FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada ~ 22 July 08

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Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew Posted on 07/21/2008 5:59:59 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. An installation of the Air Combat Command (ACC), Nellis is the location of United States Air Force Warfare Center and a major training location for both U.S. and foreign fighter aircraft aircrews. The base is named for William Harrell Nellis, a Las Vegas resident and Air Force P-47 pilot who died in action during the Battle of the Bulge. Nellis, an integral part of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command, is known as the "Home of the Fighter Pilot." It is the pinnacle of advanced air... [read full story]                    


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