Sugar Babies From Nellis Afb, Nevada

Sugar babies are women who provide intimate relationships or simple companionships to men in exchange for monetary favors or gifts. It is a mutually beneficial arrangement that can work for both those who need companionship and those who desire nice things or money. It is a type of relationship, not a business transaction, unlike other methods of garnering companionship in exchange for money. Sugar babies are not stereotypical "gold diggers." They come in all shapes and sizes and can be any type of woman in Nellis Afb, Nevada.

A sugar baby may be a college student who is paying her way through college, has some spare time to commit to a sugar baby/sugar daddy relationship and enjoys nice things. She may be intelligent, self-sufficient and classy. She may also be the opposite. The thing to remember is that sugar daddies are looking for different things. Therefore, sugar babies can be any combination of those things.

Sugar babies can also be independently successful women. They may have money of their own, spend time traveling as an executive for a big company, be a business owner or be perpetrator of any number of successful business endeavors. This type of sugar baby may find excitement in this sort of relationship. She may not need anything monetary or nice gifts from her partner. She may just enjoy having a man spend money on her, despite having plenty of money of her own. Many men find success attractive in a woman. Therefore, certain sugar daddies may have exactly this type of woman in mind when they seek to initiate a relationship with a sugar baby.

Monetary success and intelligence or lack thereof are not the only things in which sugar babies differ. A sugar baby's appearance is another area that may differ in Nellis Afb, Nevada due to cultural expectations or simply differ by personal preference. One sugar daddy may like a classic trophy girlfriend. He may want her to be young and very attentive to her looks on a superficial level. Another sugar daddy may not care how his sugar baby dresses but wants her to be athletic. Yet another sugar daddy may not care about looks at all and simply wants a woman who is entertaining.

When one envisions a sugar baby, the image of a young woman typically comes to mind. This is not always the case. Sugar babies may be older women because older and younger sugar daddies alike may prefer older women. Older women may also seek a life of relative luxury in their later years. It is a good way to have fun, receive gifts and take a break from the hustle of life.

The diversity in sugar babies also applies to ethnicity and weight. There is no set standard for any of these things when it comes to sugar babies. Any woman can strive to be a sugar baby and find the right sugar daddy for her. She can be tattooed and pierced or girl next door sweet. She can be funny or serious. She can be a lover of the arts or a computer geek. In short, sugar baby is as diverse a word as the word woman.

Area 2

Area 2 is widely regarded as one of the largest weapons storage sites in the United States.[6] When atomic testing was occurring at the Nevada test Site, Area 2 was used for the storage of the weapons.[6]

Demographics

As of the census[19] of 2000, there were 8,896 people, 2,873 households, and 2,146 families residing in the base. The population density was 2,895.9 people per square mile (1,118.8/km²). There were 3,040 housing units at an average density of 989.6/sq mi (382.3/km²). The racial makeup of the base was 68.46% White, 14.34% African American, 1.37% Native American, 4.97% Asian, 0.73% Pacific Islander, 4.90% from other races, and 5.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.72% of the population. There were 2,873 households out of which 52.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36. In the base the population was spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 19.7% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 7.1% from 45 to 64, and 1.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 117.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.8 males. The median income for a household in the base was $33,118, and the median income for a family was $34,307. Males had a median income of $25,551 versus $19,210 for females. The per capita income for the base was $13,601. About 10.0% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

Description

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.[2] It was named in honor of P-47 pilot 1st Lieutenant William Harrell Nellis, who was killed in WWII during the Battle of the Bulge.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2), all of it land. It is also treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census for statistical purposes, and so specific demographic information about residents of the base is compiled. As of 2000, the base had a population of 8,896.[4]

History

Nellis Air Force Base was named in honor of 1st Lieutenant William Harris Nellis (1916-1944) on April 30, 1950. Lieutenant Nellis was killed on December 27, 1944, during his 70th mission, while flying his P-47 Thunderbolt on a ground support mission during the Battle of the Bulge near Bastogne, Belgium.

In popular culture

* In the 2007 film Transformers, the base showed a Special Ops team landing in a C-17 Globemaster III, and F-22 Raptors are shown taking off from the base. But in actuality, the base used in the shot is Edwards AFB, California. Holloman AFB, New Mexico was also used in filming the movie.[20] * In the 2003 film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Nellis is referenced at the near end of the movie as being attacked by SkyNet's forces. * In the 1998 video game F-22 Raptor, the player is set to take off from Nellis on at least one occasion. * The base is frequently referenced in books by Dale Brown. * The 1991 video game Megafortress features training exercises flown out of the base.

