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  • CATM puts shots on target

    Lying down in the Nevada desert on a blistering summer afternoon, palms sweaty and adrenaline running throughout the body, you hear "contact front!" Breathing heavily, a slow release of air drains from the lungs and you pull on a sliver of brass, ejecting a bullet on a one-way trip to its

  • AMU ‘Strikes’ Nellis with mission-ready aircraft

    The blazing rays of the hot summer sun beat down on them as they work. The heat is reflected off the pavement. Greasy hands grip onto tools, which could become scalding if left sitting in the sun for even a short period of time.Despite temperatures moving the mercury well into triple digits, the

  • CJCS, USA Basketball leaders enlighten Nellis Airmen

    Several hundred Nellis AFB Airmen gathered for an inside look at a leadership panel held inside the 757th Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar here Aug. 13.Among the panel was the highest-ranking service member in the Department of Defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army

  • NDI: Seeing things unseen by human eyes

    Pilots often fly through the air at speeds well over 1,000 miles per hour, causing them to look like gray blurs slicing through the sky.At Nellis AFB, they often fly over vast miles of empty desert during routine training missions.In the blink of an eye, something could go wrong; the pilots could

  • MOFMC offers services for breastfeeding moms

    Often times, active duty moms can find themselves struggling to provide nourishment for their child due to time constraints, lack of support, stress, or just the constant tug and pull of military life.With the month of August designated as National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the Mike O'Callaghan

  • Retired CMSgt, GS employee retires after 52 years

    The year is 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy signs a law for equal pay for equal work for men and women, Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous "I have a dream" speech while addressing a civil rights march at Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., and The Beatles released their first single in

  • NAFB education office informs Airmen about choices

    Part of being an adult is making hard decisions. For some, the decision to go back to school and pursue a degree can be a daunting one. Since the cost of attaining higher education can make college not financially possible for many, the decision to go could be pushed to the wayside.Fortunately for

  • 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