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March 28, 2024

Nellis Air Force Base

  • Personnel are shown at Nellis Air Force Base on May 21, 2019.
    Warfare training zone or nature preserve? Battle waged for control of Nevada desert
    This vast stretch of desert north of Las Vegas is part of the largest wildlife refuge in the contiguous United States. As early as next year, the grounds could be reclassified and absorbed into another superlative: the largest military training area ...
  • Access panel drops off plane, falls into Las Vegas neighborhood
    A company that provides training services for the U.S. military says an access panel from one of its aircraft dropped off and fell into a Las Vegas neighborhood near Nellis Air Force Base. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was ...
  • Commander of Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis relieved of command
    The commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base in Southern Nevada has been relieved of his command due to what the service called ...
  • Members of the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, train at Nellis Air Force Base Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.
    Thunderbirds fly over Hollywood for ‘Captain Marvel’ movie
    The Thunderbirds air demonstration team will fly over Hollywood today to mark this week’s opening of the “Captain Marvel” movie, according to the team’s website. The flyover this afternoon will feature ...
  • Refueling tankers are shown on the tarmac during the Red Flag 18-1 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018.
    Mayor: NLV thriving, 2 new wings on way to Nellis
    North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee’s annual State of the City address on Tuesday included many of the usual elements of such a speech — a rundown of private and public ...
  • In this March 14, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, Thunderbird 4/slot pilot, left, and Staff Sgt. Michael Meister, Thunderbird 4 dedicated crew chief, await the signal to start their F-16 Fighting Falcon during a practice show at Nellis Air Force Base. Del Bagno was killed when his aircraft crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range while training on April 4, 2018.
    Report: Thunderbirds pilot blacked out before fatal crash
    An Air Force Thunderbirds pilot killed in a training crash in April blacked out during an extreme G-force maneuver, regaining consciousness only a moment before ...
  • Vice President Mike Pence, center, is accompanied by Sen. Dean Heller, left, R-Nev, and Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, Republican candidate for Nevada governor, after arriving at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.
    Pence stands alongside Heller, Laxalt during Las Vegas visit
    Vice President Mike Pence is spending the day in Las Vegas visiting Nellis Air Force Base with Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt and incumbent GOP Sen. Dean Heller. Laxalt and Heller joined Pence on Air Force Two once it landed at Nellis and exited the plane with the vice president, shaking hands and posing for photos with service members on ...
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range Oct. 19, 2009.
    Exercise means more planes flying out of Nellis AFB
    Las Vegas area residents might notice an increase in noise from military aircraft flying out of Nellis Air Force Base over the next two weeks. More than 80 aircraft will ...
  • Col. Paul J. Murray, commander of the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, is shown Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
    Nellis commander headed to Mideast says his time in Las Vegas has been rewarding
    Standing next to a 7-foot-tall replica of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign changed to read “Welcome to Fabulous 99th Air Base Wing” in his office, it’s clear the city has left a lasting impression on Col. Paul J. Murray, the outgoing commander of ...
  • The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the 2014 Aviation Nation open house at Nellis Air Force Base Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014.
    Thunderbirds resuming air shows after fatal Nevada crash
    The Air Force Thunderbirds perform today in Virginia, their first air show since the April 4 death of team member Maj. Stephen “Cajun” Del Bagno during a training flight. The elite aerobatic squad, assigned to ...
  • Thunderbirds add pilot to replace officer killed in crash
    A veteran U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot is returning to the aerial demonstration team to replace a colleague who died during a training flight three weeks ago. An Air Force statement said ...
  • Pilot ejects from Arizona-based fighter jet south of Las Vegas
    A pilot was in good condition after ejecting from an F-16 fighter jet while attempting to land this morning in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., about 150 miles south of Las Vegas, according to ...
  • Members of the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, train at Nellis Air Force Base Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.
    Thunderbirds resume training after fatal jet crash
    The Air Force Thunderbirds say they are resuming practice today following a crash April 4 that killed one of the elite flight demonstration team’s pilots. “These flights will focus on maintaining our ...
  • Memorial held for Thunderbirds pilot killed in crash
    Fighter jets flew overhead in the missing-man formation during a Southern California memorial for a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot who was killed in a crash during training. Family, friends and fellow pilots remembered Maj. Stephen Del Bagno during ...
  • An A-10 Thunderbolt, aka a Warthog, takes off Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base. The Warthogs were participating in Green Flag exercises.
    Air Force: Pilot blamed in 2017 midair crash near Las Vegas
    A pilot training to become an instructor was at fault in a crash in September at the Nevada Test and Training Range near Las Vegas that destroyed two ...
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