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  • DeCA announces Commissary Gift Card program

    Extending the gift of groceries to authorized commissary patrons will soon be a lot easier thanks to the new Commissary Gift Card. The gift cards, available in denominations of $25 and $50, will be available June 30 for purchase in stateside stores or online through

  • DeCA presents scholarships to military children

    Col. Kevin Fox, 99th Mission Support Group commander, presented four scholarship winners with their certificates at a ceremony held June 24 at the Nellis Commissary.Dallas Tueller, Jeremy Owsowitz, Jasmine Gates and Kirstie McTear each received a $1,500 scholarship from the Scholarships for Military

  • Preparations help PCS moves go smoothly

    Anyone conducting a Permanent Change of Station move should take the following steps to make the moving process go as smoothly as possible.First: Obtain orders for the PCS move as soon as possible.Second: Go to www.move.mil and register for the Defense Personal Property System (DPS) to start the PCS

  • Nellis Airman learns importance of seeking help for PTSD

    When Staff Sgt. David Mullikin returned from Iraq in 2008, he was hypervigilant, irritable and aggressive. He suffered from nightmares, and was alarmed by any loud noises or noises similar to those he had heard in combat. All of these issues are related to an incident he will never forget.Sergeant

  • NTTR begins new era with new leader

    The 98th Range Wing was re-designated the Nevada Test and Training Range during a ceremony here June 21.The ceremony was presided over by Maj. Gen. Bill Hyatt, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, and marked the end to nearly a decade of the 98th Range Wing operating as the overseer of the

  • 263 Nellis, Creech Airmen selected for Tech. Sergeant

    Air Force officials selected 8,545 of 34,257 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a selection rate of 24.94 percent.The average score for those who were selected was 320.48, with an average time in grade of 5.55 years and an average time in service of 10.61 years. The

  • 98th Range Wing, NTTR prepare for transition

    It is the largest contiguous air and ground space available for military operations in the free world. With 1,200 possible targets, realistic threat systems and the support of an opposing enemy force that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world, the Nevada Test and Training Range is home to

  • Heroic actions earn rescue Airmen Distinguished Flying Cross

    Maj. Gen. James Hyatt, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, presented the Distinguished Flying Cross with valor to three Nellis Airmen in a ceremony June 15 at the 763rd Maintenance Squadron hangar.Maj. Keith Altenhofen, 561st Joint Tactics Squadron instructor pilot, Master Sgt. Joshua Fetters,

  • Nellis to receive USAF's first MTC flight simulator

    Delivery is underway for a first-of-a-kind flight simulator here, with completion and operational turnover set for October.The Air Force's first Mission Training Center simulator is being set up at Nellis as part of a $109.1 million contract with L-3 Link Simulation and Training.The F-16 MTC

  • Command chief provides new perspective to the 99 ABW

    The role of command chief master sergeant has largely remained the same since its official designation in 1996. As the senior enlisted leader in any wing or command they act as the bridge between the enlisted force and senior leadership.Since the activation of the 99th Air Base Wing, there have been

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