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  • Nellis CGOC helps Habitat for Humanity

    The Nellis Air Force Base Company Grade Officer Council completed its first project with Habitat for Humanity July 23, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nev. The 23 Nellis company grade officers who participated in this project volunteered to help the four future homeowners complete two houses. The volunteer work

  • NDI: safety on a microscopic level

    With over 130 aircraft, Nellis Air Force Base has one of the busiest flight lines in the U.S. Air Force. Computer Science Corporation is contracted for the Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) Shop. Technicians find defects in parts, aircraft structures, and engines. With the information collected by

  • Joint exercise tests disaster response

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Air Force participated in a joint emergency deployment exercise July 22, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base.The exercise tested the ability of FEMA's Nevada Urban Search and Rescue Task Force One to stage for a major emergency or disaster scene aboard a

  • Aircraft maintainers: The muscle behind the mission

    As day breaks at Nellis Air Force Base, the sky above it is already alive with the sound of aircraft engines. At the moment the first rays of sunlight touch tarmac, dedicated Airmen have already been at work for hours preparing their aircraft for the day's sorties.Nellis AFB is well known for its

  • Operation Baby Shower helps new, expecting moms

    Operation Showers of Appreciation, Fox5 and Eastside Cannery Casino Resorts came together to provide Nevada's largest military baby shower for local expecting mothers July 30, 2011, at the One Six Sky Lounge, which was decorated in red, white and blue for the event.The event, Operation Baby Shower,

  • Nellis Airman wins DoD-level award

    A Nellis Airman won the 2011 Bob Baker Fleet Manager of the Year Award for Small Vehicle Fleet July 27, 2011, at a ceremony in Orlando, Fla.Tech. Sgt. Tetsuo Douglas, 820th RED HORSE Squadron NCO in charge of vehicle management and analysis, was chosen because of his exceptional skills and abilities

  • Nellis Airman named one of Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Senior Airman Ulla Stromberg, 99th Inpatient Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, was named one of the U.S. Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year July 8, 2011, due to her hard work and dedication."I was just beside myself when it happened," Stromberg said. "Anyone can do it; you

  • Dentists graduate Nellis AEGD program

    Six officers from the residency class of 2010-2011 graduated the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program Aug. 5, 2011, in a graduation ceremony put on by the 99th Dental Squadron in the Nellis Club.The graduates of the Nellis residency class of 2010-2011 include: Captains Trenton Buttars,

  • Nellis dentists sweep competition

    99th Dental Squadron advanced education of general dentistry residents and dental assistants won first, second, third and honorary mention in a table clinic competition held May 12-14, 2011, during the California Dental Association annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Each year, more than 30,000 people

  • Air Force officials release E-5 promotion list

    Air Force officials selected 11,337 of 26,549 eligible senior airman for promotion to staff sergeant, 372 of which are from Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases.The selection rate for this promotion was 42.70 percent. The average score for those selected was 275.56, with an average time in grade of

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