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2018 Year in review
DeceMber 2018
Dec. 15
More than 200 Airmen assigned to Nellis and Creech Air Force bases volun- teered to carry a half-ton American flag during the 2018 Las Vegas Bowl opening ceremony December 15 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.
The ceremony also included perfor- mances by the Arizona State University Sun Devils and the Fresno State Univer- sity Bulldogs marching bands.
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Pilots and maintainers assigned to various flying squadrons throughout Nellis Air Force Base competed Nov. 15 in a Gunsmoke Competition held on the flightline and Nevada Test and Training Range. Gunsmoke, which was once the U.S. Air Force’s premier air-to-ground competition, is now a modi- fied version of the competition which puts the munitions, maintenance and Weapons School squadrons’ skills to the test through multiple events.
The 57th Wing plans on hosting more Gunsmoke Competitions for the fly- ing squadrons to compete in.
Air Force photograph by Airman Bailee A. Darbasie
Airman 1st Class Bonifacio Garcia, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet maintainer, inspects an F-15E before flight Nov. 15, 2018 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Crew chiefs are required to perform inspections prior to every launch.
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver
Airman 1st Class Ashley Libby, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 99th Medical Operations Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., holds up a section of a half-ton American flag during the 2018 Las Vegas Bowl opening ceremony at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Dec. 15, 2018. More than 200 Airmen volunteered to carry the flag.
The Airmen carried the flag over the field during the national anthem. Once the national anthem finished, F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets as- signed to the 24th Tactical Air Sup- port Squadron performed a flyover for more than 37,000 people in at- tendance.
The Bulldogs defeated the Sun Devils 31-20 to take home the trophy in their first meeting since 1941 and first ever in a bowl game.
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