Major Commands to which assigned

* West Coast Air Corps Training Center, April 1941 * Air Corps Flying Training Command, January 23, 1942 * Tactical Air Command, July 1, 1958 * Air Combat Command, June 1, 1992 – Present

Major Units assigned

* Army Air Force Gunnery School, June 16, 1941 – December 6, 1946 * 79th Air Base Group, June 17, 1941 – August 14, 1942 * 70th Base HQ and Air Base Squadron, August 14, 1942 – May 1, 1944 * 82d Flying Training Wing, August 25, 1943 – June 16, 1946 * 3006th Army Air Force Base Unit, May 1, 1944 – July 31, 1945 * 3021st Army Air Force Base Unit, May 1, 1944 – July 31, 1947 * 3595th Combat Crew Training Wing, December 22, 1948 – July 1, 1958 * USAF Aircraft Gunnery School, May 15, 1949 – September 1, 1966 * USAF Aircrew (later Combat Crew Training) School, July 14, 1950 – January 20, 1968 * 3595th (later 4520th) Air Demonstration Squadron, June 1, 1956 – February 25, 1967 * 4520th Air Base (later Combat Support) Group, November 1, 1961 – January 20, 1968 * 4520th Combat Crew Training Group, November 1, 1961 – August 1, 1963 * 4525th Fighter Weapons Wing, September 1, 1966 – October 15, 1969 * 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, January 20, 1968 – September 30, 1989 * 57th Fighter-Interceptor (later Fighter Weapons) Wing, October 15, 1969 – April 1, 1977 * 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron, April 1, 1977 – September 30, 1990 * 4450th Tactical Group, October 15, 1979 – October 5, 1989 * 554th Operational Support Wing, March 1, 1980 – November 1, 1991 * 99th Air Base Wing, October 1, 1995 – Present * USAF Air Warfare Battlelab, July 1, 1997 – Present * 98th Range Wing, October 29, 2001 – Present * 563rd Rescue Group/Operating Location Alpha, October 1, 2003 – Present References for history introduction, major commands and major units[7][8][9][10][11]

Operational History

The history of the base began with a survey in October 1940 by Major David M. Schlatter of the Army Air Corps, who examined various sites in the Southwest looking for a location for an aerial gunnery school. Las Vegas was attractive for its clear weather and year-round flying, and the then-impoverished city was eager for a military base. On January 2, 1941 the city bought an airstrip run by Western Air Express and leased it to the Air Corps three days later, the plan being to use the strip for both military and civilian aircraft. One fallout of the opening of the base was the closing of Block 16 brothels in Las Vegas.[12] Construction of the "Las Vegas Army Air Field" began in March 1941; the first commander, Colonel Martinus Stenseth, arrived in May. Much of the early gunnery training, originally set to begin in September, but not underway until January 1942, used machine guns mounted in trucks and targets on railroad cars, used to accustom students to firing at a moving target. World War II made the base's mission especially urgent, and by the end of 1942, 9,117 gunners had graduated, with aircraft in use including Martin B-10s, AT-6s, A-33s, B-17 Flying Fortresses, B-24 Liberators, and B-26 Marauders. Burn marks from these guns still exist today in the desert north of Las Vegas. Many pieces of the destroyed aerial drone targets litter the hillside north of the gunnery range and can be seen in town when the sun reflects off of them. At the height of training in 1943 and 1944, over 15,000 men and women were at the base. Actors Ronald Reagan and Burgess Meredith came to help produce the film Rear Gunner. Much of the training was for B-17 gunners, then at the beginning of 1945 emphasis shifted to the B-29 Superfortress. An innovation was the use of a specially-designed target aircraft, the RP-63, which was sufficiently armored to be shot at with frangible bullets. At war's end, the school had trained more than 55,000 gunners[13] including more than 45,000 B-17 gunners, and more than 3,000 for the B-29. The gunnery school closed in September 1945, and the base itself was officially inactivated in January 1947. It was reactivated by the newly-created United States Air Force in March 1948, who organized an advanced single-engine school. The first Air Force Gunnery Meet was held at the base on May 2, 1949, with competitors from 14 Air Force units, flying both prop and jet aircraft. The base was renamed Nellis Air Force Base on April 30, 1950 from Las Vegas Air Force Base.[4] Shortly thereafter the base was again needed to prepare pilots for the Korean War, first with P-51 Mustang training, and then with F-80s and F-86 Sabres. The base also became a part of testing programs for new aircraft. The Air Force air demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds came to Nellis on June 1, 1956, along with F-100 Super Sabres.[14] The F-105 Thunderchief arrived in 1960; in June 1962, two crashes in one day at Nellis forced the grounding of all F-105s for evaluation and modifications. The last USAF F-100s were retired in 1969, although the aircraft continued in use in the Air National Guard into the 1970s. On September 1, 1966, the Tactical Fighter Weapons Center was established to unify the research and training functions of the base and assigned to the 12th Air Force.[15] In 1969, the 57th Fighter Wing was activated to start then-named USAF Fighter Weapons School.[citation needed] Now known as the USAF Weapons School, it provides to this day graduate level training on all weapons systems that a USAF officer would be expected to utilize. This includes air to air combat with both gun and missiles and air to ground combat. The graduates are also given basic courses in fighter system maintenance in particular how to tell if a system is installed wrong during the preflight walk around. This school was created in response to lessons learned from air to air combat in World War II,[16] and is similar to the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School. Housing shortages had been a perennial problem for the base, but in the early 1970s Las Vegas' growth resulted in a new problem, with residential areas beginning to encroach on the flight paths. Although the problem was handled by modifying operations, the issue continues to plague both Nellis and Las Vegas planners. Lessons from the Vietnam War led to the establishment of Red Flag exercises at Nellis.[citation needed] Pilots from the 64th Aggressor Squadron now fly F-16s according to the doctrines of possible enemy forces, and engaging in mock dogfights with visiting squadrons from the United States and countries friendly to the United States. The 65th Aggressor Squadron was activated and flies the F-15 in its first adversary role. Continuing with the trend of competitive training, in 1981 the ten-day Gunsmoke '81 was the first gunnery meet to be held since 1962, and featured teams from all over the world. The event would continue to be held every two years. The 1980s were a busy time for Nellis, with a dozen types of aircraft being supported, as well as visiting aircraft from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and foreign nations. In 1988, the F-117 Nighthawk was unveiled here; it had been developed and tested at the Tonopah Test Range, a smaller facility in the northern part of the nearby Nellis Air Force Range in the desert northwest of Las Vegas. The Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Airstrip was a part of Nellis. While little known, it was home to the 11th, 15th, and 17th Reconnaissance Squadrons which operate the Predator RQ-1, MQ-1 and MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). On June 20, 2005 the field was renamed Creech Air Force Base. On January 14, 2003 the first production F-22A Raptor was delivered to the base. Nellis Air Force Base was selected as the location for the F-22 Force Development Evaluation program and Weapons School for the reason of weather similar to that in Iraq and Afghanistan. On December 21, 2004 one F-22A crashed on takeoff, marking the first accident at the base since March 1996 and the first accident of an F-22 since 1992. As of July 2008, there were 12 Raptors assigned to the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron for various development and evaluation missions. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Center for Excellence was established at Creech Air Force Base in 2005. On November 14, 2006 the Air Force declassified information regarding an American-manned Russian MiG unit used in training at Nellis from the late 1970s to early 1980s. This unit was known as the Red Eagles and used MiG-17s, MiG-21s and MiG-23s to simulate combat to test the capabilities of the F-4 Phantoms, F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons. On April 23, 2007 construction was started on a 140 acre, 70,000 solar panel power generation system. The installation on the west side of the base was completed in December 2007. The 14 megawatt system is expected to provide 25% of the base's power requirements.[17] On May 27, 2009 President Barack Obama toured the photovoltaic array during a visit to the base where he promoted the Recovery Act of 2009 and renewable energy.[18]

