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  • 422 TES, 57 AMXS test F-35 ammunition bulk loader

    The 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron each recently reached milestones with the F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft program.On Aug. 7 the 57th AMXS Bolt Aircraft Maintenance Unit validated bulk loader loading procedures for the aircraft’s GAU-22/A 25mm

  • Colombian Air Force steps up participation in Red Flag exercise

    The Colombian Air Force made history while participating in the U.S. Air Force’s premier air-to-air combat training exercise, Red Flag 18-3, July 16 to August 3.“In the last six years they’ve [the Colombian Air Force] made significant modifications to their aircraft hardware and software that has

  • Nellis Airman showcases innovative idea

    Senior Airman Joseph Fleischli, with the help of AFWERX-Vegas, presented an innovative idea to improve the delinking feeder component for the GAU-2 weapon system to Maj. Gen. Pete Gersten, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, here Aug. 3. The GAU-2 weapon system is a belt-fed machine gun

  • Red Flag 18-3: New milestone for AFSOC MQ-9s

    Paintings, posters and photos highlighting more than 40 years of combat air force heritage line the busy, narrow halls of the 414th Combat Training Squadron building, home of Red Flag.

  • NATCF; eyes, ears of Red Flag 18-3 aircraft

    In a large, dimly lit room located in the Nellis Air Traffic Control Facility (NATCF), faces are illuminated only by the reflection of air traffic control radar scopes. Airmen assigned to the 57th Operation Support Squadron monitor the airways of aircraft departing and landing at Nellis Air Force

  • Red Flag 18-3: readiness through innovation, integration and interoperability

    Southern Nevada residents may notice an increase in military aircraft activity from July 23 through Aug. 3 as Nellis begins the U.S. Air Force’s largest air-to-air combat training exercise – Red Flag 18-3.   Red Flag exercises provide mission commanders, maintenance personnel, ground controllers,

  • Dedicated Crew Chiefs keep jets, pilots flying

    Approximately 50 tactical aircraft maintenance specialists were honored for outstanding commitment at a dedicated crew chief (DCC) ceremony July 13 in the 57th Wing Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

  • HVAC helps Nellis beat the heat

    As the southwest desert summer heat intensifies, the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) technicians assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron work hard to keep base personnel cool.

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