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  • 'Enola Gay' member highlights Air Force past, present.

    Some people today don't recognize his name, but Morris Jeppson played a part in shaping the world's history and the America's status as a superpower. As a second lieutenant assistant weaponeer aboard the "Enola Gay," Mr. Jeppson was to remove the safety plugs from the first nuclear bomb to be used

  • 99th Air Base Wing's new command chief sets atmosphere.

    The 99th ABW new command chief master sergeant held his first enlisted call here Nov.2 at the base theater. Chief Master Sgt. Robert Brooks came to Nellis last month from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., where he was the 30th Mission Support Group superintendent. Chief Brooks spoke on several hot topics

  • New Command Chief Master Sgt. takes reins of 99th Air Base Wing

    He didn't know what he wanted to do after graduating from high school. He never imagined that 21 years later he would hold the wing's highest enlisted position and be responsible for helping more than 6,500 Nellis Airmen rise to high expectations and provide a direct voice for them to the wing

  • GeoBase: keeping Nellis on the map

    For many people, whether they are traveling across the country or trying to get across town, maps are a tool to help them get where they are going. Thanks to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron's Geospatial Information Office, maps are the oil that helps the machine known as Nellis run smoothly.

  • Nellis' first-ever fire muster

    Strength. Grit. Endurance. An unwavering determination to bravely run into burning buildings when everyone else is running out. Not everyone possesses what it takes to be a firefighter day in and day out; but it won't stop Nellis Airmen from trying. As a conclusion to Fire Prevention Week, the

  • Softball sluggers help secure championship win

    Two Nellis Airmen were selected as part of the Air Force team to represent the service in the 2007 All-Armed Forces Women's Softball Championship held at Hill AFB Sept. 18 to 20. Staff Sgt. Sarah Ryan, an information manager with the 99th Air Base Wing, and Senior Airman Candace Dugo, a munitions

  • Incendiary Incident Inspires Heroism

    "Hero" -- a word many people throw around as an everyday compliment, but something few can actually claim to be. After saving an individual's life earlier this year, Senior Airman Steven Darling, a 99th Civil Engineer firefighter, has earned the right to be called a true hero. After returning to Las

  • Upper bunk by the barrack's wall

    "The profession of arms is one that demands special sacrifices," said Lt. Col. Douglas Larson, chief of commander's action group, 57th Wing. "Today we honor the men and women whose service resulted in their becoming prisoners of war and who are still missing in action. We commemorate their

  • Nothing will stop the U.S. Air Force!

    "Down we dive spouting our flames from under, off with one helluva roar!" Many have sang these lines dozens or even hundreds of times - in basic training and during numerous Air Force ceremonies, but there are few who have seen and heard what lies behind those words. This year, the Nellis firepower