Staff Sgt. Arturo Herrera (right), 57th Operations Support Squadron tower watch supervisor, observes Staff Sgt. Chris Myers, 57th OSS tower air traffic controller, in the control tower at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 2, 2014. The control tower is in charge of and responsible for managing the air space over Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
Staff Sgt. Martin Figueroa, 57th Operations Support Squadron tower air traffic controller, relays cloud height information to the 57th OSS weather center in the control tower at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec 2, 2014. In addition to controlling the airspace over Nellis AFB, the control tower is responsible for managing every arriving and departing aircraft from the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
Airman 1st Class Erik Brewer, 57th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller apprentice, keeps watch over the airfield at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 2, 2014. Every day, the control tower manages approximately 200 aircraft that arrives, departs or flies through Nellis airspace. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
An HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron practices touch-and-gos near the control tower at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 2, 2014. The control tower is in charge of, and responsible for managing all aircraft operating in Nellis’ airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
Airmen from the 57th Operations Support Squadron conduct operations in the control tower at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 2, 2014. The Nellis AFB control tower coordinates with control towers from McCarran International Airport and North Las Vegas Airport to help with transitioning aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
Airmen from the 57th Operations Support Squadron monitor aircraft flying through Nellis Air Force Base airspace, in the control tower at Nellis AFB, Nev., Dec. 2, 2014. The control tower is responsible for managing aircraft flying through Nellis airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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