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  • Muslim Worship Center opens at Nellis

    The Nellis chapel opened a Muslim prayer room in observation of the season of Ramadan, Aug. 21. Starting Aug. 22, Ramadan takes place the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and lasts 29 days. This special time will be celebrated by more than one billion Muslims throughout the world. Ramadan is the

  • United Arab Emirates take off for historic first Red Flag

    F-16 pilots and maintainers from the United Arab Emirates Air Force are set to participate in their country's first Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 22 - Sept. 5. The U.A.E. airmen spent the previous two weeks at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson

  • Red Flag 09-05 exercise kicks off Aug. 24

    Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force hosts Red Flag exercises Aug. 24 to Sept. 4. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile

  • Nellis and Creech staff sergeant selects announced

    Air Force officials selected 15,223 of 30,574 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 49.79 percent that will released at 8 a.m. CST Aug. 20. The average score for those selected was 275.81, with an average time in grade and time in service of 2.09 and 4.69

  • Avoiding vehicle fires: four simple steps

    According to the Automated Civil Engineer System--Fire Department, there have been 46 vehicle fires at Nellis Air Force Base since 2004. Although there have only been two this year, people should still be aware of the risk. Vehicle fires cause serious damage. If the fire is hot enough, it can reduce

  • Annual bowling tournament held to benefit two Nellis organizations

    For the past 12 years, Arcata Associates, Inc. has held an annual bowling tournament for its Nevada employees. In the past, the tournament's primary focus was employee appreciation. This year, however, in honor of the company's 30th anniversary, Tim Wong, president and chief executive officer,

  • Nellis prepares for the new school year with safety tips

    Now is the time to review safety measures as a way to prevent unintended mishaps and injuries as local students gear up for the upcoming school year. According to the Readers Digest, school-age kids are nine times more likely to get an unintentional injury. The National SAFE KIDS Campaign added,

  • New Nellis varsity basketball team selected

    For the first time in four years Nellis will have a varsity men's basketball team. Tryouts were held throughout the month of July and the following individuals were selected to be part of the new Nellis basketball team: Dwan Knight Ulises Sanchez J. Hall Aaron Solomon Keith Tyler Greg Moore Greg

  • Green Flag resumes Aug. 16

    Southern Nevada and Southern California residents will continue to see increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force resumes Green Flag West 09-09 Sunday, Aug. 16. Missions which take place at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., will be flown between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. during

  • Nellis security squadron inactivates

    The 99th Security Support Squadron received orders to inactivate Aug. 13. The unit, one of three squadrons assigned to 99th Security Forces Group, was in charge of securing a munitions storage area, which was closed down last year. After completing their munitions storage security mission, Airmen

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