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Nov. 18, 2020
563rd RQG saves four stranded teens

Airmen assigned to the 563rd Rescue Group rescued four teenagers that were stranded on Mount Baldy in Dixie National Forest, Utah, Nov. 12, 2020.
Nov. 18, 2020
12th Combat Training Squadron supports joint air-to-ground operations

The 12th CTS, a geographically separated unit (GSU) of the 57th Operations Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, supports the U.S. Army National Training Center (NTC), where Fort Irwin trains Airmen and Soldiers to control, sustain and integrate in a realistic battle environment in order to
Nov. 14, 2020
Weather Airmen forecast combat missions

A 12th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) patch rests on the arm of a U.S. Air Force Airman, reflected on the side view mirror of a Humvee during Green Flag West 21-02, at Fort Irwin Army Base, California, Nov. 12, 2020. The 12th CTS readies tactical air control parties, weather teams and brigade combat
Nov. 13, 2020
Agile Flag 21-1 implements Agile Combat Employment

Air Combat Command's 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, tested its ability to deploy as Air Combat Command’s first lead wing during Agile Flag 21-1, Oct. 21-29.
Nov. 12, 2020
KC-46 tests command and control during ABMS onramp 3

The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Detachment 1 from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, participated in the most recent Advanced Battle Management System onramp experiment during exercise Valiant Shield at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, September 15-25, 2020.
Nov. 5, 2020
AFTC Joint Simulation Environment becomes reality

Air Force Test Center broke ground on the 52,000 sq. ft. Joint Simulation Environment facility at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Nov. 5 during a ceremony hosted by the 412th Electronic Warfare Group.
Nov. 5, 2020
Team Nellis hosts 12th Air Force Foreign Liaison Officers

The FLO program is designed to enable service members from allied countries to share training processes and lessons learned to better align a mutual understanding of each nation’s tactics, techniques and procedures.
Nov. 4, 2020
National Security Advisor visits Team Nellis

National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, observes the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 30, 2020. Ambassador O’Brien learned about the role of the F-22s and other fifth generation aircraft and the capabilities that
Oct. 29, 2020
Nellis showcases advanced training capabilities to ACC command team

Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, command chief of ACC, toured Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during a week-long visit, Oct. 19-23, 2020.
Oct. 29, 2020
605 TES, Det 1 provides tactical command and control during Astral Knight

The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Detachment 1, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, recently participated in Astral Knight 20, a U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE)-led integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise in Germany and Poland.