April 18, 2017 Nellis AFB inducts new Honorary Commanders The honorary commander program emphasizes informal, personal, one-on-one relationships between Nevada community leaders and senior leadership at Nellis AFB, Creech AFB and the Nevada Test and Training Range.
April 13, 2017 “Find Ally”: 99th MDG Airman saves neighbor On March 28, he heard his neighbor banging on his front door, shouting for help.
April 5, 2017 34th WS load HH-60s into C-17 Airmen from the 34th Weapons Squadron loaded three HH-60 Pave Hawks onto two C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 57th Weapons Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., before they departed for training at Fort Riley, Kan.,
April 4, 2017 EW Airmen increase productivity through data-mining automation 53rd Wing Airmen create an automated data-mining system
March 31, 2017 Money Talks: 99th CONS participates in multi-base training exercise The 99th CONS coordinated and hosted an exercise, bringing contracting personnel from five separate bases to participate.
March 31, 2017 Positivity against all odds "You have cancer" These are the three words no one ever wants to hear.
March 22, 2017 11th ATKS paves way with training As technology on the battlefield changes and evolves, remotely piloted aircraft such as the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper, continue to provide combatant commanders with unblinking eyes and attack capabilities from the sky. Some of these capabilities, such as being able to stay airborne for nearly 24
March 14, 2017 Joint forces perform CSAR over the NTTR Combat search and rescue is an operation that is carried out within or near combat zones. A CSAR mission may be carried out by a task force of helicopters, ground-attack aircraft, aerial refueling tankers and an airborne command post.
March 14, 2017 Singapore AF enhances Red Flag 17-2 As the Singapore CH-47 Chinook’s twin rotors build speed and spin in unison, a loud but calming hum fills the interior of the helicopter. Seven Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialists sit with their gear in front of them, parachutes on their backs.
March 13, 2017 Reapers wrap-up Red Flag 17-2 The 493rd Fighter Squadron, along with supporting units and equipment from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, completed Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 10.