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57th MXG locked, loaded

Airman 1st Class Maurice Isom, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, tightens the connection between an inert missile and an aircraft during a quarterly weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 10, 2014. Load crew competitions are held to provide weapons personnel the opportunity to display their war-fighting skills and to unveil the best weapons load crew for a particular quarter during the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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57th MXG locked, loaded

Airman 1st Class Jacob Varner, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Thunder Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, checks over inert weapons that have been loaded onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a quarterly weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 10, 2014. While recognizing superior performers, load crew competitions also help keep weapons loaders’ skills sharp and ready for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)
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57th MXG locked, loaded

Staff Sgt. Jared Clark, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Flanker Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-15 Eagle weapons load crew chief, prepares an inert missile for loading during a quarterly weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 10, 2014. Load crew competitions are held four times a year, in addition to an annual competition, to see which load crew can correctly load their weapons the fastest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)
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‘Line-D’: Delivery service of munitions world

Senior Airman Miguel Vega, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions line delivery crew chief, prepares to drive out to the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 19, 2014. After armed jets return from missions, ‘Line-D’ Airmen also perform reconciliations, or munitions inventories, to account for expended weapons and determine transport requirements for unused munitions off the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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‘Line-D’: Delivery service of munitions world

Senior Airman Miguel Vega, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions line delivery crew chief, transports munitions at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 19, 2014. Line delivery, or ‘Line-D,’ Airmen must maintain a speed of 10 miles per hour or less to ensure the munitions they are towing remain intact. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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‘Line-D’: Delivery service of munitions world

Master Sgt. Donald King, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions line delivery NCO in charge, and Senior Airman Miguel Vega, 57th MXS munitions line delivery crew chief, inspect munitions after dropping them off on a munitions holding pad at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 19, 2014. Nellis accounts for approximately 40 percent of Air Combat Command’s total munitions expenditures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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‘Line-D’: Delivery service of munitions world

Senior Airman Miguel Vega, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions line delivery crew chief, opens a lock to enter a munitions holding pad at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 19, 2014. When exercises like Red Flag kick off at Nellis, line delivery Airmen transport approximately 50,000 pounds of munitions every day between the munitions storage area, flight line, and holding pads. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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‘Line-D’: Delivery service of munitions world

Senior Airman Miguel Vega, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions line delivery crew chief, hooks up a light cable to a munitions trailer at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 19, 2014. To ensure their trucks and trailers are able to safely make multiple trips transporting munitions from the munitions storage area to the flight line – a distance of approximately eight miles – each driver is held responsible for the daily accounting and maintenance of their equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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‘Line-D’: Delivery service of munitions world

Senior Airman Miguel Vega, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions line delivery crew chief, inspects munitions on his trailer before heading out to the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 19, 2014. Line delivery, or ‘Line-D,’ Airmen deliver all of the munitions assets from the munitions storage area to aircraft on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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nellis patient advocates

Master Sgt. Bryan Anderson, 99th Medical Group patient advocate, speaks with a patient at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 15, 2014. Patient advocates are located in each clinic and at the group level to help patients with any medical concerns they need help alleviating after seeing their provider. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed)
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AFAS helps ease financial stress

Hiroko Bush, 99th Force Support Squadron community readiness consultant, accepts a Nellis Airman’s Air Force Financial Aid Society application at the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 17, 2014. The AFAS provides interest-free loans to assist Airmen with basic living expenses, emergency travel, vehicle expenses, funeral expenses, medical and dental procedures, child-care costs, moving expenses and miscellaneous expenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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64th Aggressors fly high

Tech. Sgt. Bradley Schuster, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, salutes a 64th Aggressor Squadron pilot before the aircraft taxis to the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 5, 2014. The Viper AMU is responsible for maintaining, launching and recovering the F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)
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64th Aggressors fly high

Royal Air Force Sqn. Ldr. James Jody McMeeking, an exchange pilot assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron, prepares for flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 5, 2014. McMeeking is part of the Military Personnel Exchange Program between the RAF and the U.S. Air Force. The program is designed to build relationships necessary to ensure personnel from the two countries are able to work together effectively and efficiently in future operations. McMeeking will be assigned to the 64th AGS for the next three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)
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CAAs help shed light on career options

Senior Master Sgt. Tonya Joyce (left) and Master Sgt. Marcy Holland, both 99th Force Support Squadron career assistance advisors, are available to help Airmen stationed in Southern Nevada and geographically separated units throughout the region with information about retraining and transitioning out of military service. Although the CAAs can work with Airmen one-on-one, they disseminate information through various seminars and classes they conduct, which includes the Informed Decision Seminar, Retraining 101, NCO and Senior NCO Professional Enhancement Seminars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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Microchips help return lost furry friends

Dr. Michael Simpson, a Department of Army Civilian Veterinary medical officer, scans a new microchip to receive its embedded code at the Nellis Veterinary Treatment Facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 20, 2014. If a microchipped pet is lost, the code retrieved from the database helps reunite them with their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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Microchips help return lost furry friends

Dr. Michael Simpson, a Department of Army Civilian Veterinary medical officer, scans ‘P.J.,’ a military working dog, for a microchip number at the Nellis Veterinary Treatment Facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 20, 2014. Military working dogs are required to have microchips due to frequent international travel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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99th CES ‘plumbers’ keep mission flowing

Staff Sgt. Alan Franklin, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels systems maintenance craftsman, uses a hand auger, or plumbing snake, to unclog a drain pipe at the Nellis Inn on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 19, 2014. The pipe Franklin was unclogging was the main drain for six other lodging rooms, which were not available for guests to stay in until the clog abated. The water and fuels systems maintenance shop is comprised of approximately 35 Airmen and civilians who work around-the-clock to take care of the base’s fire suppression systems, backflow prevention systems, plumbing systems, and the natural gas hydrants, pipes, tanks and valves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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99th CES ‘plumbers’ keep mission flowing

Staff Sgt. Alan Franklin, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels systems maintenance craftsman, loosens a screw on a drain pipe in order to reach the cleanout of the pipe at the Nellis Inn on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 19, 2014. Once Franklin could reach the cleanout, he was able to unclog the pipe without taking it out of the wall or replacing it. Since January 2014, Franklin and other water and fuels systems maintenance technicians have completed 1,860 job orders and spent 5,634 preventative-maintenance hours to ensure the base’s continuous water flow is uninterrupted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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99th CES ‘plumbers’ keep mission flowing

Staff Sgt. Alan Franklin, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels systems maintenance craftsman, cuts a hole in the wall to get to a drain pipe at the Nellis Inn on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 19, 2014. Once the hole was cut, Franklin was able to unclog the drain pipe without taking it out of the wall or replacing it. Franklin and other water and fuels systems maintenance technicians are responsible for taking care of all the fire suppression systems and backflow prevention systems, in addition to all of the plumbing systems on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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No money, no mission: ACC’s busiest CPTS keeps Nellis, Creech in check

Airman 1st Class Olga Buzhak, 99th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, processes paperwork in the vault at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 18, 2014. The Nellis finance office, which has the largest customer flow of all Air Combat Command bases, fields anywhere from 150-200 customer inquiries every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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