F-15 loses canopy after takeoff

An F-15C Eagle on temporary duty status here lost the aircraft canopy at approximately 10:30 a.m. while over the Nevada Test and Training Range in the Elgin/Caliente military operating area. The pilot was able to land the aircraft without further incident. Personnel from Nellis are searching for the

$5 can make a difference

An additional $35,000 could be raised to help Airmen if members from Nellis and Creech would donate $5 during the month-long Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign that ends May 4. One-hundred percent of all AFAF contributions come back to support the Air Force family in the form of Air Force Aid

Two RED HORSE Squadrons deploy for OIF, OEF

RED HORSE Airmen from Nellis took-off Saturday morning for a six-month deployment in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The 820th and 555th RED HORSE Squadrons here are two of only about 11 elite combat engineer squadrons in the Air Force that are self-sustainable and able to create

University Medical Center and Nellis go hand-in-hand in training pararescuemen

This year, the Las Vegas University Medical Center Trauma Center and the Nellis 58th Rescue Squadron located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., teamed up to train Nellis' combat pararescue specialists under the title of "UMC Trauma Rotation." Every week, since early January 2007, at least two Nellis

Nellis makes upgrades to flightline

The Nellis flightline is getting a much-needed makeover that includes replacing a portion of a primary taxiway and installing new aircraft arresting systems. Although most people on Nellis won't notice the change, the people who will take note are the pilots and other Airmen who work on the

AF Thunderbirds kick off new season in style

The Air Force's 'Ambassadors in Blue' performed their spectacular show for Air Force and Nellis leaders and Nevada civic dignitaries during the annual Thunderbirds Acceptance Show March 16, signifying the start of their new tour season. More than 200 spectators gathered on the Nellis flightline to

Nellis hosts threat analysis working group

The 57th Information Aggressor Squadron will host the first-ever Information Operations Threat Analysis Working Group at the Threat Training Facility at Nellis March 27-29. This event brings together experts from 31 U.S. intelligence, research and development, and operational organizations to

Engineers discover culprit for e-mail outage

The cooling system in the Network Control Center broke Saturday afternoon and was the cause of the base-wide e-mail outage Monday. All network customers on Nellis and Creech were affected by the outage that forced the Network Control Center to shut down 136 out of 140 servers on the unclassified

Nellis takes next step in privatization with first house demolition

The demolition of the first of many houses on Nellis happened March 20 during a ceremony marking the start of privatized housing. The first house demolished was a duplex inside Manch Monor in Area II. Taking part in the ceremony was Nellis "Mayor," 99th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Michael Bartley,

Terrence Howard visits Nellis