Nevada Test and Training Range

Military training area in Nevada, United States Nevada Test and Training RangePart of Nellis Air Force Base ComplexNye, Lincoln, and Clark counties, NevadaNear Las Vegas in USAn A-10 Thunderbolt II releases its munitions during a close air support training mission on September 23, 2011Site informationOwnerDepartment of DefenseWebsitewww.nellis.af.mil/Units/NTTR/Location"Nellis Air Force Range" and nearby federal landsCoordinates37°31′36″N 116°11′53″W / 37.52667°N 116.19806°W / 37.52667; -116.19806AreaLand: 4,531 sq mi (11,740 km2) in 2012 Airspace: 5,000 sq mi (13,000 km2) restricted, 7,000 sq mi (18,000 km2) shared (MOA)Site historyBuiltestablished September 29, 1940Garrison informationOccupants2011: NTTR military unit 2001: 98th Range Wing[specify]: 99th Range Group 1948: ATC Flying Division c. 1945: Fifteenth Air Force 1942: Fourth Air Force detachment 1941: AFCC & WCACTCGNIS code 2511961 The Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) is one of two military training areas at the Nellis Air Force Base Complex in Nevada and used by the United States Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base. The NTTR land area includes a "simulated Integrated Air Defense Sy