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'''Nellis Air Force Base''' (IATA: '''LSV''', ICAO: '''KLSV''', FAA LID: '''LSV''') is a United States Air Force base located in Clark County, Nevada. It is seven nautical miles (13 km) northeast of the central business district of Las Vegas. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace", associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The Nellis AFB mission of advanced combat training for composite strike forces is commonly conducted in conjunction with air and ground units. | '''Nellis Air Force Base''' (IATA: '''LSV''', ICAO: '''KLSV''', FAA LID: '''LSV''') is a United States Air Force base located in Clark County, Nevada. It is seven nautical miles (13 km) northeast of the central business district of Las Vegas. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace", associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The Nellis AFB mission of advanced combat training for composite strike forces is commonly conducted in conjunction with air and ground units. | ||
In [[FlightGear]], it's home of the Operation Red Flag (also known as OPRF) crew which is a community of pilots who share the interest of military aviation and related topics | In [[FlightGear]], it's home of the Operation Red Flag (also known as OPRF) crew which is a community of pilots who share the interest of military aviation and related topics that trains regularly in the surrounding area and organize monthly big events focused on realistic military operations. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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Currently, a service of constant air patrol is offered by members of the OPRF crew to respect the NOTAM of the Nevada Test and Training Range, which is daily used by its members for air operations such as air combat training, flight testing and simulated missions. | Currently, a service of constant air patrol is offered by members of the OPRF crew to respect the NOTAM of the Nevada Test and Training Range, which is daily used by its members for air operations such as air combat training, flight testing and simulated missions. | ||
In addition to Nellis and Homey Airport (commonly know as Area 51), {{usr|J Maverick 16}} provided a custom scenery update for the air bases included in the NTTR which are Creech AFB (KINS), Tonopah Test Range Airport (KTNX) and NAS Fallon (KNFL) home of the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), including also updates on KLSV. A download link of the current work can be found at the bottom of the page. | In addition to Nellis and Homey Airport (commonly know as Area 51), {{usr|J Maverick 16}} provided a custom scenery update for the air bases included in the NTTR which are Creech AFB (KINS), Tonopah Test Range Airport (KTNX) and NAS Fallon (KNFL) home of the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), including also updates on KLSV. A download link of the current work can be found at the bottom of the page. | ||
As of June 2018, overall 3D improvements have been released through TerraSync at Nellis, including the above-stated custom scenery work too. | |||
== ATC services (USAF_NE) == | == ATC services (USAF_NE) == | ||