Nellis Open House makes wishes come true

Wounded warriors given red carpet welcome

Airmen from Nellis greeted wounded warriors and their spouses from around the country in a welcome ceremony Wednesday Nov. 11 at the Venetian Hotel.Upon arrival at the Venetian, the veterans received a red carpet welcome featuring singing gondoliers and cheering team members. The veterans were lead

Nellis NCOs nearly sweep awards at NCO Academy

Nellis non commissioned officers took home six of the seven distinguished graduate awards during a banquet at Mathies NCO Academy on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Oct. 29. The names of Nellis and Creech award winners and graduates are as follows:The NCOA Distinguished Graduate Winners Are:Tech.

Civic leaders, media visit Urban Operations Complex for first time

Leadership from the 98th Range Wing offered civic leaders and media a chance to visit the Urban Operations Complex on the Nevada Test and Training Range for the first time ever to view training operations Thursday Nov. 5, 2009.The event kicked off with a briefing at the 98th Range Wing to review the

Nellis programs to have regional reach

Two new programs here are focused on getting care and services to wounded or sick servicemembers and to military families during their loved ones' deployments. Once word gets out about their programs, the coordinators hope their reach goes beyond Nellis Air Force Base and neighboring Creech AFB, to

Nellis welcomes newest Chief Master Sergeants

Ten Airmen from Nellis and Creech were selected as the Air Force's newest chief master sergeants, Nov. 5. This list of the chief selectees are below.ALEXANDER, JEFFREY (99 ABW) ANDRADE, HECTOR F (99 ABW) ANGLIN, DENISE (USAFWC) ASHLEY, REGIS (TST EVAL CTR,Det 6) BROMELL, RANDY (57 WG) LEE, SHAWN

Air Force stands up new cyberspace support career field

Air Force officials here converted more than 43,000 total force enlisted Airmen from former communications career fields to cyberspace support Nov. 1. The new Air Force specialty is made up of three former career fields: communications-electronics, 2EXXX; knowledge operations management, 3AXXX; and

Members of Nellis/Creech 5/6 Network volunteer at Ronald McDonald House

What started six months ago as a once-a-month event has evolved and drawn more volunteers than was ever expected. Twice a month, the Nellis and Creech 5/6 Network prepares and serves meals to the residents of the Ronald McDonald House of Greater Las Vegas. With approximately 4,400 members from

Green Flag returns to Nellis

Southern Nevada and Southern California residents will see increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force begins Green Flag-West 10-02 Fri. Nov. 6. Missions will be flown between 12 p.m. and 11 p.m. Nov. 8 through Nov. 19, and will take place at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin,

Home on the Range

The dedicated professionals who work at Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range commute a minimum of 45 minutes daily just to get to a guarded gate shack miles from the nearest town. After passing through the security they trade their personal vehicles for a four-wheel drive government truck and take