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Vol. 65 No. 32
August 14, 2015

Continuing evolution: 75 years of Nellis History

By Airman 1st Class Jake Carter

99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.
— Closing in on its 75th anniversary,
Nellis AFB has stood the test of time.
Although the Las Vegas Army Air
Field opened in 1941, the base’s roots
can be traced back to a little over a
decade earlier when a new airfield
opened in the barren desert of Las
Vegas.

Pop Simon, a local fuel distributor
and entrepreneur, opened Las Vegas
Airport in 1929, which was located
eight miles northwest of downtown
Las Vegas. In 1932, the airfield was
purchased by Western Air Express,
which carried passengers in between
Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.

The U.S. Army surveyed the field in
1940 for use as the Army Air Forces

_____ See EVOLUTION, on page 3

Western Air Express Air Field, pictured here Courtesy photo
in 1941, was a central hub for passengers
and mail going to and from Los Angeles and
Salt Lake City. Today, Western Air Express
Air Field has become Nellis Air Force Base.

ACC commander releases new command strategy

By ACC Public Affairs The principles the document outlines unmatched air dominance for our Na- tives and win our nation’s wars.
are designed to chart a deliberate course tion now and into the forseeable future,” t 1SFQBSF GPS UIF 'VUVSF #BMBODFE
Headquarters Air Combat Command for ACC that will transform today’s said Carlisle.
Combat Air Force into the CAF of to- capabilities and capacity to meet the de-
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — morrow. The strategy is based around Carlisle’s mands of a complex and uncertain world.
Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air three priorities:
Combat Command, released ACC’s 2015 “This strategy outlines my priorities t ćF 'PVOEBUJPO PG "JSQPXFS "JS-
command strategy “Securing the High for ACC and provides a roadmap to en- t 1SPWJEF GPS 5PEBZ %FMJWFS UIF men and their families.
Ground” Aug. 10. sure the Combat Air Force can provide greatest amount of combat capability
to meet our national security objec- ___ See COMMANDER, on page 3

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