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Nellis Air Force Base

Oct. 17, 2018
53rd Wing brings future faster with largest LFTE

The 53rd Test and Evaluation Wing conducted a large force training event (LFTE) with their Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) weapons systems on the Nevada Test and Training Range last month.
Oct. 15, 2018
99th MDG protects Nellis against influenza

The 99th Medical Group kicked off their 2018-2019 Influenza Campaign by administering influenza vaccinations to approximately 50 Airmen Oct. 11 at the 99th Air Base Wing command section on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Oct. 10, 2018
Pilot receives AF Exceptional Aviator Award

An A-10C Thunderbolt ll pilot was awarded the Air Force Exceptional Aviator Award on Oct. 5 in the 6th Combat Training Squadron auditorium at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Oct. 9, 2018
Temperature cools down as National Fire Prevention Week kicks off

National Fire Prevention Week kicks off this week at Nellis Air Force Base.
Oct. 5, 2018
NTTR conducts emergency evacuation exercise

The Nevada Test and Training Range headquarters personnel performed their annual emergency evacuation exercise Oct. 4 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Oct. 3, 2018
Prosperity in the face of adversity

On a cold March night in 1995, a newborn baby girl was left swaddled on a dark and desolate bridge in Huai’an, China. Now, that abandoned child has grown and prospered into a 99th Aerospace Medical Squadron ophthalmic technician.
Oct. 1, 2018
Mental Health Airman wins Airlift/Tanker leadership award

The Air Combat Command selected Senior Airman Cederic Williams, a mental health technician assigned to the 99th Medical Operations Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, as the enlisted service member, who went on to win for 2018.
Sept. 28, 2018
POW/MIA day commemorated at Nellis

The National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition ceremony was held at 8 a.m., Sept. 21 in Freedom Park, here.National POW/MIA Day is observed on the third Friday of every September to remember service members who were captured during battle or who are still unaccounted for to this day.
Sept. 24, 2018
Nellis K-9 unit conducts live-fire training

99th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers conducted a live-fire exercise September 19 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Sept. 20, 2018
Ceremonial guardsmen ‘honor with dignity’

The mission of the Nellis Honor Guard is to represent the Air Force in a variety of ceremonial functions in Southern Nevada, California, Arizona and Utah. They are responsible for rendering military honors for funeral services and various Air Force ceremonies as well as provide their services at