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Nellis Air Force Base

March 10, 2017
Gen. James Holmes takes command of ACC

Service members of Air Combat Command welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony, Mar. 10.
March 8, 2017
Up all night: 20th MXG ensures readiness 24/7

Las Vegas never sleeps, and neither does the 20th Maintenance Group, which conducts 24-hour operations whether at home at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, or on temporary duty at Nellis in support of Red Flag 17-2.
March 3, 2017
Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials in full swing at Nellis

The Trials are an adaptive sports event designed to promote the mental and physical well-being of seriously ill and injured military members and veterans.
Feb. 28, 2017
20th FW kicks off Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis AFB

The U.S. Air Force’s two-week premier air-to-air combat training exercise, Red Flag 17-2, began Feb. 27 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and will conclude March 10.Held multiple times each year on the vast bombing and gunnery ranges of the 2.9 million acre Nevada Test and Training Range, Red Flag
Feb. 27, 2017
2017 AF Trials commence

Dozens of U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Australian and Great Britain wounded warriors gathered here Feb. 24, 2017, to mark the opening ceremony of the fourth annual Air Force Warrior Game Trials competition at the Warrior Fitness Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.These trials are part of an
Feb. 23, 2017
Many ISR firsts accomplished at Red Flag

This year’s first Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, saw many firsts for the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance warriors of 25th Air Force. This was the first time weapon systems and platforms identified Network Centric Collaborative Targeting as a desired learning outcome, said
Feb. 16, 2017
New dorm opens with Airmen’s needs in mind

Col. Paul Murray, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and Airman 1st Class Nicholas Martini, 99th Security Forces Squadron, cut the ceremonial ribbon for the new 240-person, 85,000 square foot dormitory facility here, Feb. 3.
Feb. 16, 2017
CASLV implements two new school programs in 2017-18

The Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, Nellis Air Force Base campus will implement two new programs during the 2017-18 school year.
Feb. 15, 2017
B-1B Lancer: Hard to be humble

Since its inaugural flight on Oct. 1, 1986, the B-1B has been a work horse for the Air Force. The airframe holds records for speed, payload, range and time of climb in its class, and it brings all those talents to integrate with fifth-generation fighters during Red Flag 17-1 on Nellis Air Force
Feb. 14, 2017
Low observable technicians keep pilots undetected, alive

Fifth-generation F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II pilots may take the reins of their respective aircraft; however, it takes preparation from outside the cockpit to get them where they need to go undetected.