USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • B-52 crew comfort seating inbound: 49th TES conducts testing

    AFGSC/A5N – Commercial Capabilities & Integration & Transition Division, the 49th TES, &industry partners completed a flight test Monday, Nov. 3, to evaluate an adaptive seat cushion for the B-52H, designed to reduce fatigue & improve aircrew performance during long-duration missions.

  • SF-WTIC graduates forge tactical excellence at Nellis

    Class 25-A of the Security Forces Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, or SF-WTIC, graduated Aug. 8 at Nellis Air Force Base after 18 weeks of rigorous training designed to produce expert tacticians and integrators for the Security Forces career field.SF-WTIC develops weapons and tactics

  • 2020 Vice Chief’s Challenge winners announced

    The challenge, which launched in February 2020, focused on identifying time-consuming tasks that provide the least direct value to generating combat effects; proposing innovative solutions to streamline current processes through the novel application of technology; and partnering directly with

  • Team Whiteman takes to Nellis AFB skies, kicks off RF-N 21-1 as lead wing

    Team Whiteman launched four B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers and sent a large contingent of personnel to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to lead Red Flag 21-1, starting Jan. 25.Although participating in the large force exercise is not unfamiliar to Whiteman, it is the first time in years the 509th Bomb

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