USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • First MQ-9 Reaper lands at Creech Air Force Base

    Creech Air Force Base March 13 welcomed the first MQ-9 Reaper, a larger and much more  capable version of the MQ-1 Predator. The aircraft completed initial testing in Calif., then flew more than 250 miles in 2 hours to land at Creech. The aircraft was piloted by Lt. Col. Jon Greene, 42nd Attack

  • No injuries in Nellis F-16 crash

    More information became available this morning into the F-16 crash that occurred on the Nevada Test and Training Range Monday night. An F-16C Falcon assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School here crashed at 8:50 p.m. near the end of the runway, while on approach to

  • Nellis F-16 crashes on Nevada Test and Training Range

     An F-16 aircraft assigned to Nellis Air Force Base crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range at 8:50 p.m. March 12. The pilot ejected safely. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

  • Air Force and NASCAR together again, with a new driver

    NASCAR is coming to Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 10 and 11.For the past seven years, Nellis has been actively involved in NASCAR, providing flyovers featuring state-of-the-art fighters as the National Anthem ends. This year, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron will open

  • Nellis fitness center reaches five-star rating for second year in a row

    For the second year in a row, the Nellis Sports and Fitness Center received a five-star rating for their services in 2006. Nellis' center was one of 30 fitness centers in the Air Force to attain the coveted five-star rating. "I'm not surprised; of the three bases I have been to, Nellis has the best

  • Ground Mobile Gateway connects Airmen warriors to 'big picture'

    A very small group of Airmen are having a dramatic effect on the battlefield. They're in demand from everyone from Army squads and platoons to large defense contractors. Everyone wants a joint terminal attack controller on their team -- and with good reason. Open up any U.S. Central Command Air

  • February re-enlistments

    The Air Force will hold on to 71 Airmen for several more years, as re-enlistment oaths are renewed at Nellis. Senior Master Sergeant Melodie Daly Treassia Hall Master Sergeant Luis Acuria Thomas Long George Lupercio Brent Molnar Anthony Wilson Technical Sergeant Shane Bailey Michael Bibb Orlando

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