USAF Weapons School Archives

Mass mobility exercise with nearly 70 cargo planes at Nellis Air Force Base

May 30, 2012 David Cenciotti

On May 23, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School conducted its Mobility Forces Exercise, or MAFEX, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Nearly 70 aircraft, primarily consisting of C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft, operated in the Nevada Test […]

Aggressor fighter pilot, Nellis Air Force Base and Las Vegas. In a single photo

May 21, 2012 David Cenciotti

Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada, home of the Red Flag exercise, is for sure one of the most famous airbases in the world. It is located in northeast Las Vegas, and covers more than […]

Nellis AFB Strike Eagles: the 17th Weapons Squadron’s F-15Es at work

April 7, 2012 David Cenciotti

Part of the 57th Wing, U.S. Air Force’s largest composite wing (that oversees all flying ops at Nellis AFB, Nevada, including the Red Flag and Green Flag exercises), the USAF Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor […]