NOISE ADVISORY: Weapons School Integration to be held Nov 20 - Dec 13

   NOISE ADVISORY

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Nellis Air Force Base                                                                                                                                   

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Nellis AFB, NV 89191

Phone: (702) 652-2750; Fax (702) 652-9838

www.nellis.af.mil

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Release No. 11202017

Date: November 20, 2017

Weapons School Integration to be held Nov 20 – Dec 13

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 Nov 20 to Dec 13.

More than 80 aircraft are scheduled to depart Nellis twice a day and may remain in the air for up to five hours during WSINT.  There may be night launches as well to allow air crews to train for nighttime combat operations.

WSINT is the culmination phase of the 6-month United States Air Force Weapons School, graduate-level instructor courses that provide the world’s most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment. WSINT provides an opportunity for all Weapons School students to come together and integrate the skills they learned in an realistic enviroment.

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