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May 28, 2025
Fueling the force: Nellis first in the Air Force to approve food trucks in munitions areas

Food trucks began serving the geographically separated areas of Nellis Air Force Base on Feb. 24, filling a void in dining options for munitions and maintenance Airmen.After months of coordination between 57th Wing leadership, weapons safety experts, legal advisors and the Army and Air Force
Sept. 24, 2024
Nellis AFB conducts active shooter exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthonyo Kinchrice, left, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Turpin, both 99th Security Forces Squadron specialist investigators, inspect a room during an exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 13, 2024. The Department of the Air Force is dedicated to preparing mission ready
Aug. 9, 2024
Bamboo Eagle tests pilots preparation, skill, F-35 capabilities

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Pilots from the 34th Fighter Squadron are bringing the fifth-generation airpower of the F-35A Lightning II to the simulated combat of Bamboo Eagle 24-3.Following Red Flag, which ran from July 22-Aug. 2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., the squadron forward deployed to a “spoke”
Dec. 12, 2022
Air Force supports Army integrated joint force Warfighter exercise, MCTP validates 3rd and 40th IDs readiness

U.S. Air Force Airmen supported Warfighter exercise 23-2 enabling the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program to validate the readiness of both the 3rd Infantry Division and 40th Infantry Division, and their respective subordinate units.
Nov. 17, 2022
US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition

“Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise.
Nov. 4, 2022
Lead Wing drills down on ACE C2

The 366th Fighter Wing lead wing command and control Airmen participated in the Lead Wing Command and Control Course Nov. 1-4.
Sept. 15, 2022
Hurlburt Wing takes ACE C2 to the next level for Lead Wings

For almost a decade, U.S. defense officials have deemed the return of great-power competition to be the most significant challenge to U.S. national security. As a result, the Department of Defense's leadership is taking bigger and bolder steps to maintain the U.S. military and technological edge
April 25, 2022
The Blueprint: Roadmap to Enlisted Force Development

The Blueprint serves as a foundational document to link enlisted development - from entry to departure. This new document is one of 28 Enlisted Force Development Action Plan (EFD-AP) objectives focused on developing tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen … today.
April 19, 2022
VIRTUAL FLAG: Homeland Defense exercise sharpens skills, deters enemy aggression

VIRTUAL FLAG 22-2: Homeland Defense exercise was successfully executed at the 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operation Center, or DMOC, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed locations around the world from March 28 – Apr. 1.
March 4, 2022
Red Flag 22-2 showcases integration of Air Power

Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 is underway. Coalition partners have landed and the around-the-clock training has begun. This iteration will focus on tactical integration of cutting edge airpower. These efforts will reinforce the exercise's root purpose to provide junior combat air force aviators and partners