USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • Nellis AFB leadership serve Thanksgiving meals at Crosswinds Dining Facility

    Leadership and Airmen assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, pose for a group photo after serving Thanksgiving meals at the Crosswind Dining Facility, Nov. 28, 2024. Every Thanksgiving, Nellis AFB leadership join the Crosswinds Dining Facility personnel in serving Thanksgiving meals for service

  • 57th Wing History: World War II Remains Identified

    The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently announced the identification of the remains of three World War II members of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, currently the 57th Wing’s 17th Weapons Squadron. U.S. Army Air Force Pvt. Bernard J. Curran of Lowell, Mass., Pfc. Bernard J. Calvi of North

  • 57th Wing leadership presents 3rd quarter award winners

    U.S. Air Force Col. Ethan E. Sabin, left, 57th Wing deputy commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason K. Trickey, right, 57th Wing command chief, present Senior Airman John Lee, a Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems technician assigned to the 57th Operational Support Squadron, with the Airman of the

  • Optimizing decision advantage through human-machine team experimentation

    The Department of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Functional Team hosted the first software sprint experiment to examine software solutions for enhanced command and control in conjunction with the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, at the Howard Hughes Operations, or H2O,

  • 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.

  • Weapons load competition at Nellis AFB

    Senior Airman Edward Steffon, left, weapons load crew evaluator, evaluates Airman First Class Genesis Perryman, an F-35 Lightning II weapons load crew member, as she prepares an inert bomb during the Quarterly Weapons Load Competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 4, 2024. Seven crews from

  • Nellis AFB conducts active shooter exercise

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthonyo Kinchrice, left, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Turpin, both 99th Security Forces Squadron specialist investigators, inspect a room during an exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 13, 2024. The Department of the Air Force is dedicated to preparing mission ready

  • Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

    U.S. Airmen pose for a group photo during a Suicide Prevention Awareness Month base wave-in at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 10, 2024. The Department of the Air Force is dedicated to taking the necessary steps to stop self-directed violence while promoting a professional caring environment of

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