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  • Nellis and Creech Airmen celebrate 62 years of air power

    The most expected setting for a display of air dominance typically takes place on the flight line or in the air at most Air Force bases, but not this night. On the night of Sept. 19, Airmen and their families, service members and Las Vegas community members celebrated the Air Force's 62nd birthday

  • In honor of prisoners of war and those missing in action

    During the 2009 National Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day Ceremony, Nellis members honored veterans, prisoners of war and those missing in action, at Nellis' Freedom Park, Sept. 18. The ceremony included a dedication to a POW/MIA ceremonial wreath, the reciting of names of Nevadans

  • Nellis reactivates maintenance squadron

    The 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was reactivated at Nellis during a ceremony at 7:57 a.m., Sept. 17. Col. Dave Blanks, 57th Maintenance Group commander, presided over the ceremony in which Maj. Shane Henderson assumed command of the unit and more than 600 Airmen. "The 757th Aircraft

  • Naturalization Ceremony to be held at Nellis, Sept. 17

    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will swear in 73 new U. S. citizens, to include members from 38 countries and a mixture of active duty personnel and veterans, at Nellis' Base Chapel, Sept. 17. Maj. Gen. Stanley T. Kresge, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, will be the keynote

  • Air Force takes strides toward a better fitness program

    Airmen can expect to see some major changes in the Air Force fitness program starting in 2010 following the release this month of the new fitness Air Force Instruction AFI 10-248. The Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said he wanted to improve fitness testing, promote a year-round

  • Nellis to hold 2009 National POW/MIA ceremony, Sept. 18

    A ceremony in honor of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day will be held at Nellis' Freedom Park Sept. 18, at 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. The ceremony will be hosted by Brig. Gen. Kevin McLaughlin, United States Air Force Warfare Center vice commander. The ceremony will include a dedication of a

  • Operation KUDOS for Nellis children

    More than one hundred Nellis children participated in Kids Understanding of Deployment Operations (Operation KUDOS), at the Nellis Youth Center, Sept. 12. Operation KUDOS is a mock deployment for Nellis children to help them understand and experience the deployment process.

  • Meet the dirt BOYZ

    The Air Force mission to fly, fight and win is supported through many organizations. These include maintainers that work on multimillion-dollar aircrafts, security forces members who protect the base and a special group of Airmen that help lay the foundation for the installation, which are nicknamed

  • Local clergymen walk in the shoes of Nellis Airmen

    The 99th Air Base Wing invited more than 20 clergymen from the Las Vegas community to attend a clergyday, Sept. 15. Organized by the 99th ABW chaplains, this clergy day was a Nellis first. The clergymen were shown various organizations on base, which included the base chapel, the Thunderbirds hangar

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