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June 3, 2019
Airman, student, father goes above and beyond in the face adversity

The roaring sound of a B-52 flying overhead may have motivated young Nicholas Forester to one day join the Air Force, but being raised by a single father that worked all day to support his family is what motivated Nicholas to become the father he is now.
May 28, 2019
Gunsmoke: Revolutionized

U.S. Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) squadrons and various maintenance and special operations units competed in Gunsmoke at Nellis AFB, May 15.
Feb. 26, 2019
Interagency exercise boosts medical readiness

The 99th Medical Group (MDG), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) participated in a federal coordination exercise Feb. 19, simulating a mass airlift operation to extract casualties following a disaster.
Feb. 8, 2019
USAFWC breaks ground on Virtual Test and Training Center

Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander and Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, broke ground Feb. 8 on the Virtual Test and Training Center (VTTC), which will enable full-spectrum readiness through next-generation battlespace environments.
Feb. 1, 2019
Red Flag adjusts for today’s challenges

The 414th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), which oversees Red Flag, is making changes to the exercise for improved efficiency.
Jan. 18, 2019
COMACC: Nellis to shift training to address higher-end adversaries

The commander of Air Combat Command spoke about the future of Nellis Air Force Base, Neveda, and the Nevada Test and Training Range while hosting the Combat Air Force Weapons and Tactics Conference Jan. 7-18.
Nov. 26, 2018
Nellis leadership serves Thanksgiving dinner

Leadership and their families from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., served Thanksgiving dinner on Nov, 22 at the Crosswinds Inn dining facility.
Dec. 14, 2017
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
July 24, 2017
SecAF: Nellis is where we bring it together

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited Nellis and Creech Air Force bases July 17-21 to meet with Airmen and witness Red Flag ,the U. S. Air Force‘s premiere air-to-air training exercise.
Feb. 1, 2017
A-10 pilots, Army brigade combat teams train at Green Flag 17-03

Pilots from the 74th Fighter Squadron prepared for future deployments while participating in Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 13 - 27, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.GFW is an air-land integration exercise that gives Air Force pilots a chance to conduct realistic close air support in a joint training