FEATURES

  • Airmen reach out to vets

    During these hard times in the world one word has been able to motivate people to do extraordinary things; hope. Hope is a word that has moved the people in our country to overcome personal bias and fear to do what is right. So when the Airmen from Team Nellis and Creech heard about the many

  • When pigs fly!

    At Red Flag 09-03, if you can't soar with the Eagles, you might as well root around with the Pigs. Six Royal Australian Air Force F-111C multirole fighters - affectionately known down under as "Pigs" - and their aircrews are flying "Blue Force" missions at Red Flag, making use of the swing-wing

  • Deployed Nellis Airman honors Tuskegee Airmen

    High over Germany, a B-17 Flying Fortress by the name of 'Round TWIP Wabbit & Thumper' moves into position on its potential bombing targets. Army Air Corps Flight Officer Gordon Hay Jr. is in the cockpit and with him is a small pack of maps, guides to avoid capture, and even local-language phrase

  • The Spirit of Tuskegee lives

    Capt. Matthew Quy was a B-52 Stratofortress pilot assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., when he purchased a damaged Boeing Stearman PT-13 plane, which came with a surprise. A childhood dream to own, the Stearman turned out to be a trainer aircraft for Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. This

  • Nellis' singer prepares to shine

    Being recognized as a singer isn't easy; it takes charisma, dedication and a voice that would make a polar bear melt. Every year, the Air Force looks for star vocalists who fit these special requirements, and every year they find people who exceed them. For the 2009 Tops in Blue team, Nellis was

  • Lomie Heard namesake remembered; honored by all

    The name "Lomie Heard" is legendary to generations of Air Force children who lived on Nellis AFB and attended the on-base school between 1950 and 2009. Ms. Heard impacted the lives of countless military children during her 21 years as principal of Nellis Air Force Base School, which was later,

  • Save green with AFREP

    The  Air Force Repair Enhancement Program shop is one of many pit stops for anyone needing a fix, ranging from aircraft parts to a 120-pin microchip on circuit card assemblies. With $1.3 million saved last year, this self-sustaining shop helps save dollars when a broken asset is repaired and

  • Living mascot boosts morale

    It's the image that resonates with the 525th Fighter Squadron from Elmendorf, Alaska: a beat-up yet hearty tan and white English bulldog on a blue and grey unit patch--but the mascot this squadron brought here with them to RED FLAG 09-2 can sit, roll over and even "shake, shake, shake" on

  • Tenant unit demonstrates training technology to future generations

    When an opportunity presented itself to impact the community, the staff at Detachment 13, a tenant unit offering in-depth training to aircraft maintainers of the F/A-22, A-10, HH-60, F-15 and MQ-1 platforms, jumped on this chance. Det. 13 is part of the 982nd Training Group's 372nd Training

  • Superstar gets super job

    A smile that can brighten the room, a personality that can motivate a snail and a determination that exemplifies the best of the Air Force core values are a few examples used to describe Master Sgt. Andrea Cowper. Sergeant Cowper was the 99th Air Base Wing command section superintendent when she was