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  • AF discontinues ITDY dependent travel, transportation allowances

    Air Force officials announced a change to transportation and travel allowances for Airmen tasked with 365-day extended deployments, commonly referred to as an indeterminate TDY. Effective July 1, the Air Force will no longer refer to a 365-day extended deployment as an ITDY since there are

  • Severing the chain reactions that can lead to suicide

    Those last few words of the argument ring in your head as you pour another drink. Checking Facebook makes everything worse, and the more you drink the worse your thoughts become - and the worse your judgment about the situation gets.Eventually, the growing voice inside your head telling you to end

  • Nellis’ Freedom Fest has small town feel, huge city sound

    Three-year-old Landen Birzer has never missed a Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Fourth of July Celebration. One of his first words was "Wow!" during last year's show. This year's show will feature Birzer's "ooh's and aaah's, as well as an opening 8 p.m. Naturalization Ceremony for three active duty

  • Nellis medical center graduates first resident class

    The 99th Medical Group Family Medicine Residency Program is graduating its first class today.The FMR graduation ceremony marks the end of the residents' three-years of post-doctoral, supervised practice, signifying the six graduating doctors met the rigorous standards required for them to practice

  • Nellis lights the way for energy conservation

    Nellis Air Force Base, in a continuing effort to promote energy efficiency, is replacing the lighting in several aircraft hangars with more efficient fixtures."The hangar project was identified in a 2010 energy audit funded by Air Combat Command," said Jeff Blazi, Nellis Energy Manager. The 2010

  • Search and recovery continues for Creech AFB Airman at Lake Mead

    Local authorities continue to perform search and recovery operations for 28 year-old Staff Sergeant Antonio Tucker, a remotely piloted aircraft crew chief for the 432d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here who disappeared after leaving his rental boat on June 23. The operation changed from search and

  • Meeting new people at Paintball

    Senior Airman Daniel Middaugh, Nellis Air Force Base honor guard trainer, plays paintball as part of the Nellis Air Force Base chapel's outreach program event held June 8, 2012. The chapel outreach program affords Airmen opportunities to get out and meet new people. This event had more than 100

  • 99th Air Base Wing bids farewell to commander, welcomes new boss

    Brig. Gen. (select) Steven Garland relinquished command of the 99th Air Base Wing to Col. Barry Cornish during a Change of Command ceremony on June 15. The 99th ABW is responsible for Nellis Air Force Base, Creech Air Force Base and the Nevada Test and Training Range. The ceremonial passing of the

  • Voting assistance helps give Airmen voice

    Voting holds roots in American culture dating back to 1787, when the right to vote was established by the United States Constitution.Today, voting is a crucial part of American society that allows the American People to determine the leadership of its government.The voting assistance office

  • Solar energy upgrade boosts efficiency

    The 99th Air Base Wing headquarters building is adding solar panels in an effort to make the building more energy efficient.Nellis is in the process of starting and completing eight separate projects to make Nellis, Creech and the Nevada Test and Training Range more energy efficient."A while back, a

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