred Herring, 99th Air Base Wing command chief, during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performance promotion ceremony at the Mike

  • Nellis delivers Las Vegas' first baby of new decade

    Nellis Air Force Base delivered the Las Vegas Valley's first baby of the New Year and the new decade here Jan. 1.Weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 19.25-inches long, Alexis Gavin, daughter of U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Gavin and his wife Dianna, was born at Nellis' Mike O'Callaghan Federal

  • Pilot makes history after graduating from Weapons School

    An Air Guard Predator pilot marked the beginning of a new era as the first Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) pilot from the Reserve Component to graduate from the Air Force's prestigious Weapons Instructor Course, Dec. 12.Maj. Tammy Barlette, from the Arizona Air National Guard's 214th Reconnaissance

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