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  • First responders: potential victims?

    Arriving on scene, first responders rush to the aid of a summer heat victim. As one of the responders starts to treat the victim the unthinkable happens: the first responder is now victim number two."I've seen it happen first hand," said Staff Sgt. William Croker, 99th Security Forces Flight Chief

  • Running to Remember

    "There's never a day I don't remember the guys, the crash. Never a day I don't hurt. I wake up thinking about it. I go to bed thinking about it. There's nothing you can do except put your head down and keep pushing... But I want people to know about the incredible strength they all had when

  • Weapons school integrates cyber warfare

    Every day, an invisible war is being fought on the world's communication networks - a war the Air Force's cyberspace warriors are training to win.This June, eight students will complete the very first Cyber Weapons Instructor Course, taught at the 328th Weapons Squadron of the U.S. Air Force Weapons

  • The Three-Million Acre Classroom

    Weapons Instructor Course students simulated "kicking down the door" into a enemy country by air-dropping an entire brigade of troops to seize a runway, May 23. The U.S. Air Force Weapons School conducted its Mobility Forces Exercise, or MAFEX, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. and the Nevada Test and

  • Nellis promotes energy efficiency through experimentation

    Dark Start, a new energy-efficient technology, is coming to Nellis.The program utilizes experimental technologies which could reduce energy consumption and costs for the base."It's a demonstration program that's funded by a congressional insert and managed by the [U.S. Army] Corps of Engineers,"

  • Online scam targets military cardholders

    A scam affecting military personnel led the Nellis finance office to issue a warning of a virus threat.Air Force government travel card contractor Citi reported to the Air Force that a bogus email designed to resemble Citi's own correspondence was being circulated in a phishing scam.Phishing is a

  • Lights, Camera, Action: Recruiting Service brings Hollywood to Nellis

    Nellis Air Force Base, the Air Force Recruiting Service and Randolph Air Force Base coordinated to help produce the newest Air Force recruiting tool -- "Rapid Strike.""Rapid Strike," will be a motion simulator ride experience offering people a first-person glimpse of Air Force missions.Lee Pilz,

  • National parks free for active duty families

    Active duty families can now take advantage of free passes granting entrance to all 397 national parks."We all owe a debt to those who sacrifice so much to protect our country," said Lake Mead National Recreation Area Superintendent William K. Dickinson. "We are proud to recognize these brave men

  • New gym uses energy efficiently

    The new Nellis Air Force Base gym is leading the way in planned energy efficiency.The building, which took over a year to build and an estimated cost of around $25 million, is designed to save money using energy efficient features."We've been open for just over a month now, and we're averaging close

  • Beat the Heat - Check the Backseat

    As the temperature begins to rise, the risk of death to children left in vehicles also begins to rise.According to figures from the Department of Geosciences at San Francisco State University, an average of 38 children die each year in hot cars.The numbers typically begin to climb in May, with an

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