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Nevada Democrats aim to block Nellis bombing range expansion
The lawmakers want the House Rules Committee to strike an amendment from a national defense spending bill that would enable the expansion of Nellis Air Force Base for aerial combat and ground warfare training. A similar proposal to expand the bombing range at NAS Fallon has not moved forward.
Aggressor squadron will reactivate with fifth-gen aircraft
The 65th Aggressor Squadron, which last flew in 2014, is being reactivated as an F-35 squadron at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
By Kent Miller
F-35s, F-16s pushed to the limit in defensive exercise at Hill
Maintainers had to get fighter jets back in the air in just a half-hour to practice defending an airfield against a heavy enemy force.
Air Force chief defends F-35A against critics, boasting kills at Red Flag
Think of the F-35 as the “quarterback of the joint team," and not simply another stealth fighter, the Air Force chief of staff said Tuesday.
By Kyle Rempfer