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  • Sun sets on Red Flag 14-1

    For the last two weeks the skies over Las Vegas have been constantly alive; a living, breathing, anthem of airpower signifying Red Flag is at full throttle. More than 120 aircraft, along with their supporting cast of international pilots, maintainers and intelligence officers set up shop on the

  • 13th Bomb Squadron brings global strike capability to Red Flag

    Gliding through the air like a phantom in the night, the B-2 Spirit evades enemy air defenses, finds its target, then unleashes its firepower only to slip away from the enemy as quietly as it came. During the years, Red Flag exercises have progressed from dog fight air-to-air combat training into

  • Nellis AFB Airmen have options to improve fitness scores

    Imagine standing in front of the 99th Air Base Wing Commander, Vice Commander, group commanders, squadron commanders here and telling them more than 300 Airmen failed the run portion, more than 130 failed the pushups portion, more than 70 failed the abdominal circumference portion, more than 30

  • HAWC offers tobacco cessation classes

    The Health and Wellness Center located in the Warrior Fitness Center is offering tobacco cessation classes to help Airmen and their families quit smoking.As outlined in AFI 40-102, Tobacco Use in the Air Force, the goal is to be a tobacco-free Air Force. According to the AFI, tobacco use is the

  • Metro warns Airmen about making improper donations to homeless people

    People in Las Vegas are accustomed to people holding signs and asking for food or money at red lights, gas stations and outside of eating establishments, but what people may not know is the negative consequences donating directly to those people may have on the homeless person and the city. Many

  • Aerospace medicine; more than just doctors

    Aerospace medicine does more than keep aircrews fit to accomplish their day-to-day operations. The 99th Aerospace Medicine Squadron performs a number of operations ranging from certifying aircrew medically to responding to medical emergencies on the flightline. They are also responsible for

  • Pride Patrol keeps Nellis trash-free

    Some people don't think twice before throwing their trash on the ground. To keep the installation clean, the pride patrol, operated by the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment shop, spends the better part of their day picking up what others throw on the ground.The pride patrol's purpose is

  • Watch your beer when enjoying holiday cheer

    Airmen are briefed about the Air Force's zero tolerance for drug abuse, but even if an Airman adheres to the policy, narcotics are still a threat in Las Vegas.During the holidays, service members may choose to spend their time with loved ones and friends in social settings. Las Vegas has an

  • Residents cut teeth on dental specialties

    Six dental officers begin their fifth month of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency Program at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center Dec. 2.The AEGD Residency is a 12-month training program focusing on comprehensive dentistry for general dental residents who are new to the Air

  • Airman survives conflict, gains perspective

    Serbian paramilitary forces surrounded Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during the Bosnian conflict, bombarding the city with heavy artillery in 1992. U.S Air Force Capt. Merima White, 99th Medical Operations Squadron Family Medicine Residency resident physician, then 9 years-old, survived the conflict