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Aug. 2, 2022
Retired Col. John “JB” Stone visits Nellis AFB to present Red Flag-Nellis award in his honor

Retired Col. John “JB” Stone presented the Capt. John Stone award for ‘Outstanding Mission Commander’ to Capt. Paul “Bullet” Young, a pilot assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, during the Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 culmination ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 28,
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.
Oct. 31, 2019
29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

The 29th Weapons Squadron recently tackled phase three of the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course in Colorado, from October 12 - 27. The 29th WPS at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, a detachment from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nevada, is home to the course.
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.
April 30, 2019
3-time ace, World War II, Vietnam War veteran visits Nellis

Retired Col. Clarence Anderson, highest scoring living ace, visited Nellis AFB for a meet and greet with leadership and Airmen, April 25 at the Nellis Club.
March 22, 2019
Pilot’s first Red Flag experience at Nellis

Capt. Kyle Benham, 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II fighter jet pilot, participated in his first Red Flag March 8-22 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
Dec. 20, 2016
USAFWS Class 16-B executes JFEX

Joint forcible entry is a U.S. Air Force Weapons School large-scale air mobility exercise in which participants plan and execute a complex air-land operation in a simulated contested battlefield.

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Retired Col. John “JB” Stone visits Nellis AFB to present Red Flag-Nellis award in his honor

Red Flag 20-1 Hill AFB night operations

29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

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

3-time ace, World War II, Vietnam War veteran visits Nellis

Pilot’s first Red Flag experience at Nellis

USAFWS Class 16-B executes JFEX

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