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July 2018
July 16-Aug. 3
Nellis Air Force Base hosted Red Flag 18-3 – and the goal of this iteration of Red Flag is to maintain air, space and cyber security through innovation, integration and interop- erability. In addition, the Colombian Air Force will participate in the exercise to enhance training and foster enduring relationships through shared participation in operations.
“For the Colombian Air Force, participat- ing for the second time in Red Flag signifies the opportunity to increase the training of our pilots in a very challenging environment,” said Brig. Gen. Pablo Garcia, Aerial Combat Command 1 commander. “We are ready to learn, apply our knowledge and gain more experience in combat aerial maneuvers with combat squadrons of the U.S. Air Force.”
Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz
Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter jets fly over Arizona July 11, 2018. Six Colombian Air Force’s Kfir fighter jets trained at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., for a week and a half in preparation for Red Flag 18-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
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Aug. 3
Senior Airman Joseph Fleischli, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-15 Eagle crew chief, was able to explain his innova- tive idea to improve the delinking feeder component for the GAU-2 weapon system, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to Maj. Gen. Pete Gersten, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander. With the help of AFWERX- Vegas, Fleischli was able to meet the general and present his side stripping feeder delink- ing mechanism idea. AFWERX provides an entry way through the partnership with entrepreneurs, inventors, academia and creative minds to present brilliant ideas to be recorded, evaluated and passed to the proper channels within the Air Force for consideration.
Aug. 8
Creech and Nellis Air Force Base mili- tary working dog teams conducted a joint training exercise Aug. 8, 2018, at Nellis AFB, Nev. This was the first integrated combat readiness training with teams from both bases.
Aug. 16
The Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center at Nellis partnered with the U.S. De- partment of Veterans Affairs Tele-Intensive Care Unit staff to work collaboratively with the bedside team to allow continu- ous monitoring of the ICU patients’ vitals when medical center providers are out of the room assisting other critical patients. The VA Tele-ICU center, located in the Veterans Integrated Services Network 23 in Minneapolis, Minn., is now linked to the medical center ICU where patients’ bedside clinical data will be made available to ICU intensivists, nurses and medical techni- cians through non-recording cameras, video display, microphones and speakers. Nellis is the first Air Force base to have a Tele-ICU system.
Aug. 17
The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center con- cluded its first Tech. Sergeant Week/Warrior Stripe Program at Nel- lis Air Force Base, Nev. The two-week course brought together 40 Warfare Center NCOs to provide an avenue for them to develop as military and professional leaders.
Students were pulled from the Warfare Center and its supporting units, from crew chiefs and civil engineers to medics and communications.
Air Force photograph by Airman Bailee Darbasie
Maj. Gen. Pete Gersten, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander looks on as Senior Airman Joseph Fleischli, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-15 Eagle crew chief, explains his innovative idea to improve the delinking feeder component for the GAU-2 weapon system, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 3. With the help of AFWERX-Vegas, Fleischli was able to meet the general and present his side stripping feeder delinking mechanism idea. AFWERX provides an entry way through the partnership with entrepreneurs, inventors, academia and creative minds to present brilliant ideas to be recorded, evaluated and passed to the proper channels within the Air Force for consideration.
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Haley Stevens
Senior Airman Elijah, 799th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler (left), and U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Ward, Public Health Activity— Hood, Mojave Branch veterinary technician (right), treat Ssamuel, 799th SFS MWD (center), for a simulated injury during a training exercise Aug. 8, 2018, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Along with various detection responsibilities, handlers must be able to provide medical aid when their MWD suffers from wounds or injuries.
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Sept. 7
Vice President Mike Pence made a return visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for another firsthand look at the world’s pre- mier proving ground for air, space and cyberspace lethality.
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver
Vice President Mike Pence greets Airmen during a morale visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 7, 2018. Pence took to the stage of the Thunderbirds hangar, home of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, to address Airmen and veterans.