Militer Amerika Serikat
A flight of Aggressor F-15 Eagles and
F-16 Fighting Falcon "Agressor" aircraft assigned to the 64th and
65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base. 10 Juni 2008
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Nellis
Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) merupakan sebuah pangkalan Angkatan
Udara Amerika Serikat, di Kabupaten Clark, Nevada, di sisi timurlaut Las Vegas.
Juga ditetapkan sebagai tempat
penetapan sensus oleh Sensus Amerika Serikat
untuk keperluan statistik, dan informasi demografi mengenai penghuni pangkalan
ini digabung. Tahun 2000, pangkalan ini memiliki jumlah penduduk 8.896 jiwa.
1994 USGS orthophoto 9 Juni 1994
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Sebuah
instalasi Air Combat Command (ACC), Nellis adalah lokasi Pusat Peralatan Perang
Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat dan lokasi pelatihan untuk awak pesawat tempur
AS dan asing. Pangkalan ini dinamai untuk William Harrell Nellis, seorang
penduduk Las Vegas dan pilot P-47 yang tewas ketika bertugas selama Pertempuran
Bulge.
Pangkalan
ini menduduk wilayah seluas 11.300 ekar (46 km²). 62 persen wilayahnya kosong,
sementara yang tersisa beraspal atau memiliki struktur.
Pangkalan
terbagi menjadi tiga wilayah besar yang berfungsi.
Area
I termasuk lapangan udara dan kebanyakan peralatan pendukung misi.
Area
II di timur Area I dan memiliki penyimpanan munisi.
Area
III berada di seberang Las Vegas Boulevard dari Area I. Memiliki perumahan,
Rumah Sakit Federal Mike O'Callaghan, dan ruang terbuka.
Nevada
Test and Training Range terletak di barat Nye dan beberapa kabupaten lainnya.
Geografi
Pangkalan
Udara Nellis terletak di 36°14′40″LU,115°3′8″BB (36.244389, -115.052259)[2].
Menurut
Biro Sensus Amerika Serikat, pangkalan ini memiliki total wilayah seluas 3.1
mil persegi (8.0 km²), kesemuanya berupa daratan.
Unit
Nellis
adalahrumah bagi lebih banyak skuadron daripada Pangkalan Udara manapun.
Nellis AFB welcome sign 2011
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Pusat
Peralatan Perang Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat
53d
Wing (Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; 53rd Wing has 17 subordinate unit
locations nationwide)
53d
Test and Evaluation Group
422d
Test and Evaluation Squadron
53d
Test Management Group Eglin Air Force Base
59th
Test and Evaluation Squadron
57th
Wing
57th
Operations Group
57th
Operations Support Squadron
6th
Combat Training Squadron
12th
Combat Training Squadron
548th
Combat Training Squadron
549th
Combat Training Squadron
57th
Adversary Tactics Group
57th
Operations Support Squadron
64th
Aggressor Squadron
65th
Aggressor Squadron
414th
Combat Training Squadron
507th
Combat Training Squadron
547th
Intelligence Squadron (IS)
57th
Maintenance Group
57th
Logistics Support Squadron
57th
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
57th
Component Maintenance Squadron
57th
Equipment Maintenance Squadron
757th
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
USAF
Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School
USAF
Weapons School
USAF
Air Demonstration Squadron (The Thunderbirds)
98th
Range Wing
99th
Air Base Wing responsible for the operation of Nellis and Creech Air Force
Bases
99th
Civil Engineer Squadron
99th
Communications Squadron
99th
Comptroller Squadron
99th
Contracting Squadron
99th
Mission Support Group
99th
Civil Engineer Squadron
99th
Communications Squadron
99th
Contracting Squadron
99th
Logistics Readiness Squadron
99th
Mission Support Squadron
99th
Services Squadron
99th
Medical Group
99th
Aerospace Medicine Squadron
99th
Dental Squadron
99th
Medical Operations Squadron
99th
Medical Support Squadron
Surgical
Operations Squadron
Inpatient
Operations Squadron
99th
Security Forces Group
99th
Ground Combat Training Squadron
99th
Security Forces Squadron
99th
Security Support Squadron
99th
Services Squadron
Unit
lainnya
64th
Air Rescue Squadron Civil Air Patrol
65th
Air Rescue Squadron Civil Air Patrol
66th
Air Rescue Squadron
Unit
sebelumnya
11th
Reconnaissance Squadron
15th
Reconnaissance Squadron
17th
Reconnaissance Squadron
30th
Reconnaissance Squadron
474th
Tactical Fighter Wing