Nellis Air Force Base News

A photovoltaic solar power facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Selling the military community on the importance of energy security has not always been automatic.

Air Force Col. John P. Montgomery, commander of the Nellis Air Force Base 98th Range Wing, walks through a mock town at the Nellis Test and Training Range.

In the aftermath of the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, military bases in Nevada have not launched any special security precautions.

Two new programs here are focused on getting care and services to wounded or sick servicemembers and to military families during their loved ones' deployments.

The United States Air Force has built a training city to prepare pilots for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Officials at Ft. Hood in Texas now say that 12 people have been killed a massive shooting.

Many people wanted by authorities come to Las Vegas to hide. Abdullah al-Kidd came here so the federal government could keep an eye on him.

Yucca Mountain , a massive landform created by an extinct supervolcano inside what is now Nellis Air Force Base's Nevada Test and Training Range, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is the controversial site chosen by Congress for the storage of nuclear waste.

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A badly decomposed body was discovered early Friday morning by someone walking on property owned by Nellis Air Force Base near Sunrise Mountain.

Breaking the cycle of "on-again, off-again" military-to-military relations between the United States and China is of primary importance to the two nations, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told his Chinese counterpart here today.

What a great thing to do for Veteran's Day! Take your family to the Aviation Nation Air Show at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Its name is impressively futuristic: The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center.

A Canadian fighter jet made an emergency landing at a U.S. air force base northeast of Las Vegas this weekend after an apparent power failure to one of its two engines.

A Canadian jet fighter made an emergency landing in southern Nevada after losing power in one of its two engines.

Senior Airman Phillip Bradbury, 66th Rescue Squadron flight engineer, helps several Air Force spouses put on safety belts inside an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter.

Nearly 1,300 servicemembers, more than 80 aircraft and 15 units from three countries converged on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for the start of Red Flag 10-1 Oct.

About 20 checks have been cut under the newly expanded Homeowners Assistance Program, aimed at helping military homeowners caught in the housing market downturn.

Kimberly Raap became the new United Way's 2-1-1 director as of Oct. 5. She brings with her experience as a former Military Family Advocate, where she helped military families in need; and a volunteer Navy Family Ombudsman, which helps support families of deployed soldiers.

If Brian Dugan stood in the shoes of his victims' families, justice would be swift.