USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • Army Chinook airlifts fighter from Nellis to Creech

    The world's slowest F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, traveling less than 80 mph, landed at Creech from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. approximately 7:30 a.m., April 22. The fighter was previously assigned to the 57th Wing and was suspended underneath an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the 1st of

  • A-10 pilot reaches 3000 in the "Hawg"

    It's said the A-10 warthog is one of the most tenacious aircraft of this era, so it stands to reason it would have an equally tenacious pilot at the controls. Pilot, Lt. Col. Drew "Baker" English, test director for the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and member of

  • Frontline Supervisor Training available to Team Nellis-Creech

    The Frontline Supervisor Training will be available to Team Nellis-Creech beginning May 4 -18 at various times at both bases. This class will provide frontline supervisors with the tools needed to help Airmen in distress. The 'Wingman Culture' is central to the Air Force's approach of taking care of

  • Read the fine print before signing a lease

    Not many people pay attention to the fine print of a lease when renting an apartment or a house. Reading the entire lease may prevent you from owing money when you have to terminate the lease due to a deployment or permanent change of station (PCS). In section 535 of the Service Members Civil Relief

  • AFPC to share insight on deployments, assignments with Nellis Airmen

    An Air Force Personnel Center "Spread the Word" team will conduct a series of briefings addressing deployment options, the assignment process, the civilian hiring system and similar topics at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 29 at the Nellis base theater. The team will conduct the same briefings at the

  • Don't blow it: Safety tips during high wind weather warnings

    During recent weeks, strong winds have hit the Las Vegas Valley. The National Weather Service has reported sustained winds reaching 30 mph and wind gusts between 65-72 mph. Winds of this magnitude have the potential to bring down trees, power lines and signs, and can turn unsecured objects into

  • Irregular Warfare Center opens

    Brig. Gen. Kevin McLaughlin, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center vice commander, and Col. Ross Victor, director of the Coalition and Irregular Warfare Center of Excellence (CIWC), presided over the opening ceremony of the CIWC, April 6, here. The official opening of the CIWC is a first for the Air Force.

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