Sept. 16, 2009 Congratulations to Holloman lieutenant colonel selects! Congratulations to the following majors who were recently selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel:Steven Collen, 49th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronAabram Marsh, 49th Materiel Maintenance Support SquadronAnthony Puente, 49th Maintenance SquadronChristian Kane, 49th Operations Support
Sept. 15, 2009 Top 3 donates Freedom Flags to Alamogordo schools The Holloman Air Force Base Top 3 donated Freedom Flags to all schools in the Alamogordo Public School District Sept. 11 with the goal of educating children about what happened on that day eight years ago. Master Sgt. Marcus Cooper, Holloman Top 3 president, was inspired by a news story he saw about
Sept. 11, 2009 Predator training unit checks out at Holloman The 432nd Wing, Detachment 5, reached initial operational capacity with the MQ-1 Predator here Sept. 10 after the 432nd Wing at Creech AFB, Nev., and the 49th Fighter Wing completed all the testing and requirements needed to fly at Holloman. Until recently, the 432nd Wing was the only MQ-1 formal
Sept. 11, 2009 Chief Choice Award presented for August 2009 The Chiefs are proud to award the August Chief's Choice award to Airman 1st Class Katie Fiske from the 49th Maintenance Operations Squadron here. Chosen by Chief Master Sgt. Kathy Harmon, 49th Maintenance Squadron, Airman Fiske is a maintenance data systems analyst currently assigned as a dedicated
Sept. 8, 2009 Seven digits required for on-base calls Members of Team Holloman will now have to dial seven digits when making an on-base phone call, for example, when calling the base operator, users must dial "572-1110" instead of the previous "2-1110". "The change is permanent and was directed by Air Combat Command in accordance with Air Force
Sept. 8, 2009 Holloman hosts joint service aircraft for testing The Army, Navy and Marine Corps recently conducted a multi-platform countermeasure effectiveness test at White Sands Missile Range, completing a total of 16 missions, with all aircraft hosted by Holloman. Holloman was selected as the aircraft host because of its ability to support aircraft and
Sept. 1, 2009 Around Holloman: Golfing for morale Holloman's Chief Group sponsored a golf tournament at the Apache Mesa Golf Course here Aug. 27. The tourament was run as a fundraiser to support quality of life initiatives on base.
Sept. 1, 2009 Trimming Holloman since 1957 Virgil George, Desert Sands Enlisted Club master barber, cuts hair here Aug. 5. He has been cutting hair at Holloman since 1957. In 1972, Mr. George was awarded a Nonappropriated Funds contract to start cutting hair at the Enlisted Club. The enlisted club barber shop is open to all active duty
Aug. 26, 2009 Congratulations to the new staff sergeant selects! Air Force officials announced selections for promotion to staff sergeant Aug. 20 via the Air Force Personnel Center's public website. Of those selected, 181 of the promotees were members of Team Holloman and two were from Fort Bliss, Texas. Congratulations to the following senior Airmen who will
Aug. 26, 2009 Golf veteran named 2009 base golf champion The 2009 base golf championship was held at Apache Mesa Golf Course Aug. 21 through Aug. 23 and at the end of the three-day competition, a new base champion was announced. Tommie Williams, who has been golfing here for more than 17 years, won the championship with a three-day total of 230 strikes,