Located just a
few miles east is Nellis Air Force Base one of southern Nevada’s
largest employers. It is also the home of the famous Air
Demonstration Squadron, The United States Air Force
Thunderbirds. The base specializes in advanced tactical fighter
training as well as air tactics and weapons development and is
the largest tactical base in the world.
Nellis provides training for
composite strike forces which include every type of aircraft in
the Air Force inventory. Training is conducted in conjunction
with air and ground units of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
air forces from our allied nations. Nellis also provides an
economic impact of over $50 billion to the Southern Nevada
economy. |
