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  • COMACC discusses issues, priorities during visit to Nellis

    Gen. William M. Fraser III, commander of Air Combat Command, discussed ACC's priorities and focus areas with Airmen here during a visit March 10th to 12th.Topping the list of the command's priorities is taking care of Airmen."It's not the hardware or platforms making the mission happen -- it's the

  • DFAS outlines myPay changes, security enhancements

    A year after the Defense Finance and Accounting Service first launched the myPay Web-based pay account system in 2000, less than 500,000 military, military retirees, annuitants and federal civilian employees were listed as online users. Today that number has increased to approximately 3.7 million

  • USAFWC commander bans use of Spice for Nellis, Creech Airmen

    Nellis and Creech are a focal point of testing, training and tactics for the Air Force. This mission requires Airmen who are prepared, both mentally and physically, to take on the challenge of not only training for current overseas contingencies, but executing them as well. While the use of certain

  • Past, present Shooters unite at Nellis

    "Do you remember when..."That was the beginning of countless stories of flying and fighting as remembered by 55th Fighter Squadron "Shooters" alumni who joined current squadron members at a reunion in Las Vegas.Nearly 20 pilots from every decade since World War II, many of them former squadron

  • Panjshir Penguins making Afghanistan a better place

    While workers in the Steel City concentrate their efforts on building the new Consol Energy Center, two Pittsburgh natives and die-hard Penguin fans, are working to build a better Afghanistan.In the north-eastern Afghanistan province of Panjshir, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Jason Smith, deployed from

  • Colonel Garland takes command of 99th Air Base Wing

    Col. Steve Garland took command of the 99th Air Base Wing during a ceremony at the Thunderbird hangar, March 12, officiated by Maj. Gen. Ted Kresge, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander."Nellis is the heart and soul of our Air Force," General Kresge said. "The 99th is the life support that

  • Justice File: Legal Office releases Feb. UCMJ actions

    Editor's note: Each month, the legal office publishes the results of action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice completed during the previous month. Specific individuals are not identified.Article 15 Actions: During February 2010, Nellis and Creech commanders administered 10 non-judicial

  • Col Belote bids farewell to the Airmen of Nellis and Creech

    Only one word can describe Col. Dave Belote's tenure as the 99th Air Base Wing commander: success.Being the commander at one of the busiest bases in the U.S. Air Force isn't for the faint of heart. Over the last two years, the "Mayor" of Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases has seen everything from a

  • Drunk driving survivor shares story with Airmen

    Sarah Panzau spoke to young Airmen about her experience with drinking and driving at the Base Theater March 3.Ms. Panzau was in a near-fatal drunk driving accident in 2003, in which she missed a highway exit and rolled her car four times while not wearing a seatbelt. Her accident resulted in the

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