USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • AMMOS graduates second AMSC class

    The U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School celebrated yet another major milestone recently, as they graduated the second class of the Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course Feb. 11."Students are selected from across the United States Air Force because they have the

  • Thunderbirds fly the Blue Angels

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds hosted three members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels team at the Thunderbird Hangar here Feb 23 as part of the two demonstration units' traditional exchange program. Blue Angel No. 2, Lt. Cmdr. Jim Tomaszeski, right wing, and Blue Angel No. 4, Lt. Rob Kurrle, slot, had

  • Build...Teach...LEAD: USAFWS takes new approach to generating leaders

    The U.S. Air Force Weapons School recently modified its syllabus to reflect that it is not only the Air Force's most challenging tactical training, but also a program designed to produce the Air Force's next generation of great leaders.The Weapons School has commonly been thought of as a leadership

  • Commentary - Parents can help children prevent cavities

    More than four million children are born each year in the United States. Current statistics show that more than half of these children will have cavities by the time they reach second grade. In recognition of this fact and to promote February as the National Children's Dental Health Month, we want

  • HAWC strives to improve lifestyles

    Many factors go into total well-being, and the Nellis Health and Wellness Center offers a wide variety of programs and activities to help Nellis personnel achieve their personal goals."The mission of the HAWC is to maintain and improve the physical, social and mental well-being of the Nellis

  • Nellis hosts 100 students for National Job Shadow Day

    The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center participated in National Job Shadow Day by hosting 100 Clark County students Feb. 2. Just over ten years ago, Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, created National Job Shadow Day. Today, numerous businesses participate in the National Job Shadow Day in order to

  • Resiliency team opens 'Bounce' web page

    The Nellis Mental Health Resiliency Element opened a new web page designed to be a one-stop shop for information on helping resources Feb. 15. The vision for the web page, named "Bounce," is to promote balanced, healthy, self-confident people whose resilience enables them to excel in a time of high

  • Nellis AFB responds to Nellis Dunes dust study

    On Jan. 27, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office announced the results of a dust emissions study for the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area (NDRA). This study, conducted as part of a regulatory dust mitigation plan by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, identified elevated levels of

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