March 7, 2019 Nellis plastic surgery – more than just cosmetic The 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas offers a wide range of services to maintain Airman readiness and care to their families. What many may not know, is the importance of their plastic surgery practice.
March 4, 2019 AFREP saves Nellis $3.6M Searching through a pile of unserviceable components waiting their inevitable fate, expert Airmen rescue multiple high-value items to repair at no cost to the Air Force.
Feb. 26, 2019 Interagency exercise boosts medical readiness The 99th Medical Group (MDG), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) participated in a federal coordination exercise Feb. 19, simulating a mass airlift operation to extract casualties following a disaster.
Feb. 1, 2019 Red Flag adjusts for today’s challenges The 414th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), which oversees Red Flag, is making changes to the exercise for improved efficiency.
Jan. 25, 2019 JSTARS surveillance provides Green Flag eyes in sky Circling the desert southwest, an E-8C Joint STARS (JSTARS) aircraft provides all-weather radar to track potential threats for Green Flag ground forces Jan. 24 at the U.S. Army National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California.
Jan. 18, 2019 COMACC: Nellis to shift training to address higher-end adversaries The commander of Air Combat Command spoke about the future of Nellis Air Force Base, Neveda, and the Nevada Test and Training Range while hosting the Combat Air Force Weapons and Tactics Conference Jan. 7-18.
Jan. 2, 2019 U-2 makes rare appearance at Nellis Gliding over the skies of Southern Nevada at an altitude of approximately 70,000 feet, an all-black, single jet engine aircraft dubbed the Dragon Lady travels to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Dec. 14, 2018 328th WPS tackles WSINT from space The Weapons School Integration (WSINT) exercise involves a multitude of aircraft, including fighter jets, cargo planes, bombers; however, the 328th Weapons Squadron (WPS) has a different perspective of the battlefield during the week-long exercise.
Dec. 4, 2018 Semi-annual meeting between Nellis, 17 Native American tribes Base leadership and 17 Native American tribes came together for their semi-annual meeting, visited the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and came to Nellis to celebrate Native American Heritage Month Nov. 28-30.
Nov. 30, 2018 Nellis opens new, improved veterinary treatment facility A new veterinary treatment facility opened Nov. 14 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.