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vol. 1, no. 14 Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR dec. 22, 2017
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Local community spreads holiday
cheer for base dormitory residents
by Lawrence Crespo Air Force photograph by Lawrence Crespo The holiday spirit was high at the chapel
basement as the volunteers prepared the
Nellis AFB, Nev. Dee Wild, member of the Nellis Area Spouses Club and wife of Lt. Col. Joshua Wild, treats for Airmen away from home for the
commander 99th Force Support Squadron removes cookies from a box donated by the first time.
It’s beginning to feel a lot like the holiday Nellis Air Force Base Commissary at the base chapel, Dec. 13, 2017. The commissary donated
season at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. 1,000 holiday cookies for Nellis and Creech AFB Airmen. “It’s important we do the cookie drive to
show our young Airmen that they have an
On Dec. 13, 2017, more than 800 Nellis nity had donated over 12,000 cookies. The Vegas stepped up the cheer, making cards extended family at Nellis and Creech and are
and Creech AFB dormitory residents came students at Coral Academy of Science Las for each cookie plate. not alone during the holidays,†said Master
home to a plate of freshly baked holiday Sgt. Brandi Love, first sergeant for the 99th
cookies. Comptroller Squadron, 99th Air Base Wing
Staff Agencies and U.S. Air Force Warfare
The Nellis Area Spouses Club organized Center.
this year’s cookie drive to ensure Airmen
living in the dorms would have homemade Once the cookies were sorted and
baked goods for the holidays. wrapped, a team of volunteers knocked on
dorm room doors and delivered a plate to
Volunteers from the spouses club, first each Airman.
sergeants group and Airmen throughout the
installation came together at the base chapel Senior Master Sgt. Danyiell Lockwood,
to accept baked goods donations, sort, fill 57th Munitions Squadron first sergeant,
plates, and wrap homemade goodies. delivered cookies to dorm resident Airman
1st Class Phillip Boler, 57th Aircraft Main-
“The support has been amazing,†said tenance Squadron crew chief, who enthusi-
Natasha Kattau, NASC social coordinator. astically said, “This is awesome, thank you
“Our goal is to collect 850dozencookies,and very much.â€
we have exceeded that amount. Yesterday,
we accept more than 650 dozen cookies at First responders from the 99th Security
a northwest Las Vegas drop off location. Forces Squadron, 99th Air Base Wing com-
Today, the commissary delivered 1,000 cook- mand post, Nellis and Creech Fire Depart-
ies, and we have been receiving cookies all ments, 99th Medical Group Emergency
morning from generous people in the local Room and 57th Wing aircraft maintainers
community.†also enjoyed cookies from the event.
By the end of the morning, the commu-
Air Force photograph by Lawrence Crespo Air Force photograph by Lawrence Crespo Air Force photograph by Lawrence Crespo
Assorted holiday cookies await delivery at the Nellis Air Senior Master Sgt. Danyiell Lockwood, 57th Munitions Senior Master Sgt. Jason Driscoll, superintendent Nevada
Force Base chapel, Dec. 13, 2017. Students from the Nellis Squadron first sergeant, delivered cookies to dorm resident Test and Training Range and Airman 1st Class Marenna
Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas campus stepped up Airman 1st Class Phillip Boler, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Ogle, mechanic 99th Logistic Readiness Squadron, prepare
the cheer, making cards for each cookie plate. Squadron crew chief at the Nellis Air Force Base, Dec. 13, plates of cookies at the Nellis Air Force Base chapel, Dec. 13,
2017. More than 800 Nellis and Creech AFB dormitory 2017. The Nellis community donated over 12,000 cookies
residents came home to a plate of freshly baked cookies. for Nellis and Creech AFB dormitory Airmen.
INSIDE: Commentary – 2; News – 3-7; Nellis Living – 15-17; Chapel – 18
