Editing Nellis Air Force Base (section)

=====USAF Tactical Fighter Weapons Center=====
The [[USAF Tactical Fighter Weapons Center]] activated at Nellis AFB on 1 January 1966 (USAF Warfare Center after 15 November 2005) is the USAF authority for employment of tactical fighter weapons.<ref name="fs" /> The center has developed, refined, coordinated, validated and tested fighter concepts, doctrine, tactics, and procedures.  The FWC also performed operational test and evaluation and prepared or monitored Air Force publications on employment tactics, aircrew training, and aircrew weapons delivery. It has supervised courses of the US Air Force Fighter Weapons School, adversary tactics training, and [[Wild Weasel]] training, and other combat and tactical schools.<ref name="fs" />

The FWC supervised Red Flag operational training and other continuing air exercises, such as Green Flag and Silver Flag Alpha. The center also directed operations of the US Air Force [[Bomber and Tanker, Employment School]] since 1992 and the [[Air Rescue Center]] since 1993.<ref name="fs" /> The [[USAF Air Demonstration Squadron]] with the [[United States Air Force Thunderbirds]] moved [[Luke Air Force Base|from Arizona]] to Nellis AFB in June 1956.<ref name="fs" />