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  • Honor Guard size reduced to relieve units

    For decades, the Nellis Honor Guard has imparted tradition, ceremony and dignity to military funerals, public events and formal occasions. The team's precision, military discipline and attention to detail exemplify the standards expected of professional Airmen, and help represent the Air Force to

  • 763rd changes to 823rd Maintenance Squadron

    The 763rd Maintenance Squadron transitioned to the 823rd Maintenance Squadron Apr.10 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.The name change signifies the squadron's alignment with its sister-squadrons to become a more cohesive unit. The 763rd originally fell under the 563rd Maintenance Group at Air Force

  • Nellis CDCs show pride during Month of Military Child

    The Nellis Air Force Base Child Development Center is providing special events for children during the Month of the Military Child. Every April, the Department of Defense observes the Month of the Military Child. The DoD honors and celebrates the sacrifices and unique lifestyle of military children.

  • A&FRC increases Autism Awareness

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted a bi-monthly class to support Autism Awareness April 11 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.The class comes at a critical time during the Month of the Military Child and offers Air Force families a better picture of the struggle military families face when it

  • A&FRC offers Common Sense Parenting

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center is hosting a course for new, expecting and seasoned parents entitled Common Sense Parenting.The course is a practical skill-based parenting program that can be applied to every family.The classes take place every quarter and are session based. They are broken

  • RED HORSE returns

    More than 180 Airmen assigned to the 820th RED HORSE Squadron returned home from a six month deployment, April 9, 2012, covering multiple locations in Afghanistan and South West Asia.RED HORSE squadrons provide the Air Force with a highly-mobile civil engineering capability in support of contingency

  • Vehicle-pedestrian accidents: deadly, costly

    According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an average of nearly 5,000 non-motorists are killed on U.S. roadways each year.To put that number in perspective, Transportation for America, a broad-based coalition focused on transportation safety, made this grim analogy: The number

  • Excellence in Action

    U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. James Moore, 57th Information Aggressor Squadron threat intelligence analyst journeyman, was presented the Excellence in Action award March 22, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Moore, an Airman Leadership School John Levitow award winner, was recognized for compiling

  • Three installation students chosen as ambassadors to Australia

    Three middle school students from the installation were selected to join a group of kids serving as student ambassadors to Australia.Students Quentin Burgess, Faith Thomas and Carrie Williams will join a group of 32 students travelling to Australia over the summer as part of the People to People

  • Rated officers eligible for additional pay

    The Air Force Personnel Center announced it is implementing the FY2012 Active Component Aviator Continuation Pay Program, or ACP, offering up to $125,000 in extra pay to retain eligible rated officers.ACP offers five pay options for eligible pilots and combat systems officers in exchange for their

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