Creech Air Force Base News

The current combined force air component commander was at Maxwell June 26 to speak to students of the CFACC course at the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education.

An Air Force commercial highlighting the technology of the unmanned aircraft systems is airing nationally this week in television markets and select movie theaters across the country.

The Predator drones may be the future of air warfare in the computer age. For years, training and operation for the unmanned fighter planes has taken place in southern Nevada.

We talk with online betting supporter, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., UNLV Prof. David Schwartz, poker player Howard Lederer, gambling opponent Les Bernal, and addiction counselor Arnie Wexler .

Wikimedia Creative Commons Someone is sitting in front of a computer screen in Nevada, clicking a controller module as digital figures appear on the screen in front of him.

The target may be in Iraq or Afghanistan, but if a US air attack risks killing civilians the decision to strike is taken by leaders at this military base in sunny Tampa, Florida.

It's the most realistic shoot-'em-up game ever. The player has a choice of two planes: a Predator with two Hellfire missiles, or a Reaper with 14.

It's the most realistic shoot-'em-up game ever. The player has a choice of two planes: a Predator with two Hellfire missiles, or a Reaper with 14.

Science fiction is becoming a reality. The U.S. military has about 7,000 unmanned drones in operation, which is more than double the number of manned aircraft in use.

Reporting from Washington -- The Pentagon is preparing to graduate its first pilots of unmanned drones from the elite U.S. Air Force Weapons School -- a version of the Navy's Top Gun program -- in a bid to elevate the skills and status of the officers who fly Predators, one of the military's fastest growing aircraft programs.

After three days of meetings, workshops, panels and even a few parties, Deutsche Welle's Global Media Forum wrapped up with the message that new media and old media are complementary, not contradictory.

The commander of the Air Force's first unmanned aerial vehicle wing said goodbye Monday to members of the 432nd Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing in a ceremony at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

Mon, Jun 1, 2009 Senior Airman Brian Ybarbo / U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Chambliss has commanded a unit that operates Predator and Reaper drones.

Air Force officials want more airmen turning wrenches and loading missiles onto large unmanned aerial vehicles flying over Iraq and Afghanistan.

A Hubbard airman is fighting in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, far away from the battle zone.

The wilds of Waziristan, the tribal belt along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, make an unlikely showcase for the future of warfare.

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A new approach is being credited for making possible opening of a new healthcare facility at the Air Force base near Las Vegas featured in a 60 Minutes report on CBS Sunday evening.

During the piece she interviewed Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Col.

May 10, 2009 Every so often in the history of war, a new weapon comes along that fundamentally rewrites the rules of battle.