Nellis Air Force Base

USAFWC & NELLIS AFB PHOTOS

Sort By

Category

Show Advanced Options

Clear Filters |

EOD Deployed

Army Commendation Medal recipient Senior Airman Joshua Wilson, an EOD technician, operates a Talon robot while sitting in a Bradley fighting vehicle while on a mission in Eastern Iraq. The Talon robot is used to render IEDs safe by placing explosive charges on the IED with the arm of the robot. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Details Download

Top gun

Lt. Cmdr. Michael Wosje, 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-22 pilot, conducts a pre-flight inspection on Nellis’ newest edition to the Raptor family. “I got to fly this one in as soon as it was completed from the assembly line from Marietta, Ga.,” said Commander Wosje. He is the only Navy pilot flying the Raptor for the Air Force.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Brian Ybarbo)

Details Download

Fire truck maintenance

An Airman takes the bolts off the wheel of a fire truck for further inspection of the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Travis Edwards)

Details Download

Vehicle maintenance

Staff Sgt. James Nelson, 99th Vehicle Maintenance Flight, vehicle maintenance technician reinstalls a rod bearing after inspecting it for debris. Sergeant Nelson is trying to diagnose a “ knocking sound” coming from the engine bay during normal operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Travis Edwards)

Details Download

Fire truck maintenance

(left) Senior Airman Arun Sebastian and Airman 1st Class Demontinez Watts, both fire truck maintenance technicians for the vehicle management flight, pull a water-dispensing pipe from a fire truck to get to a malfunctioning power take-off control valve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Travis Edwards)

Details Download

A True Guardian Angel

Capt. Alex Keller, flight doctor, checks the blood pressure of his patient, Staff Sgt. Marvelle Canford, a mission controller for the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, for his initial flight physical. Being a flight doctor means Captain Keller also has to routinely work in the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Hospital during sick call.

Details Download

All in a Day's Work

The multi-crafted team of REDHORSE Airmen pose for a group picture outside their recently constructed facilities for the 42nd Attack Squadron and 11th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Steve Thomas / 820th REDHORSE

Details Download

All in a day's work

Senior Airman Ken Urey, structural craftsman for the 820th REDHORSE Squadron, attaches braces to secure roof panels onto the 42nd Attack Squadron’s new administration facility at Creech. The new building is just one of a series of projects REDHORSE is in the process of completing. U.S. Airt Force Photo by Capt. Steve Thomas

Details Download

Security forces back home from Iraq

Senior Airman Jason Geldrich, 99th Security Forces Squadron, returns home to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 12. Airman Geldrich holds his son, Jason Jr., for the first time while his wife, Becca, reunites her family. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)

Details Download

72 Nellis Airmen return from Iraq

Senior Airman Anthony Navejas, 99th Security Forces Squadron, is greeted by his wife, Jessica, and 12-day-old son, Hayden, as he returns to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., after an eight-month deployment to Iraq. Seventy-two security forces Airmen returned to Nellis Dec. 12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)

Details Download

72 Nellis Airmen return from Iraq

Families of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., security forces Airmen wait at base operations for their loved ones to return from Camp Bucca, Iraq, Dec. 12. Seventy-two Airmen from the 99th Security Forces Squadron returned after eight months helping the Army. Three of the Airmen received Purple Hearts for combat injuries suffered in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)

Details Download

Air Force clarinet quartet spreads holiday cheer

The clarinet quartet of the Air Force Band of the Golden West plays Christmas tunes at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 12. From left are Staff Sgt. Igor Poklad, Senior Airman Greg Gallant, Technical Sgt. Kevin Conners, and Technical Sgt. Frank Milicia. The four musicians, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., spent the day spreading holiday cheer at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Hospital, Base Exchange, Commissary, Lomie Heard Elementary School and several work centers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)

Details Download

Air Force clarinet quartet spreads holiday cheer

The clarinet quartet of the Air Force Band of the Golden West plays Christmas tunes at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 12. From left are Staff Sgt. Igor Poklad, Senior Airman Greg Gallant, Technical Sgt. Kevin Conners, and Technical Sgt. Frank Milicia. The four musicians, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., spent the day spreading holiday cheer at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Hospital, Base Exchange, Commissary, Lomie Heard Elementary School and several work centers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)

Details Download

Nellis Airman saves life

Senior Airman Christopher Alls, 99th Services Squadron Nellis Inn front desk clerk, updates the maintenance log. Airman Alls saved the life of a guest by using the Heimlich maneuver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry Reid Jr.)

Details Download

Maj. Gen Stephen Goldfein

Retired Lt. Gen. Winfield "Skip" Scott (left) of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing reunion group thanks Maj. Gen. Stephen Goldfein, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center outgoing commander, for a great tour. An F-22A Raptor is in the background. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kasabyan Austin)

Details Download

Airborne EOD

Nellis airborne explosive ordnance flight Airmen take part in a training exercise in the Nevada Test and Training Range Complex. The airborne EOD members are ready to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

Details Download

Lock and load

Airman 1st Class Jason Ossege, a 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist, closes the panels on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a pre-flight inspection on the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flightline July 26. The 57th Wing is the largest composite wing in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Kenny Kennemer)

Details Download

Nellis pararescuemen save six at Lake Mead

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Diola (left) checks his parachute, while Senior Airman Ryan Hatfield checks his medical bag. Both are members of the 58th Rescue Squadron at Nellis AFB. The two recently treated six people involved in a major automobile accident at Lake Mead, Nev. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Huddleston)

Details Download

Lighting the fire

Senior Airman Charles Scaperotto, 57th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion mechanic, relays information to his co-workers in the control cab during a full afterburner test of an engine that powers an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., has two engine Hush Houses that significantly reduce the amount of engine noise heard on and off the base during test runs. (U.S Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Darryl Barnes)

Details Download

Aligning engine before test

Staff Sgt. Carl Adee (right) and Staff Sgt. Randy James, 57th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion mechanics, use a little elbow grease to align an engine trailer with the thrust bed in a Hush House at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The engine is one of two that powers the F-15E Strike Eagle. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Darryl Barnes)

Details Download