USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • Aggressors prowl for Air Force information

    A little known unit here, working in a bank of trailers hidden from the public, performs a unique mission for the Air Force: hacking into the vast Air Force computer networks to help protect those networks from an enemy's attack.The Air Force hackers from the 57th Information Aggressor Squadron here

  • Special Red Flag exercise begins Monday

    Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force begins Red Flag exercise 09-3 Feb. 23. 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 Nevada

  • Coming Feb. 22, single 800 number for all Airmen

    Members of the Total Force - regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen - are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call

  • Star Struck

    Nellis Airmen, family and friends gathered at the Thunderbird hangar to celebrate the promotion of the United States Air Force Warfare Center's vice-commander, Col. Kevin McLaughlin, to brigadier general Feb. 6 The presiding officer of this event was Lt. Gen. William L. Shelton, chief of

  • Thunderbirds perform Super Bowl flyover

    The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds thrilled more than 70,000 spectators at Super Bowl XLIII by performing a flyover at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 1. The contest which pitted the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Arizona Cardinals was

  • Water facilty construction begins

    The groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a water reclamation facility was held Jan. 29, on Carey Avenue just south of Nellis Air Force Base. The City of North Las Vegas, with cooperation from Nellis AFB began construction of the new facility in November at a site which was previously part of

  • Team Nellis-Creech welcomes newest chiefs

    Eight out of 11 senior non-commissioned officers were recognized as the newest chief master sergeants at the Chief's Recognition ceremony held Jan. 23 at the Officers' Club. The Chief's Recognition Ceremony, held annually, dates back to the 1980's and was previously called the Chief's Induction

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