Nellis AFB News

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, along with other protesters stood outside Nellis AFB, chanting in opposition to President Obama's plan to deploy an additional 30 to 35 thousand troops to Afghanistan.

A1C Matthew Desrochers has completed Explosive Ordnance Disposal training at Eglin AFB in FL.

8:47 p.m. Aviation Nation The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatics squadron got a chance to perform in front of a home crowd Saturday at Nellis Air Force Base during the Aviation Nation air show and open house.

Afterburners will be blasting over Las Vegas this weekend as one of the biggest air shows in the nation takes place Saturday morning at Nellis.

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, or UNCE, will hold information and registration sessions for the upcoming Spring 2010 Master Gardener Training on Tuesday, November 17 or December 8 from 6-7 p.m. at the UNCE Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89123.

Karen Wilson, coordinator for the new Caring for People pilot program at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and Jeffrey McClish, the base's new Recovery Care Coordination Program coordinator, are ramping up programs to support families of deployed military members, and wounded, ill and sick servicemembers, respectively.

They wouldn't be allowed to do it today, but back in 1959, experienced military pilots would sometimes buzz the Grand Canyon when flying out of nearby Nellis AFB.

The Healing Fields program began as a way to commemorate those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

What a great thing to do for Veteran's Day! Take your family to the Aviation Nation Air Show at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Retired Air Force General Mike Moseley achieved a rather ignominious legal first this week.

The United States has 73 new citizens from Las Vegas after a swearing in ceremony Thursday at Nellis Air Force Base.

Senior Airman Matthew Ohara greets his wife, Julie, with a kiss after returning from a four-month deployment in Iraq Sunday at Nellis Air Force Base.

An Israeli Air Force F-16I fighter jet on Wednesday made an emergency landing at the Ramon Base in the Negev after experiencing an engine failure.

An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft was damaged while landing at Nellis Air Force Base late in the evening Friday .

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Las Vegas police shot and wounded a man who brandished a large Bowie knife at an officer at a mobile home park near Nellis Air Force base.

The Swedish government's latest cost-reduction initiative, which aims to achieve savings of around $415 million over the next four years, is being resisted by Forsvarets Materielverk , the country's defense materials development and procurement agency.

The Swedish government's latest cost-reduction initiative, which aims to achieve savings of around $415 million over the next four years, is being resisted by Forsvarets Materielverk , the country's defense materials development and procurement agency.

Flying at home station is necessary for training, but flying with other units, especially an allied unit like the Israeli Air Force, results in valuable experience and preparation for the fight.

A Nellis Air Force Base airman who became the base's first post 9/11 combat death was honored at the base Monday.