June 3, 2025 Airmen participate in 24-hour TACP memorial run honoring fallen heroes Airmen came together for a continuous 24-hour Tactical Air Control Party memorial run at the Warrior Fitness Center outdoor track on Nellis, May 15 and 16, honoring TACP Airmen who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
May 29, 2025 Nellis Celebrates 75th Anniversary Renaming Airmen and community members gathered at the Warrior Fitness Center for the unveiling of the new Nellis heritage panel during the 75th anniversary of the renaming of Nellis Air Force Base on May 20. The panel stands as a permanent tribute to 1st Lt. William Harrell Nellis, who was killed in action
May 19, 2025 Nelson takes command advanced C2 training squadron The 705th Training Squadron welcomed a new commander Tuesday during a formal change of command ceremony as Lt. Col. Matthew “Blanks” Nelson succeeded Lt. Col. Ben “Dragon” Lee in leading one of the U.S. Air Force’s most influential advanced command and control training units.
May 9, 2025 Beach Rescue to Ranger Tab: Journey of an Airman Leader “I saw a life on the line and did what needed to be done.”Before he earned the coveted Ranger tab, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trevor Thrasher-an aerospace medical technician at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, was ankle-deep in red-flag surf near his hometown of San Clemente, California, unaware
May 1, 2025 Capt. Joel Gentz Memorial Sent from Nellis to Kirtland AFB Airmen from the 58th RQS and the 79th RQS worked together to safely deliver the Gentz memorial to Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.
April 29, 2025 Inaugural CAF LOGTAC advances combat logistics, readiness Air Combat Command hosted the inaugural Combat Air Forces Logistics Tactical Conference at the Air Force Warfare Center, April 11-23, 2025.
April 25, 2025 C2WAC Goes Global: Largest class to date unites allied warfighters in UK hosted course The Command and Control Warrior Advanced Course was held outside of the United States for the first time. The most recent iteration, which is customarily held at Hurlburt Field, Fla., was held at Royal Air Force Waddington in the United Kingdom and had nearly equal numbers of coalition and U.S.
April 22, 2025 2025 First Quarter Weapons Standardization Load Crew Competition Teams from the 57th, 757th, and 857th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons competed in the 1st Quarter Load Crew Competition Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 18, 2025.
April 17, 2025 Red Horse Airmen Reunite with Family During Redeployment Both the 820th and 555th Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer Squadrons' mission during a six-month deployment to the Pacific Theater included site assessment, design, planning, procurement and construction.
April 17, 2025 Hometown Hero 2025 Hometown Hero is a program founded by the Thunderbirds to give back to the notable individuals within the local community and give selected candidates a special opportunity to fly with them in the backseat of one of their F-16s.