Nellis AFB news
Green Flag returns to Nellis
Nov 05 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Southern Nevada and Southern California residents will see increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force begins Green Flag-West 10-02 Fri. Nov. 6. Missions will be flown between 12 p.m. and 11 p.m. Nov. 8 through …F-22s make mark at Red Flag
Feb 16 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNEWS) -- The F-22 Raptor flew in its first Red Flag exercise that started Feb. 3 here, showcasing its stealth, super cruise and other advantages absent in legacy fighters.
Pilots from the 94th Fighter Squadron at Langley …
'Top Gun' instructor helps with Raptor integration
Feb 05 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNEWS) -- What do you say when the Air Force chief of staff asks you to be the first F-22 pilot for the Navy?
In Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Wosje's case, it was, "How could I refuse?"
In a program that lets Navy pilots …
U.S. Predator - unmanned, lethal, rarely grounded
Dec 21 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (Reuters) - It was raining hard in Iraq, so some of the pilots at this base near Las Vegas who control remotely piloted Predators from 12,000 km away were taking a short break.
"We fly 24 hours a day, every day. Our last …
Nellis AFB Predator Squadron is Activated
Oct 29 - Nellis Air Force Base is welcoming a new squadron. At the Oct. 28th ceremony, the 3rd Special Operations Squadron was officially activated. Members will be working with the hi-tech Predator aircraft.
The Predator aircraft is used primarily in Iraq …
Flight control system malfunction caused F/A-22 Raptor crash
Jun 09 - A loss of electrical power and vague instructions helped lead to the crash of an F/A-22 Raptor as it was taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Dec. 20, according to an Air Combat Command investigation released June 8. See a computer simulation …
Air Force official cites flight software in Nellis crash
Jan 14 - A glitch in the software for controlling flight probably caused an F/A-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet to crash on takeoff last month at Nellis Air Force Base, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper said Wednesday.
Jumper, who had just completed …
F/A-22 resumes flying at Tyndall after Dec. 20 Nevada crash
Jan 06 - TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- All F/A-22 Raptors were cleared to resume flying Thursday for the first time since the new stealth fighters were grounded after a Dec. 20 crash in Nevada, Air Force officials said.
Tyndall is the Air Force's only training …
Raptor Tests Suspended After Crash
Dec 22 - The Air Force suspended testing of its Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor fighter jets yesterday, a day after one of the stealth aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
The pilot, who was conducting a training mission,…
F/A-22 Crashes at Nellis AFB, Pilot Ejected Safely
Dec 21 - LAS VEGAS (AP) - The pilot of a Raptor stealth fighter managed to eject Monday afternoon shortly before the plane crashed at Nellis Air Force Base.
The pilot was taken to a nearby hospital, Air Force officials said. The pilot's name and condition were …
F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTERS: New jets coming to Nellis
Aug 26 - In about five years, Nellis Air Force Base will add a new warplane to its fleet of fighter jets and bombers.
A notice that will appear in Monday's Federal Register calls for 36 of the nation's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets to be produced and delivered …
Air Force Experiment Tests Future Concepts
Jul 30 - WASHINGTON, July 29, 2004 -- The Air Force is hosting an experiment at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., through Aug. 5 to test capabilities that may help win the war on terrorism.
The Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2004 is the fifth in a series of …
