USAFWC & NELLIS News

  • NTTR presents 3rd quarter awards during commander’s call

    U.S. Air Force Col. Dane J. Gehrmann, commander of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), presents the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) to Capt. Jesse Nguyen, acquisition manager assigned to NTTR during a commander’s call at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 31, 2024. The MSM is presented to

  • NTTR Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Dane Gehrmann, Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) commander, delivers a speech during the NTTR change of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 13, 2024. As commander, he oversees a 2.9 million acre range and 12,000 square miles of airspace that make up the

  • Col. Rider retirement ceremony

    Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Michael McKinney presents Col. Michael Rider, former Nevada Test and Training Range commander, with a certificate of appreciation during a retirement ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 16, 2024. Rider was responsible for the planning and oversight of the

  • Nellis leaders, tribal reps visit Native American historical site

    Commanders from the 99th Air Base Wing, the 432nd Wing, and the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) met with six tribal representatives for an excursion to a Native American cultural site within the NTTR on March 21, 2021.Nellis AFB initiated its Native American Program 25 years ago to increase

  • JTACs integrate with 16th Weapons Squadron in close-air support exercise

    Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 8, 2020. The F-16s participated in an exercise during the close air support phase of their U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Weapons Instructor Course. Graduates of this

  • NTTR: Conservation through cooperation

    The NTTR and the 99th CES work closely with local, state, and federal environmental agencies to sustain the range while maintaining military capabilities. They employ teams of biologists, anthropologists and natural resource managers to ensure the impact on the range remains as minimally invasive as

  • NTTR: Training our way to victory

    Red Flag, an air-to-air combat exercise for pilots, and Green Flag, a ground combat training exercise, are two of the largest training operations in the Department of Defense. The NTTR enables training opportunities like these, while also providing a practice home to the U.S. Air Force Aerial

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