CSAF presents General Lew Allen Award to Nellis Airman

A Nellis maintenance Airman was selected as a recipient of the General Lew Allen Jr. Award by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz during an award ceremony at the Pentagon Jan. 4, exactly one year after General Allen's passing away. Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Smith, the 57th Aircraft

New command chief at U.S. Air Force Warfare Center

Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Sealey is Nellis' newest command Chief Master Sergeant at the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center. Chief Sealey is the Warfare Center's fifth command chief since its re-designation in 2005. He arrived here Nov. 29, 2010, and he is looking forward to taking on his new position.

Nellis welcomes first newborn dependent of 2011

Nellis soars into shape for the new year

The Nellis Health and Wellness Center is set to begin its second annual Soar into Shape Wellness Competition 7 Jan.Soar into Shape is a 12-week competition designed to encourage and to motivate Airmen to exercise, lose weight and promote healthy living habits in a friendly competitive

Nellis 505th Operations Squadron, MCTOG, other joint partners prep Marines for Afghanistan

U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint fires experts joined Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group and other joint enablers at Camp Lejeune during a mission rehearsal exercise to prepare Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team-8 for its upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.Exercise Spartan Resolve, led by

Nellis spreads cheer through cookies

Throughout the year, the Las Vegas community comes together to support the men and women who serve in the Air Force and the holidays are no exception. Single Airmen living in the dormitories at Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases recently returned rooms to find a taste of home courtesy of the 2010

Nellis First Sergeants organize bicycle donations for Airmen and their families

Nellis hosts joint explosive detection training exercise for local canine units

Military working dog handlers from the 99th Security Forces Squadron worked with 25 canine teams from the Las Vegas area during an explosive detection training exercise here Dec. 16.Handlers and dogs from local casinos; Las Vegas Convention Center; Hoover Dam; Las Vegas Monorail; University of

Nellis one of nine bases running pilot project

Nellis has been selected as one of nine Air Force bases to run a pilot project, Caring for People.As the CfP coordinator for Nellis, Karen Wilson is enthusiastic about the project."My official position here is to help deployed Airmen, their families, and single Airmen with any issues or questions

RED HORSE Airmen donate gifts to Angel Tree

Airmen from the combat engineer unit of the 820th RED HORSE squadron at Nellis Air Force Base participated in the Angel Tree Program Dec. 15 at Cashman Field.For the past 15 years, the Angel Tree program has sponsored approximately 3,500 foster children across the United States each Christmas.