Red Flag exercise kicks off Monday

Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force prepares for Red Flag exercise 09-02 Jan. 26. 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

WEPTAC to hone warfighting skills

More than 250 Nellis Airmen took part in the 10th annual Weapons and Tactics Conference, here Jan. 6-16. Sponsored by Air Combat Command, WEPTAC is the Air Force's largest gathering of weapons and tactics experts from the Navy, Marine Corps, United Kingdom and Canada. The purpose of this conference

What you can do to help your base win $1 million for quality of life improvement

On Dec. 19, the Nellis-Creech team was announced as one of the two AF finalists in the competition for the Commander in Chief Installation Excellence Award. The CINC's Annual Award for Installation Excellence was established in 1984 by the President of the United States to recognize the outstanding

TAX TIME AGAIN

Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to replace the batteries in your calculator and sharpen your pencils, tax season has finally come. The folks at the Nellis Tax Center are ready to provide you with the best and most cost efficient tax services. Nellis and Creech Airmen may call the tax center to set

Chinese PLA presentation

Nellis Top 3 encourages attendance of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force presentation at the base theater 21 Jan. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This unclassified briefing by Mr. Kenneth Allen and Ms. Heidi Holz from the Center of Naval Analysis is the product of extensive research of a rapidly

99th Mission Support Group redesignation ceremony

The 99th Services Squadron's inactivation and re-designation ceremony of the 99th Mission Support Group to the 99th Force Support Squadron is scheduled to take place Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Officers'Club. Members interested in attending must R.S.V.P. by Jan. 20 by contacting Capt. James Kuchta at

Congratulations to Nellis STEP promotees

Every year wing commanders have an opportunity to promote a few outstanding Airmen through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program. The program awards promotion to Airmen who have gone above and beyond and have demonstrated their readiness to perform at a higher level of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander gets second star

Nellis OSC donates money to Friends of the Military Families

On Dec. 18 the Nellis Officer Spouses Club donated $2,000 to Friends of the Military Families, a nonprofit private organization that rounds up funds and volunteers in support of military families. The donation was given to the Loan Closet at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. This money will be

59th TES wins international award

If lions are kings of their domain, then the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron "Lions" are kings of test and evaluation. The 59th TES Lions, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., won the prestigious 2008 International Test and Evaluation Association Special Achievement Award for extraordinary achievement