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  • Red Flag 17-3 to be held July 10 - July 28

    Southern Nevada residents may notice increased noise from military aircraft as the Air Force conducts Red Flag 17-3 from July 10 to July 28.   More than 80 aircraft are scheduled to depart Nellis twice a day and may remain in the air for up to five hours during Red Flag. There may be night launches

  • USAF Weapons School Activates F-35A Squadron

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The 6th Weapons Squadron will be activated as the F-35A Lightning II squadron for the United States Air Force Weapons School at 10:06 a.m. June 20, 2017.     The 6th WPS is projected to be the USAF Weapons School’s largest squadron by 2023, with 30 instructors and 24

  • Nellis AFB hosts Red Flag 17-3 July 10 – July 28, 2017

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – Southern Nevada residents; Nellis AFB is hosting Red Flag 17-3 here July 10 – 28, 2017. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space and cyber forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the

  • United States Air Force Weapons School Integration to be held May 22-June 14

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – Southern Nevada residents may notice increased noise from military aircraft as the Air Force conducts Weapons School Integration, also known as WSINT, from May 22 to June 14.More than 80 aircraft are scheduled to depart Nellis twice a day and may remain in the air for

  • Aviation Nation 2017 showcases “Breaking Barriers” Nov.11,12

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – Nellis Air Force Base is proud to present Aviation Nation 2017 on Nov. 11 and 12. The event is Air Combat Command’s closing celebration for the United States Air Force’s 70th Birthday. “We are excited to host the culminating event for Air Combat Command,” said Brig.

  • NEWS RELEASE: MQ-9A ABBREVIATED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

    JOINT BASE LANGLEY EUSTIS, Va. --  A pilot’s misprioritization of checklist tasks and failure to observe aircraft warnings led to the crash of an MQ-9A Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft on the Nevada Test and Training Range June 7, 2016, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated

  • HH-60G ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

    LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- The unintended closure of two helicopters and a pilot’s overcorrection to avoid collision resulted in the crash of an HH-60G helicopter and the injury of its crew on Aug. 18, 2016, at the Nevada Test and Training Range near Nellis AFB, Nev., according to an Air Combat

  • Precautionary road closure

       99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs4430 Grissom Ave. Suite 107Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada 89191702 652-2750 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - A Security Forces K-9 unit alerted on a vehicle at the Creech Air Force Base, Nevada main gate today at approximately 8:27 a.m.Air Force emergency response

  • 57th Weapons Squadron Commander Relieved of Duties

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The commander of the 57th Weapons Squadron was relieved of his position Feb 13.  Col. Michael Drowley, United States Air Force Weapons School commander, removed Lt. Col. Charles Polomsky, as commander of the 57th Weapons Squadron due to a loss of confidence in his

 

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