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Nellis Air Force Base

Jan. 23, 2017
Red Flag 17-1 kicks off at Nellis AFB

The U.S. Air Force’s three-week premier air-to-air combat training exercise, Red Flag 17-1, began today and will conclude on Feb. 10.
Jan. 20, 2017
Hill fighter wings first to bring F-35A to Red Flag

Pilots and maintainers from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings deployed the F-35A Lightning II to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 20 to participate in the three-week Red Flag 17-01 exercise. Red Flag is the Air Force's premier air-to-air combat training exercise. Participants include both United
Jan. 19, 2017
Air Force faces fighter pilot shortage

The Air Force is in the midst of a pilot shortage. While most platforms are affected by the shortage, the fighter pilot community has been hit the hardest.
Jan. 18, 2017
USAFWS: Defensive counter air

The U.S. Air Force Weapons School serves as the pinnacle for advanced weapons training and tactics employment. The USAFWS accepts only the top weapons officers and enlisted specialist applicants to participate in its graduate-level curriculum, which is capped off by a two-week staged battle known as
Jan. 17, 2017
CSAF talks future attributes of warfare during 2017 WEPTAC

Air Force senior leaders joined joint and coalition warfighters for the 2017 Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) here, Jan. 2 through 13.
Jan. 13, 2017
57th Wing Airmen take flight

As she stepped onto the flightline here Jan. 6, Senior Airman Sierra Elliott took note of her surroundings. Seeing a dozen fighter aircraft and taking in the scent of exhaust and jet fuel isn’t a new phenomenon for her -- Elliott is a munitions specialist assigned to the 57th Maintenance Squadron --
Dec. 20, 2016
USAFWC welcomes new Command Chief

Chief Master Sgt. Charles R. Hoffman recently became the new Command Chief Master Sergeant, for the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Entering the Air Force in 1991 as a weather observer, Hoffman’s diverse assignment background spans Air Force and Army field units at the
Dec. 20, 2016
Nellis, Creech Airmen raise American Flag during Las Vegas Bowl

Over a 150 Airmen from Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases volunteered to hold the flag during the playing of the national anthem before the start of the bowl game..
Dec. 20, 2016
USAFWS Class 16-B executes JFEX

Joint forcible entry is a U.S. Air Force Weapons School large-scale air mobility exercise in which participants plan and execute a complex air-land operation in a simulated contested battlefield.
Dec. 16, 2016
Nellis, Creech cookie drive brings holiday cheer to dorm residents

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - The Nellis Air Force Base chapel basement was filled with the holiday spirit on Dec. 15, as Nellis and Creech Airmen joined hands with the Nellis Area Spouse’s Club and the local community to sort and wrap holiday goodies for first-term Airmen living in the