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  • UPDATE: Nellis to hold memorial service for deceased pilot

    A private memorial service in honor of Lt. Col. Thomas Bouley is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 4 at the Nellis Base Chapel. Colonel Bouley, 65th Aggressor Squadron commander, was killed when the U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle, a two seater he was piloting, crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range

  • TRANSCRIPT: 57th Wing commander prepared statement

    Good afternoon. I'm Colonel Russ Handy, commander of the 57th Wing. As you know, an F-15D Eagle, flying in support of our Red Flag exercises, crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range approximately 50 miles east of Goldfield, Nevada, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. More importantly, we

  • Nellis pilot killed in F-15D crash identified

    The pilot who died in an aircraft accident July 30 was Lt. Col. Thomas Bouley. The name was released in a July 31 press conference by Col. Russell Handy, 57th Wing commander. Colonel Bouley was the 65th Aggressor Squadron commander. Colonel Bouley was killed when the U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle, a

  • Update: Pilot Declared Deceased Following F-15D Aircraft Accident

    A pilot from Nellis Air Force Base was declared deceased after a U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range approximately 50 miles east of Goldfield, Nev., at approximately 11:30 a.m. today. The F-15D, a two-seater, assigned to the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air

  • NEWS RELEASE--F-15D AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON NELLIS RANGE

    A U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range approximately 50 miles east of Goldfield, Nev., at approximately 11:30 a.m. today. The F-15D, assigned to the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base was participating in a combat training mission as part of Exercise

  • 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

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