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  • Nellis Airmen honored during Olympic exhibition basketball game

    In front of more than 18,000 spectators during an Olympic exhibition basketball game, the loudest cheers came, not when Dwayne Wade dunked over an opposing player or when Kobe Bryant sunk an outside shot, but when 10 Nellis Airmen were recognized a few minutes into the third quarter. The Airmen were

  • Nellis, Creech announce quarterly award winners

    The Installation Quarterly Award winners for the second quarter of 2008 were announced July 25, 2008. Winners were selected from wing-level quarterly award winners at Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases.Below are the winners and their unit.Airman category - Senior Airman Frank Miklos, 432nd Wing NCO

  • Friends, co-workers remember Nellis Airman in service

    A memorial service for a Nellis Airman who died July 18 from injuries sustained in an off-duty accident was held at the Nellis Base Chapel July 22. The late 1st Lt. Dominic Romano, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Resources Flight Chief, had been hospitalized since he was injured in a motorcycle

  • Nellis lodging competes for Air Force Award

    The 99th Services Squadron is in the running for the Air Force Innkeeper Award, competing against other large lodging programs throughout the Air Force. Having won the Air Combat Command award, Nellis' lodging office is moving up to compete against the winners of the other major commands. "We're

  • MQ-9 Reaper enhances Air Force capabilities in Iraq

    The Air Force flew its first operational MQ-9 Reaper mission from here July 18, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The integration of the Reaper into theater-flight operations significantly enhances the strike and close-air-support capabilities of airpower forces in Iraq. The Reaper has a unique

  • CSS Consolidation

    The consolidation of personnelists across base into the Military Personnel Flight is scheduled to be completed July 28. This Base-Level Service Delivery Model began in April 2007 as part of an Air Force initiative to move all unit personnelists under the MPF in order to process all Airmen out of a

  • Red Flag exercises slated for July and August

    Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force prepares for two Red Flag exercises in July and August. 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

  • Officials conduct 'Road Show' for acquisition transformation

    The Installation Acquisition Transformation initiative, a comprehensive restructuring of continental U.S. installation acquisition practices, is moving forward as Air Force contracting officials continue traveling to affected bases to explain the changes ahead. Under the transformation, Air Force

  • Semi-pro team makes Nellis and Creech kids "Kings" for a week

    The Nellis Youth Center is scheduled to conduct a summer football camp hosted by team members from the Vegas Kings for children 6 to 16 years old beginning July 28 and ending Aug. 2. Players from the newly formed semi-pro football team will be helping Nellis and Creech children learn the

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