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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
May 18, 2020
RED HORSE: heavy construction, self-sufficient, rapidly deployable force

To the unassuming eye, all that can be seen is dust and equipment energetically jetting around from one spot to the next.
Feb. 18, 2020
Red Flag 20-1 Hill AFB night operations

Near peer-level adversaries tested 421st Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, day and night in a multi-domain environment during Red Flag 20-1.
Dec. 27, 2019
USAFWS uses crew swaps to enhance training

The U.S. Air Force Weapons School fighter pilots are preparing for rigorous combat battle rhythms with the integration of rapid crew swap exercises. These exercises require aircrews and aircraft maintainers to launch and recover the jets in one-third the normal time.
Dec. 20, 2019
Bolt AMU: bringing the future faster

It all begins on the walls of a stereotypical conference room cluttered with large drawn out diagrams, procedures and step-by-step directions of how Bolt Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) gets their fleet of F-35A Lightning IIs mission-ready on a daily basis. Maintenance personnel and civilians are
Dec. 13, 2019
2 pararescue Airmen receive Silver Star Medals for gallant actions in Afghanistan

Two U.S. Air Force pararescue Airmen received the Silver Star Medal in a ceremony Dec. 13 here for gallantry in action against enemies of the United States while deployed to Afghanistan.
July 15, 2019
Red Flag 19-3: maintaining air superiority through teamwork

Southern Nevada residents may notice an increase in military aircraft activity from July 15 through Aug. 2 as Nellis begins Red Flag 19-3, one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat training exercises.
June 18, 2019
Weapons School: Multi-domain integration since 1996

The purpose of Weapons School Integration — the capstone event for each class of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) — hasn’t changed much over the years, but the capabilities, platforms and domains involved have.
June 17, 2019
Cyber domain increases WSINT readiness

A vast new battlefield has been created over the last few decades with the expansion of technology; a digital fight that isn’t touchable and reaches across the world in an instant.
Dec. 4, 2018
Semi-annual meeting between Nellis, 17 Native American tribes

Base leadership and 17 Native American tribes came together for their semi-annual meeting, visited the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and came to Nellis to celebrate Native American Heritage Month Nov. 28-30.