Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base (Nellis AFB) is a United States Air Force military base. It is located in the north part of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is home to the Thunderbirds. The base also trains fighter aircraft for the US Air Force. The base is named for William Harrell Nellis, a Las Vegas resident and P-47 pilot who died in action during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Nellis AFB is home to the F-15, F-16, and the F-22 Raptors.
| Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarran Field (c. 1935)[2]
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| Part of Air Combat Command (1992) | |
| Clark County, Nevada, in the Great Basin adjacent to North Las Vegas[3] | |
| Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada (14017031619).jpg | |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Coordinates | 36°14′57″N 114°59′46″W / 36.24917°N 114.99611°W[4] |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941–present |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Garrison | 99th Air Base Wing |
The main base covers close to 11,300 acres (46 km²). Much of the base is undeveloped. The rest of the area is either paved or has buildings. The Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Airstrip was a part of Nellis. It used to be known as "Area 3". On June 20, 2005 the field was renamed to Creech Air Force Base.
Major Areas
The base has three main areas.
- Area I include the airfield as well as the mission support functions.
- Area II contains the munitions area.
- Area III contains housing, and the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital.
Nellis Air Force Base Media
The Las Vegas Army Airfield had three runways in 1942, the year Tonopah Army Airfield opened in August (the Tonopah Bombing Range had been divided in 1941 into the Tonopah and Las Vegas General Ranges).
3595th Pilot Training Wing - North American P-51D-20-NA Mustang 44-72192
Fighter Weapons School F-80As c. 1950 in front of Frenchman Mountain, which is east of the valley[3]:3–6
An F-100D Super Sabre fighter jet (s/n 56-2910) taking off from Nellis, circa 1959
4536th Fighter Weapons Squadron - North American F-100D-30-NA Super Sabre 55-3703
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds
66th Fighter Weapons Squadron - McDonnell Douglas F-4E-38-MC Phantom 68-0400
64th Aggressor Squadron F-16 takes off from Nellis AFB during Red Flag 14-1
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References
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ↑ "Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada". The Military Standard - Air Force Bases. TechBastard.com. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (June 2010) Comprehensive Site Evaluation Phase II . Report. Retrieved on 2013-06-08.
- ↑ "Geographic Names Information System" (search page). USGS. Retrieved 2013-06-06.: Nellis AFB "Airport" (2443876, 361408N 1150224W),
Nellis AFB CDP (2408911, 361448N 1150326W),
Nellis Air Force Base (2511960, 361457N 1145946W),
Nellis AFB Post Office (865017, 361432N 1150244W, 01-MAY-1992),
Community College of Southern Nevada Nellis Air Force Base Center (2087468)
