Latest "Nevada" stories

The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed the first round of MQ-9A Reaper ground and flight testing with the Angry Kitten ALQ-167 Electronic Countermeasures Pod at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, in April 2023.

Fur-midable: US Air Force pairs Angry Kitten jammer with Reaper drone

Angry Kitten’s name is a brew of inside joke and design goals, and is a departure from the typically terrifying military moniker, like Hellfire or Stryker.

By Colin Demarest

3 days ago

Air Force squadron commander arrested for alleged child sexual abuse

Lt. Col. Kevin J. DiFalco was arrested in Las Vegas on seven charges of lewdness in the presence of a child and 1 charge of child abuse or neglect.

By Irene Loewenson

8 months ago

Draken F1 fleet returns to flight after fatal crash at Nellis

“We are checking, double-checking and triple-checking everything,” a Draken spokesperson said July 29.

By Rachel S. Cohen

22 months ago

Davis-Monthan, Nellis prepare for new missions as A-10 retirements loom

Congress still needs to approve the Air Force's request to retire some A-10s.

By Rachel S. Cohen

23 months ago

Nevada Air Guard activating air tankers early to fight fires

Last year’s activation out of Reno from July 29 to Oct. 3 was the longest firefighting activation in the unit’s history.

23 months ago

Draken pilot dies in Mirage F1 crash near Nellis Air Force Base

Draken US confirmed the unnamed pilot’s death in a statement from Nellis Air Force Base. The pilot was the sole person on board the Dassault Mirage F1 aircraft.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago