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  • 24-hour vigil run honors fallen law enforcement officers

    Eighty-five Airmen honored fallen law enforcement officers during the 799th Security Forces Squadron's annual 24-hour vigil run at Creech Air Force Base May 15-16, 2014.The vigil started on Peace Officer's Memorial Day, which also coincides with National Police Week. A 21-gun salute and formal

  • Combat Hammer 2014: Boosting RPA strike proficiency

    The role of modern aerial warfare has drastically changed since it was first used on a large scale in World War I. The advent of precision-guided munitions has aided in providing strike capabilities to combatant commanders while helping to reduce or even eliminate unnecessary suffering.Hunters from

  • 799th SFS, local law enforcement gather to recognize Police Week

    In honor of National Police Week, the 799th Security Forces Squadron, local highway patrol officers and the Las Vegas Police Department gathered at Creech Air Force Base for several demonstrations, challenges, a retreat ceremony and a vigil run May 12-16.During the display and demonstration expo,

  • RPA unit garners aviation award for excellence

    The 91st Attack Squadron received Air Force Reserve Command's 2013 Grover Loening Trophy, a trophy presented annually to the all-around outstanding aviation program in the nation excluding combat rescue and special operations. The trophy is the rarest and oldest of all aviation awards and 2013 marks

  • Different abilities unite one community

    It's easy to fall in love with friendly competition. So easy, in fact, that we sometimes forget that it's just competition. For some, competition isn't about scoring the most points or crossing the finish line first, it's about enjoying the game itself.For the more than 2,000 athletes, coaches,

  • Creech children attend military Take Our Daughter and Sons to Work Day

    The sons and daughters of service members stationed at Creech Air Force Base were welcomed on base with their families as part of the national Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work program April 24, 2014.The program aims to not only expose children to what their parents do during the work day, but

  • Air Force Academy cadets visit Creech, experience operational Air Force

    Cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Cadet Squadron 25, visited Creech Air Force Base, Nev., April 11 as part of an Academy sponsorship program that pairs cadet squadrons with operational wings throughout the Air Force. The program helps cadets see and learn about actual applications of their

  • Future outlook released for remotely piloted aircraft

    Air Force leaders outlined what the next 25 years for remotely piloted aircraft will look like in the RPA Vector, published April 4."The RPA Vector is the Air Force's vision for the next 25 years for remotely-piloted aircraft," said Col. Kenneth Callahan, the RPA capabilities division director. "It