Dreamland

Dreamland is the radio call sign for Nellis AFB. Nellis is part of the Air Combat Command, Tactical Air Command, Air Training Command, Western Flying Training Command and the West Coast Air Corps Training Center and multiple sub commands including but not limited to USAF Fighter Weapons School, Tactical Air Command, 4520th Combat Crew Training Wing, USAF Tactical weapons Center, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing and the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing.

The Advanced Combat Training for Composite Strike forces is conducted here in conjunction with Air and Ground forces of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps and also NATO allies.

It is at this Air Force Base that air combat exercises such as Red Flag and Close Air Support like Green Flag-West, and Silver Flag Alpha which are flown in “Military Operation Area Airspace” associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range.

The combined Air and Space Operations Center is also located at Nellis AFB. Nellis AFB is the home of the 37th Air Tactical Wing, the area of research and development for stealth aircraft, and also unconventional aircraft.

The 57th Wing, including Adversary Tactics Group, the Thunderbird Squadron, the Weapons and Rescue Schools and the maintenance/munitions Officer School.

The 53rd Test and Evaluation Group which includes the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, the 505th Operations Group, the
926th Group, the Air Expeditionary Force Battlelab and the Joint Unmanned Aircraft System Center of Excellence. Nellis AFB also contains the largest above ground weapons and munitions storage complex in the United States

Nellis AFB also supports operations at Creech AFB and Tonopah Test Range and its the Nevada National Security site. Nellis AFB has more military schools and squadrons than any other AFB.

Nellis AFB ground operations, referred to as “ Nellis Control,” for Range operations, include The Computer and Computed Subsystems used to receive microwave signals from the NTTR Ground Based Stations of the Tracking and Communications Subsystem ( TCS).

This information is presented on the Nellis Display and Debrief Subsystem (DDS)

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