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  • USAFWC change of command ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of the Air Combat Command, passes the guidon to Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi, incoming commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) during the USAFWC change of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 2, 2024. The symbolic flag

  • Assistant SAF/IE visits Nellis AFB

    Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment (SAF/IE), speaks to the 57th Wing and 99th Air Base Wing leadership during a visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 31, 2024. SAF/IE provides guidance, direction, and oversight for all matters

  • Nellis AFB welcomes Japan Air Self Defense Force

    Members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Japan Air Self Defense Force pose for a photo in front of an F-35A Lightning II during a visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 18, 2024. The Department of the Air Force is dedicated to fostering global partnerships and collaborating with Allies and

  • Bamboo Eagle tests pilots preparation, skill, F-35 capabilities

    SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Pilots from the 34th Fighter Squadron are bringing the fifth-generation airpower of the F-35A Lightning II to the simulated combat of Bamboo Eagle 24-3.Following Red Flag, which ran from July 22-Aug. 2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., the squadron forward deployed to a “spoke”

  • Bamboo Eagle’s simulated combat environment creating Mission Ready Airmen

    SANTA MARIA, Calif. – F-35A Lighting II maintainers from the 388th Fighter Wing are forward deployed here, from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., generating sorties for Bamboo Eagle 24-3, and the exercise is providing a learning opportunity for the entire squadron.During Bamboo Eagle, the 34th Fighter

  • Bamboo Eagle 24-3: USAFWC’s Approach To Great Power Competition

    The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center began the second iteration of exercise Bamboo Eagle on Aug. 2, marking the beginning of an eight-day exercise spanning various locations across the western United States, designated sea and airspace in the eastern Pacific, and several virtual and constructive

  • Red Flag 24-3 kicks off at Nellis

    Red Flag 24-3, coordinated and hosted by the 414th Combat Training Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base from July 22 to August 2, is one of the U.S. Air Force's largest combat training exercises.

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