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  • 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

  • Judge advocate general's corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) and Excess Leave Program (ELP) are being accepted from 1 Jan. to 1 March 2010. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a

  • U.S., Iraqi AF work together to improve safety practices

    U.S. and Iraqi safety personnel have made significant strides to improve operational safety practices and procedures here. Capt. Kevin Jamieson, 506th Air Expeditionary Group, chief of safety, worked closely with Maj. Mohammed Fida-Aldeen, Iraqi air force squadron 3 safety representative, to enhance

  • General Fraser takes command of ACC

    Gen. William M. Fraser III assumed command of Air Combat Command from Gen. John D. W. Corley in a ceremony here Sept. 10. The ACC commander leads the largest major command in the Air Force and acts as the lead agent for the Combat Air Forces, which includes elements of U.S. Air Forces in Europe,

  • Gary Sinise visits Nellis Airmen

    Nellis Airmen were treated to a welcomed surprise when Gary Sinise paid a visit, Sept. 7. Mr. Sinise spent the day greeting Airmen at various units. During his visit, he was accompanied by Col. Steven Winklmann, 99th Air Base Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Alfred Herring, 99th Air Base

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