USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • Air Force to fly training missions over Pahrump

    Urban close air support training flown from Nellis Air Force Base will take place over Pahrump in southern Nevada May 21, 22 and 24. Urban close air support integrates aircraft in support of ground operations by attacking targets in close proximity to friendly troops. The training will start about 9

  • Air Force, Department of Veteran's Affairs provide world-class healthcare

    July 1994 ... Nellis Air Force Base's Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital made history by becoming one of four Department of Defense hospitals to consolidate the Air Force and the Department of Veteran's Affairs' medical needs under one roof. "It's all about medicine and keeping everyone healthy and

  • Airman saves four lives, earns Soldier's Medal

    "One of the things that makes our military the best in the world is the certain knowledge of each Soldier, Sailor, Airman, and Marine that they can always count on their comrades should they need help - that they will never be abandoned." - Jon Kyl, U.S. Senator from Arizona. Senator Kyl may not

  • Nellis proves its readiness

    The combined Nellis and Mountain Home AFBs team won the 2007 Air Combat Command Chemical-Biological-Radiological-Nuclear (CBRN) Challenge that took place in Brooks AFB, Texas, April 2007. Tech. Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski and Senior Airman Stephanie Lewis, both with 99th Air Space Medical Squadron

  • Within 72 hours of arrival, 'Warthogs' take fight to enemy

    Within hours of standing up as a fully operational combat flying unit, the group was launching its fierce Thunderbolt IIs into battle. The A-10's distinctive nose art has been known to strike fear into enemy combatants unlucky enough to see its hungry, shark-toothed facade grinning at them. Nellis

  • Weapons school starts new urban close air support training in rural Nevada

    Urban close air support training flown from Nellis Air Force Base took place over towns in southern Nevada April 23 and 24. The training is called urban close air support, which integrates aircraft in support of ground operations by attacking targets in close proximity to friendly troops. The two

  • New UAS wing stands up at Creech AFB

    The Air Force's first unmanned aircraft systems wing stood up May 1 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. As Col. Christopher Chambliss assumed command of the 432nd a piece of history was revived, and a course for the way ahead continued. "This is a monumental day for the Air Force," said Colonel

  • Social Security covers military since 1957

    Every Memorial Day, people around the nation honor those who served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice. It is also important to honor those who have served and continue to serve in our nation's military, which is why May is National Military Appreciation Month. But serving those who serve

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