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  • First AFWERX storefront opens in Las Vegas

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, along with guest of honor Vice President Mike Pence as well as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein, opened the AFWERX-Vegas storefront Jan. 11 at the Howard Hughes Center in Las Vegas.

  • Vice President Mike Pence visits Nellis AFB

    Vice President Mike Pence made his way to Las Vegas Jan. 11 to attend the grand opening of the first AFWERX facility and visit the men and women of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

  • Local community spreads holiday cheer for base dormitory residents

    It’s beginning to feel a lot like the holiday season at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. On Dec. 13, more than 800 Nellis and Creech AFB dormitory residents came home to a plate of freshly baked holiday cookies.   The Nellis Area Spouses Club organized this year’s cookie drive to ensure Airmen living

  • NAFB host annual tribal meeting

    The 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Installation Management Flight along with Nellis Air Force Base senior leadership hosted the annual Native American Tribal meeting at the Club on Nov. 28. This year commemorates the 21st year of government to government partnership with 17 tribes with ancestral ties

  • Holiday season operational security

    Holiday vacation time is upon us, and many of us will be leaving the area. With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, sometimes we forget about common sense security practices. It is important to remember to practice good family Operational Security (OPSEC). What does OPSEC have to do with

  • 57th WG earns 13th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    For the thirteenth time in the 57th Wing’s history, and for the seventh consecutive two-year period, Air Force officials recently announced the wing, led by Brig. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, 57th Wing commander as among the very best as it earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period of

  • Local culinary art high school students bake cookies for Airmen

    Forty students from the Northwest Career and Technical Academy, Culinary Arts program spread pre-Thanksgiving holiday cheer by baking and delivering 10,000 assorted cookies to Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases Airmen during their visit here on Nov. 17, 2017. The Culinary Arts program is a four year

  • Crosswinds Inn gives thanks

    Members from the 99th Force Support Squadron's Crosswinds Dining Facility are busy preparing to serve hundreds of service members, civilians and retirees for their annual Thanksgiving lunch buffet Nov. 23 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.   The lunch buffet is open to all Department of Defense ID

  • 328th WPS cyber course revs up weapons officer development

    The U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Cyberspace Warfare Operations Weapons Instructor Course (CWO WIC), under the 328th Weapon Squadron, may have had its start just five years ago, but the cadre is wasting no time in innovating its curriculum to advance tactics and accelerate development of future

  • Aviation Nation 2017 begins

    The Nellis Air Force Base Aviation 2017 Air and Space Expo kicked off Veterans Day over clear Las Vegas skies.  The expo showcased numerous acts from past and present and provided the Southern Nevada community an opportunity to interact with Airmen over the weekend. This year’s event celebrates the

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