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Nellis Air Force Base

March 15, 2019
99th MDG participates in Mercy Air Life Flight exercise

The Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center conducted a Mercy Air Life Flight exercise March 13 at the medical center’s helipad on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
March 8, 2019
64th AGRS prepare for Red Flag 19-2

The 64th Aggressors Squadron (AGRS) at Nellis is a team of Airmen whose primary mission is to fly against the combat air forces, joint and allied aircrews preparing them for tomorrow’s engagements.
March 7, 2019
Nellis plastic surgery – more than just cosmetic

The 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas offers a wide range of services to maintain Airman readiness and care to their families. What many may not know, is the importance of their plastic surgery practice.
March 4, 2019
AFREP saves Nellis $3.6M

Searching through a pile of unserviceable components waiting their inevitable fate, expert Airmen rescue multiple high-value items to repair at no cost to the Air Force.
Feb. 26, 2019
Interagency exercise boosts medical readiness

The 99th Medical Group (MDG), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) participated in a federal coordination exercise Feb. 19, simulating a mass airlift operation to extract casualties following a disaster.
Feb. 8, 2019
USAFWC breaks ground on Virtual Test and Training Center

Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander and Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, broke ground Feb. 8 on the Virtual Test and Training Center (VTTC), which will enable full-spectrum readiness through next-generation battlespace environments.
Feb. 5, 2019
Red Flag 19-1

The 79th Fighter Squadron (FS), also known as the “Tigers,” will be serving in an air superiority role, performing various missions intended to test their job proficiency in a combat environment. Red Flag focuses on applying the core missions such as: Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance,
Feb. 1, 2019
Red Flag adjusts for today’s challenges

The 414th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), which oversees Red Flag, is making changes to the exercise for improved efficiency.
Jan. 25, 2019
JSTARS surveillance provides Green Flag eyes in sky

Circling the desert southwest, an E-8C Joint STARS (JSTARS) aircraft provides all-weather radar to track potential threats for Green Flag ground forces Jan. 24 at the U.S. Army National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California.
Jan. 18, 2019
COMACC: Nellis to shift training to address higher-end adversaries

The commander of Air Combat Command spoke about the future of Nellis Air Force Base, Neveda, and the Nevada Test and Training Range while hosting the Combat Air Force Weapons and Tactics Conference Jan. 7-18.