57th Wing welcomes new command chief master sergeant

The 57th Wing welcomed its new command chief master sergeant April 9. Command Chief Master Sergeant Jack Adams reported to Nellis from Misawa Air Base, Japan. "I'm very happy to be here at Nellis and looking forward to getting to know the community, getting to know all the squadrons on base and the

Nellis gets first glimpse of upcoming financial service transformation

 Representatives from the Financial Services Transformation Team visited Nellis May 22 to assist in the transition to the new centralized financial service structure slated to take full effect in October 2008. These support teams gave a multitude of briefings explaining the role of the new Air Force

Nellis, Clark County trains for worst-case scenario

Mickey Jones receives F-16 incentive flight at Nellis AFB

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