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 Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie sits in the cockpit of the F-4 he is scheduled to fly in air shows today and Saturday. The five stars on the side of the cockpit signify the five MiGs the pilot ace shot down during the Vietnam War. Photo by Clint Karlsen. |
 Ace in the hole: A special welcome for pilot ace Steve RitchieAs Steve Ritchie flew into Nellis Air Force Base alongside two other F-4 fighter jets Monday morning, the Air Force ace was struck by the strange familiarity of it all."Coming in in formation, in that three-ship, was almost like going back a quarter-century," said Ritchie, who both trained and taught at the Las Vegas-area base during the Vietnam War. "It was a weird feeling." FULL TEXT Officials try to avoid traffic, parking woesLocal law enforcement officials and military personnel are warning of traffic delays and road closures as they try to accommodate the 300,000 visitors expected at today's and Saturday's air show at Nellis Air Force Base.In fact, they're advising spectators to leave no later than 8 a.m. if they want to make it to the base by 9:30 a.m., when the show begins. FULL TEXT 
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