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Oct. 23, 2019
Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit activates

The Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit officially activated during a ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland's Medina Annex Oct. 17. The TACP FTU will synchronize, standardize and streamline training to ensure readiness of TACP maneuver and command and control force multipliers
Oct. 22, 2019
Sssnake Survey

An adult Great Basin Rattlesnake coils in the rocks on a hillside at the Nellis Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2019. According to Colorado State University herpetologists, rattlesnake bites are often as a warning and rarely fatal. Their venom is used to subdue their prey, not used as a
Oct. 16, 2019
Air Force observes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The awareness month is a collaborative effort between the Department of Defense, along with the Department of Homeland Security and its public and private partners. It is up to the total force to stay vigilant, keep learning and be ready for any potential cyber threat.
Oct. 7, 2019
Airman accounted for from World War II

The remains of Cpl. Walter J. Kellett have been found and identified. He was buried in his hometown of Ironwood, Michigan, with full military honors -- his sister and other family members were in attendance.
Oct. 4, 2019
Combat Archer 19-12: Evaluation through integration, employment

F-15C Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle and F-22 Raptor fighter jets and pilots assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and 433rd Weapons School took to the skies to participate in Combat Archer 19-12, Sept. 16-27 for the first operational testing of the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile.
Oct. 3, 2019
Nellis Pharmacy: New technology, services assisting patients

Patients receiving care from Mike O’Calllaghan Military Medical Center (MOMMC) Main Pharmacy and Satellite Pharmacy at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, can now be assisted by new equipment and and services provided.
Oct. 2, 2019
Annual awards gone wild

Annual award winners selected from the 99th Communications Squadron (CS) received a unique reward for their performance as part of a new Adventurous Training Program.
Sept. 30, 2019
Nellis Airman excels in marksmanship

Tech. Sgt. Andrew Wilson, a specialist expeditor assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses for a photo at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 17, 2019. Wilson started shooting consistently in late 2017 and earned his first President’s Hundred Tab in July of 2018. The tab is awarded
Sept. 23, 2019
Inner Fire: Nellis firefighter finds his strength, earns 12 OAY

It’s 7 a.m. on a warm Nevada morning. The bright desert sun is shining through the window as a towering 6’4” Airman is snug on his couch, hunched over, nose buried in a book.
Sept. 16, 2019
CMSAF to engage with ACC Airmen about resilliency through video games

The chief master sergeant of the Air Force is scheduled to play video games with three Airmen from within Air Combat Command from 2 to 4 p.m. EDT Oct. 23, 2019, on the ACC Public Affairs YouTube channel — ACCNewsTV. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airmen JaNae Capuno)