Nellis Air Force Base
Air base in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada with military schools and more squadrons than any other USAF base.
The Nellis AFB mission of advanced combat training for composite strike forces is commonly conducted in conjunction with air and grounds units of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and allied forces. The base also supports operations at the nearby Creech Air Force Base, the Tonopah Test Range and the Nevada National Security Site. Nellis ground systems for range operations (e.g., by callsign “Nellis Control”) include the Computer and Computed Subsystem used to receive microwave signals from the NTTR Ground-Based Stations of the Tracking and Communications Subsystem (TCS) for presentation on Nellis’ Display and Debrief SubSystem (DDS).[3]
- Units
- 53d Test and Evaluation Group, including the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron[4]
- 57th Wing, including the 57th Adversary Tactics Group, the Thunderbirds Squadron, the Weapons & Rescue Schools, & the Maintenance/Munitions Officers School[4]
- 99th Air Base Wing
- 505th Operations Group
- 926th Group (Air Force Reserve)
- Air Expeditionary Force Battle Lab
- Joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence
Nellis Air Force Base Commissioned Artwork by Todd Krasovetz (3 of 4 original oil paintings)
