Oct. 12, 2021 Alert on HKIA In a classified briefing in mid-July, the 23rd Wing commander waited until the intel Airman finished her briefing before telling the room, "The hair on the back of your necks should be standing up; this is not the Afghanistan we all knew."
Oct. 5, 2021 Nellis promotes sounds of fire safety during Fire Prevention Week The Nellis Fire Department held a parade and an open house Oct. 2, to kick-off Fire Prevention Week, with the theme “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.”
Oct. 4, 2021 F-35A completes milestone 5th Gen fighter test with refurbished B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft recently released B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies (JTAs) during the F-35A’s first Full Weapon System Demonstration with the B61-12, completing the final flight test exercise of the nuclear design certification process.
Sept. 30, 2021 Team Vance wins overall in FAIP FLAG 2021 competition Team Vance was the host unit for this year's FAIP FLAG 2021, held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Sept. 22, 2021 84th RADES optimizing the nation’s LRR systems for air surveillance and national defense The 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, headquartered at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluated the Air Route Surveillance Radar system version four, or ARSR-4, on a mountain top in Paso Robles, California, Aug. 23 - Sept. 4.
Sept. 22, 2021 Myths and facts about the vax – debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it.
Sept. 17, 2021 VIRTUAL FLAG: JAGIC C2, first-of-its-kind joint training event The first VIRTUAL FLAG exercise dedicated to training the Joint Air Ground Integration Center’s command and control was successfully executed at the 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operation Center located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 23-27.
Sept. 17, 2021 Nellis honors veterans during POW/MIA ceremony Nellis leadership honored fellow service members during a NationalPrisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) recognition ceremony Sept. 17 on base.
Sept. 17, 2021 84th RADES members support search and rescue mission resulting in two lives saved Arizona emergency responders were able to quickly locate a small plane which crashed in a sparsely populated area near Amado, Arizona, on Aug. 2, thanks in large part to the combined work of Civil Air Patrol’s volunteer National Radar Analysis Team.