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April 8, 2021
Air Force unveils new mission statement

The Air Force released its new mission statement: To fly, fight, and win … airpower anytime, anywhere.
March 31, 2021
Captain Rebekah McLane to represent the 57th Wing at ACC Sword Athena 2021

Capt. Rebekah McLane, RC-135 Weapons Instructor Course instructor, assigned to the 8th Weapons Squadron, was selected to represent the 57th Wing at the Air Combat Command (ACC) Sword Athena 2021 (SA2021) Forum.
March 9, 2021
Air Force Chief of Staff visits Team Nellis

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and his wife, Mrs. Sharene Brown, visited Nellis Air Force Base March 2-4.
Jan. 26, 2021
2020 Maintenance Professional of the Year award ceremony at Nellis

The 2020 Maintenance Professional of the Year award ceremony was held at Nellis Air Force Base , Nevada, Jan. 20, 2021.
Dec. 11, 2020
Nellis celebrates newest U.S. Air Force Weapons School grads

Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, addresses graduates during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduation at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 10, 2020. Harrigian graduated from the USAFWS in 1995 and today is responsible for the air and missile
Oct. 25, 2020
Agile Flag 21-1: A chief's perspective

Agile Flag 21-1 is an experimental exercise that is testing the capability of a lead Wing level A-staff to employ mission generation, command and control, and base operating support elements from the MOAB, while supporting a forward operating base at Hurlburt Field, Florida, and a contingency
Oct. 21, 2020
ACC to conduct experiment testing agility and lead wing concepts during AGILE FLAG 21-1

Air Combat Command will conduct an experiment known as Agile Flag 21-1 from Oct. 21-29 to test agile combat employment and a new lead wing deployment concept.During Agile Flag 21-1, the 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, will test its ability to deploy as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing
Aug. 28, 2020
Gen. Mark Kelly takes command of ACC

Service members of Air Combat Command welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony Aug. 28 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Gen. Mark Kelly took command from Gen. Mike Holmes during a ceremony presided over by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. who shared
July 2, 2020
Guardian Angels support NASA launch

The 58th Rescue Squadron’s Guardian Angels assigned to Nellis Air Force Base made up the three-team Space Flight Support Force distributed amongst Patrick AFB, Fla., Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in support of the historic launch.
June 10, 2020
Hidden heroes: AFE equips USAFWS

A pilot’s final option in the case of an emergency is to eject. The split second following that ejection and the canopy flying off is the difference between life and death. The pilot is launched out of the cockpit at more than 10 times their own weight and attention to detail is all that separates