FEATURES

  • Airman uses passion to restore 'survivor' car

    In 1971 "Fury" was born. She had a smooth fuselage body painted in Spanish gold with four headlights, a horizontal grille and two doors. She came equipped with a nylon/foam seat and carpet, a clock, and concealed wipers.Her first owner was named Bill Bolton, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps

  • Think before you drink: LVAADD saves careers, lives

    On most Friday and Saturday nights, bars and nightclubs in Las Vegas are filled with people packed in like sardines. With the fog of alcohol clouding their minds, some Airmen might forget about the plan they devised for when they call it a night.Luckily for them and other Nellis Air Force Base

  • Defenders safeguard assets during Red Flag

    During every Red Flag exercise, an increased number of personnel and equipment finds its way here. Units from around the world come to experience and participate in the best training they can receive in the air, space and cyberspace realm of operations.When Red Flag begins, units trust one squadron

  • ‘Thunder’ rolls at Fort Irwin

    They stand in the sweltering summer sun on a lake bed as dry as chapped lips in wintertime. Silence stretches throughout the empty valley and the occasional breeze offers little relief from the unforgiving sun's rays. Beads of sweat trickle down their foreheads as they communicate by radio with the

  • Red Flag offers B-52 crews training that 'can't be beat'

    As the sun blazes through the cloudless sky, a suffocating heat touches down on the Nellis AFB flightline. A B-52 Stratosphere assigned to the 69th Bomb Squadron sits, awaiting pre-flight checks for its upcoming Red Flag mission.Red Flag provides realistic air combat missions in a training

  • Retired NCO enjoys life as small business owner

    On a hot summer afternoon, Alfredo Sibucao Jr. is rearranging a hat display in his Las Vegas-based retail store. He moves on to the jewelry case by the register and the mini-skateboards in the front window before officially opening for the day.He makes small talk with a passerby and offers her a

  • Nellis air terminal provides Red Flag 15-3 support

    When traveling, most people spend their time thinking about the upcoming adventure, chatting with their family or friends, or playing fun travel games to pass the time. Rarely do people think about the logistics of traveling, such as what maintenance is required to get the aircraft into the air or

  • ACE provides Airmen a voice, opportunity

    Hidden deep down, in the innards of a human body there's a voice that wants to be heard. More often than not, that voice is hidden so deep its kicking and screaming cannot be heard because of a fear of standing out from the crowd. For many junior enlisted Airmen, Nellis Air Force Base can be an

  • Avoid being swarmed, call pest management

    The room is dark and littered with shadows, the cool air offers relief from the sweltering heat outside and the sound of silence echoes throughout the vast room.The room is bare of any human presence; however, lurking in the shadows are some unwanted houseguests that roam around when nobody is home.

  • Man’s best friend keeps Nellis safe

    Moving rapidly from building to building, a valuable Air Force asset closes in on an adversary's location. The target manages to evade custody for only a matter of moments before the asset picks up the target's scent, discovers their exact location, and neutralizes the threat with brutal efficiency.