Dec. 18, 2009 Holiday message from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Commander As the winter holidays and the New Year rapidly approach, let me personally thank each of you for your selfless contributions on behalf of our great nation. Your efforts ensure safety, security and liberty at home and in many places around the globe. During the holidays, I encourage you to take some
Dec. 18, 2009 Volunteers give Airmen taste of home for holidays The Holloman Officers' Spouses Club held a cookie drive at the base commissary here, Dec. 14, where they and other volunteers baked over 900 dozen cookies for Airmen. The HOSC collected all shapes and sizes of cookies and distributed them with the help of military members and the Alamogordo
Dec. 16, 2009 18 Airmen, 3,746 push-ups The annual Push-up-a-thon fundraiser was held at the Domenici Fitness and Sports Center here, Dec. 11, where 18 Airmen completed a total of 3,746 push-ups.The participants were given 10 minutes to do as many push-ups as they could and each had sponsors which helped support the fundraiser. The money
Dec. 14, 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine eligible beneficiaries update The 49th Medical Group continues to receive partial shipments of the H1N1 flu vaccine from the state supply, both injectable and intranasal forms of the vaccine. As of Dec. 10, the beneficiaries who are eligible to receive the on-hand H1N1 vaccine from the 49th MDG are as follows:· New: All
Dec. 10, 2009 Families of deployed come together Members of Team Holloman attended the Families Apart Dinner at the Desert Sands Enlisted Club, Dec. 9. The event featured give-aways, face painting, crafts and balloons for children and a free dinner for the families.The event, sponsored by the Airman and Family Readiness Center, is held at least
Dec. 10, 2009 Base celebrates start of holiday season More than 50 Team Holloman members gathered for a tree and menorah lighting ceremony at the base chapel here, Dec. 7. The age-old tradition of the tree and menorah lighting symbolized the start of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Tiffany Trojca)
Dec. 10, 2009 Adopted from aborigines Just what is a "bunyap?"Ask this question down in the southern hemisphere around the locale of Australia or the East Indies and the answer would have to do with the aborigine symbol of death, a fictitious monster painted on aborigines' war shields to cast an evil spell on their enemy. Ask that same