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  • Chaplain team keeps troops cool during Red Flag

    It was more than 100 degrees in the scorching desert sun, yet Chaplain (Capt.) David Knight and Staff Sgt. Shane Rushforth, 20th Fighter Wing and Air Expeditionary Wing, chaplain and chaplain assistant from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., were getting ready to go out into the heat.But first, they needed

  • Nellis congratulates installation quarterly award winners

    Nellis announced its outstanding performers for the second quarter July 23. The award winners are as follows:Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Holly Hughes, 432nd WingNoncommissioned Officer of the QuarterStaff. Sgt. Stephanie Berrios, 99th Air Base Wing Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the

  • 'Street Smart' comes to Nellis

    A United States Airman is back in his hometown for a party thrown in his honor. After having a few more beers than he intended, he decides to climb behind the wheel of his car, and forgets to buckle up. A crash ensues and he is thrown from the driver's seat and through the windshield. He has a

  • Red Flag provides unique training opportunities

    Four times per year, U.S. forces and allies from around the world gather at "The Home of the Fighter Pilot" to participate in Red Flag and gain coalition air combat experiences in a peacetime environment. They fly together on the Nevada Test and Training Range here, the U.S. Air Force's premiere

  • Green Flag prepares Airmen, Soldiers for joint fight

    As he flies a combat air patrol over the cities of Medina Wasl and Medina Jabal, Capt. James Russell pushes up the throttle on his F-16. His $20 million aircraft is running low on fuel and a KC-135 is standing by in the distance to top off the tanks, but it will have to wait. Soldiers are pinned

  • Housing organizations' partnership proven effective

    Roughly 6,000 people call Nellis Air Force Base their home, and housing on base has a 97% occupancy, one of the highest for Air Force bases in the United States. In the last six months alone, an estimated 700 to 800 people new to the area came through the Housing Management Office, which briefed the

  • Nellis officers visit Coronado Navy bases

    Members of the Nellis Air Force Base Company Grade Officers' Council got a hands-on look at the capabilities of the U.S. Navy July 15-17. During a CGOC visit to Navy units on Coronado Island, California, a group of junior Air Force officers saw special warfare training, landing and surface warfare

  • Nellis Airmen restore vandalized American flag

    For more than 200 years, the American flag has been a symbol of strength, unity, pride, and inspiration for our nation. The flag is a powerful symbol of liberty and freedom, especially for those who fight for and defend it. This is particularly true for one Nellis Airman and his wingmen from

  • Red Flag 10-04 kicks off July 19

    Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force conducts Red Flag 10-4 July 19-30.Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and

  • Pakistan Air Force arrives at Nellis for first Red Flag

    Members of the Pakistan Air Force arrived at Nellis Air Force Base July 16 to participate in Red Flag 10-4.  The U.S. Air Force is hosting approximately 100 Pakistan Air Force pilots, maintainers and support personnel at the world's premier large force employment and integration exercise July 17-31.

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