FEATURES

  • Red Flag Rescue offers comprehensive, unique training

    Red Flag is the premier joint air combat exercise for U.S. Air Force members and many international partners, but one aspect of this elite training focuses on what happens if that air combat goes wrong. The Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialists of the 414th Combat Training Squadron

  • New Navy Skipper takes command at Las Vegas NOSC

    It is a little unknown fact that Las Vegas has a U.S. Navy component. The Las Vegas Naval Operational Support Center, Reserve Center, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., has some 270 reserve sailors and 16 full time active duty support staff. With 10 Naval units supporting the active duty component, the

  • Crosswinds beefs up for Red Flag 14-2

    As Red Flag 14-2 gears up, so does the Crosswinds Dining Facility. Red Flag exercises bring in service members from other Air Force units, U.S. military services and allied nations. There are approximately 100 aircraft participating in Red Flag 14-2 from around 20 units with more than 1,100 people.

  • Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports Camp promotes bravery, courage

    Teamwork, hardship and determination pushes warriors to feel at ease.Approximately 50 Air Force wounded warriors from around the country participated in an introductory adapted sports camp here Feb. 24 to Feb. 28.There are a variety of sports selected specifically to introduce wounded warriors to

  • Desert Eagle RV Park has plenty to offer

    A secure, family friendly park that provides fun in the sun and a place to meet new friends, the Desert Eagle RV Park is available for active duty, retired military and civilians with base access to use.The Park is located on the hospital side of Nellis AFB directly behind the Mike O'Callaghan

  • Air terminal Airmen move essential supplies

    The 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron air terminal and passenger movement section provides support to Nellis AFB for normal operations as well as for exercises such as Red Flag and Green Flag.During standard operations and during exercises, the air terminal staff processes duty passengers and

  • 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