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Feb. 3, 2023
Red Flag night launch with civic leaders

Nellis Air Force Base senior leaders welcomed both civic leaders and honorary commanders to the base on Jan. 31, 2023, to observe the launch of U.S., joint and allied aircraft from the flight line during Red Flag-Nellis 23-1.
Nov. 17, 2022
US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition

“Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise.
July 29, 2022
AFA Legends Weave Together the Past, Present and Future

From the U.S. Air Force’s inception 75 years ago through today, there has been no shortage of visionaries who have selflessly and honorably served to drive the Air Force into the future. Five of these great leaders shared their wisdom and experiences with Airmen, during the Nellis Air Force Base leg
Dec. 21, 2021
F-15C Eagle Weapons School sunsets at Nellis

The United States Air Force is continuing to modernize its future fighter force, and part of that evolution includes the sunset of the F-15C Eagle division of the United States Air Force Weapons School Weapons Instructor Course.
Nov. 16, 2021
New MOMMC Emergency Department opens to support community, readiness

Military Health leaders and prominent members of the Las Vegas community came together at Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center’s newly constructed Emergency Room for a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 10, 2021.
Oct. 20, 2021
Nellis is doing its part in greening the desert through solar energy

Through the use of solar power, Nellis Air Force Base is mitigating its carbon footprint and limiting the effects energy has on climate change by producing 100% of the electricity needed to power the base during the day.
Sept. 7, 2021
Nellis, Creech teens win over $50K in scholarships

Five teens of active duty service members from Nellis and Creech air force bases received $5,000 and $50,000 scholarships for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. As part of a public health initiative, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services launched “Vax Nevada
May 5, 2021
Celebrating 80 years of elite simulated warfighter training

From wooden rifles to virtual reality, Nellis Air Force Base has used simulation to train warfighters for decades. Today, Nellis Airmen can step inside the new Virtual Test and Training Center, which uses advanced computer-generated models to simulate in-flight combat. On the contrary, during World
April 16, 2021
Reserve Airman makes history with innovative Project FoX/F-35 development

For the first time ever, Air Force personnel livestreamed F-35 data directly from the aircraft’s mission systems computers to a connected computer tablet during a ground test March 31, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The event was a milestone for the Fighter Optimization eXperiment (FoX), a
April 14, 2021
Nellis AFB is ‘centerpiece’ for Air Force modernization

Warfighters at Nellis Air Force Base are helping the United States Air Force build a more integrated and lethal force through Advanced Battle Management System development, the Air Force’s network solution to enable rapid decision-making that powers Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2).“A