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  • 57th Wing earns 12th AFOUA

    For the 12th time in its history, and for the sixth consecutive 2-year period, Air Force officials endorsed the 57th Wing as among the very best, as it earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2015.The mission statement of the 57th WG, the U.S. Air Force's most diverse

  • ‘Ultimate Summer’ ends with new car giveaway

    "Is this a joke?" were the only words Carlos Del Valle could get out of his mouth after being told over the phone that he won the 99th Force Support Squadron's Ultimate Summer Giveaway grand prize of a brand new 2015 Volkswagen Jetta during the event's finale celebration here Sept. 22."It's not a

  • Gone but not forgotten: Nellis honors POWs, those MIA

    The year is 1944 and George Kielak fights in the Polish army during the Warsaw Uprising. For 63 days he and his comrades fight to liberate World War II Warsaw, Poland, from Nazi Germany occupation."In the Polish army I carried ammunition and messages to our brigades," said Kielak. "I also caught a

  • Nellis holds first NCO induction ceremony

    The first NCO induction ceremony at Nellis AFB was held recently at the Thunderbird hangar here Sept. 18.There were approximately 380 staff sergeant selects in attendance, not including Airmen assigned to Creech Air Force Base."When I first got to Nellis AFB I found out that we didn't do (NCO

  • Special mission aviator earns coveted award

    Staff Sgt. Sven Raemer, a special mission aviator assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron, was recently awarded the Staff Sgt. Henry "Red" Erwin Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member Airman of the Year Award.The annual award is given to an enlisted aircrew member for their outstanding accomplishments

  • Defense Secretary Ash Carter visits Nellis

    Defense Secretary (Dr.) Ash Carter visited the base Aug. 26 to observe Red Flag 15-4 operations and speak to Airmen and coalition partners about the future of the force and innovation.While at Nellis Air Force Base, the secretary visited the 414th Combat Training Squadron, toured the Combined Air

  • Bogdan shines light on F-35 program

    The American Flag hangs from the draps over two F-35 Lightning II's as florescent light fills the hangar. Two grandstands sit coinciding to each other full of eager Airmen and civilian contractors as they wait for Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan as he will update them on the future of the program.As

  • Continuing evolution: 75 years of Nellis History

    Closing in on its 75th anniversary, Nellis AFB has stood the test of time. Although the Las Vegas Army Air Field opened in 1941, the base's roots can be traced back to a little over a decade earlier when a new airfield opened in the barren desert of Las Vegas.Pop Simon, a local fuel distributor and

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