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  • 'Thunderstruck' claims Nellis Bowling Championship

    The 57th AMXS intramural bowling team Thunderstruck earned the title of base champions at the Nellis 300 Bowling Center here May 21. The bowling center hosted a double-elimination tournament with the best teams from Wednesday and Thursday intramural leagues. The tournament began May 13, with team

  • 432nd becomes Air Expeditionary Wing

    The 432nd Wing here was designated an air expeditionary wing according to orders issued by Air Combat Command earlier this month. The wing will now have dual reporting responsibilities to 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central at Shaw AFB, S.C. and to 12th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Southern

  • New leader for 99th Air Base Wing

    Col. Howard D. Belote took command of the 99th Air Base Wing during a change of command ceremony in the Thunderbirds hangar here May 29. Colonel Belote succeeds Col. Michael Bartley, who will retire from active-duty service. "I'm thrilled by the privilege of serving the Nellis, Creech, Tonopah, and

  • Global wing organization bridge course to stand up in June

    The U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School and the U.S. Air Force Weapons School here teamed up to produce a two-day course on "Mission Generation" for the organizations moving toward the new global wing organizational construct, with classes scheduled to begin mid-June.

  • Medics merit praise after ‘STAR’ performance

    Airmen from the 99th Medical Group, medical readiness team received the 99th Air Base Wing command chief master sergeant's STAR Award during an informal ceremony here May 14. Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Brooks presented his award to the team for their hard work and dedication to duty throughout

  • Combat stress no longer personal battle

    As today's Air Force sees Airmen constantly deploying to meet wartime taskings, it sees friends lost, loved ones distanced, and tolls taken on mental and emotional health. Fortunately, today's Air Force also sees avenues to combat the stresses placed on personnel and families. May marks Mental

  • Wing king 'breaks' ground on new club house

    The 99th Air Base Wing commander "broke ground" on a new club house for the Sunrise Vista Golf Course during a ceremony here May 16. Col. Michael Bartley, 99th ABW commander, Lt. Col. Elizabeth Demmons, 99th Services commander and Mr. Mike Glenn, Sunrise Vista Golf Course manager, all shoveled soil

  • Nellis and Creech Airmen reach out to homeless veterans

    The term "homeless veteran" is not an easy pill for many Airmen to swallow. It was this phrase that headlined e-mails sent out to gather volunteers for the Las Vegas Homeless Veterans Stand Down, which took place May 14-15 close to Nellis AFB, Nev. More than 175 volunteers from Nellis and Creech Air

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