Other units

* 58th Air Rescue Squadron subordinate unit of the 23d Wing[5] * 64th Air Rescue Squadron Civil Air Patrol * 65th Air Rescue Squadron Civil Air Patrol * 66th Air Rescue Squadron subordinate unit of the 23d Wing[5] * 372 Training Squadron Detachment 13

Overview

An installation of the Air Combat Command (ACC), Nellis is the location of the United States Air Force Warfare Center[3] and is a major training location for both U.S. and foreign military aircrews. The base is named for William Harrell Nellis,[4] a Las Vegas resident and Army Air Force P-47 pilot who died in action during the Battle of the Bulge.[4] The main base covers approximately 11,300 acres (4,600 ha). Sixty-three percent of it is undeveloped, while the remaining area is either paved or contains structures. The base consists of three major functional areas. * Area I include the airfield and most of the mission support functions. * Area II is east of Area I and contains the munitions area. * Area III is across Las Vegas Boulevard from Area I. It contains housing, Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital, and open space. The associated Nevada Test and Training Range is located to the west in Nye and several other counties.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency. This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Nellis Air Force Base". * J. Catherene Wilman, A Pictorial History of Nellis Air Force Base 1941-1996 (Nellis AFB, 1997)

See also

* Aviation Nation * Nellis Solar Power Plant * Nevada World War II Army Airfields

United States Air Force Warfare Center

* 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 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron * 57th Component Maintenance Squadron * 57th Equipment Maintenance Squadron * USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School * USAF Weapons School * USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (The Thunderbirds) * 98th Range Wing (formerly 554th Range Group) * 99th Air Base Wing responsible for the operation of Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases (formerly 554th Operations Support Wing) * 99th Civil Engineer Squadron (formerly 554th Red Hat Squadron and 554th Civil Engineering Squadron) * 99th Communications Squadron * 99th Comptroller Squadron * 99th Contracting Squadron * 99th Mission Support Group (formerly 554th Support Group & 554th Combat Support Group) * 99th Civil Engineer Squadron (formerly 554th Red Hat Squadron and 554th Civil Engineering Squadron) * 99th Communications Squadron * 99th Contracting Squadron * 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron * 99th Mission Support Squadron * 99th Services Squadron * 99th Medical Group (formerly 554th Medical Group & formerly under 554th Combat Support 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 (all security forces formally under 554th Combat Support Group) * 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (formerly 554th Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM)) * 99th Security Forces Squadron (formerly 554th Security Police Squadron - 554th SPS) * 99th Security Support Squadron (formerly 554th Security Support Squadron, protecting Area 2 (nuclear weapons storage area or "WSA"), just north by northeast of Nellis AFB) * 99th Services Squadron

Units

As a result of its varied roles, Nellis AFB is home to more squadrons than any other Air Force Base.