USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • 99th Mission Support Group presents 3rd Quarter Awards

    U.S. Air Force Col. Harley P. Thompson, left, commander of the 99th Mission Support Group (MSG), and Chief Master Sgt. Scott Castrovinci, Senior Enlisted Leader of the 99th MSG, right, present the Company Grade Officer of the Quarter award to Capt. Curtis Rosebery, a vehicle management flight

  • 57th Wing thanks maintenance with barbecue

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Tegan Cambier, an F-35A Lightning II pilot with the 65th Aggressors Squadron, left, and Capt. Spence Russi, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 64th Aggressors Squadron, hand out barbecue to maintainers assigned to the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 28,

  • 6th CTS trained alongside U.S. Marines for the first time during MWX

    The U.S. Air Force 6th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), based at Nellis AFB, Nevada, trained alongside U.S. Marines for the first time during a recent Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Warfighting Exercise (MWX) exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug.

  • 800th RED HORSE Group hosts Qatar Emiri Corps of Engineers

    Members from the Qatar Emiri Corps of Engineers, and Airmen assigned to the 800th REDHORSE Group, pose for a photo during a visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 23, 2024. U.S. military participation with allies and partners in events like this visit demonstrate and strengthen our shared

  • Honorary commander induction ceremony

    From left, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Lawrence Sullivan, commander of the 57th Wing, Mr. Donald Logan, president and COO of the Las Vegas Aviators, and Maj. Brian Miller, commander of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) F-22 Division, pose for a photo during the honorary commander induction

  • 58th RQS Airman receives Airman’s Medal

    U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Mills, commander of the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), gives opening remarks at an Airman’s Medal award ceremony at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Aug. 26, 2024. Mills is responsible for organizing, training and equipping a wing comprised of 25 squadrons to provide

  • 6th CTS, USMC joint integration exercise

    From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Colin Whitworth, Staff Sgt. Benjamin McFatridge, 6th Combat Training Squadron joint terminal attack control instructors, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Lowery, fires and effects coordinator for the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, discuss operations

  • Air Force examines emerging tactics during Bamboo Eagle

    More than 10,000 personnel from the Department of Defense, the United Kingdom, and Australia participated in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a combat-representative exercise including operational test and evaluation experts from the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron. The OT&E experts’ mission was to

  • Nellis maintainers rescue five lives from Zion flash flood

    What started out as a normal hiking trip to Zion National Park for seven Airmen from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, turned out to be a life-changing moment, not only for them but for the group of hikers they saved on Aug. 17.

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