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  • Chief selects’ recognition ceremony Saturday

    Five of the Air Force's newest chief master sergeants are scheduled to be recognized at the Annual Chief Recognition Ceremony on base Saturday. During the ceremony, the new chief selects will be recognized by the Holloman Chief's Group, said Chief Master Sgt. James Harris, 49th Maintenance Group. Holloman's newest chiefs are John Gibson, 49th Civil
  • The new Steel Talons show off their skills in armed drill during the graduation ceremony Jan. 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)

    Steel Talons double with honor

    The Holloman Steel Talons Honor Guard team graduated 24 new Talons Jan. 16, more than doubling the size of the team. About 200 people came to the ceremony to support the Airmen who volunteered to put everything on hold to give honors to those who have served the United States. The primary purpose of a base honor guard team is to perform military

  • NSPS takes effect Sunday at Holloman

    National Security Personnel System, a new performance-based pay system for civilian personnel, goes into effect Jan. 21 at Holloman Air Force Base. There are 274 non-bargaining General Schedule positions affected at Holloman. The personnel system changeover process took nearly a year for Holloman. All supervisors and GS employees spent this past
  • 1st Lt. Sandra Martinez, 49th Comptroller Squadron, readies a tile before it's installed into a home the CGOC is helping build with Habitat for Humanity. The home is in Tularosa and is scheduled to be completed by the end of February.

    Company grade officers partner with Habitat for Humanity to build home

    Getting in on the ground floor of a project is a skill members of the Holloman Company Grade Officers Council took literally Jan. 13 when they laid tile in a Tularosa home being constructed by Habitat for Humanity. The CGOC took on the challenge of building the five-bedroom home last summer. During multiple weekend sessions since, they have helped
  • Mr. Wesley Dickey, Holloman gate guard, inspects the undercarriage of a truck for entrance to Holloman. (U.S. Air Force phot by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)

    Holloman gate guards help make "Friendliest place on Earth"

    Since January 2005, base guests and Team Holloman members have seen the friendly faces of civilian gate guards greet them as they enter the installation. But they are not just gate guards, they are installation entry controllers, who permit access to the base and provide the first welcome of the day to members of the Holloman community. "The
  • Both Holloman Airmen and Alamogordo community members came to the flightline Jan. 8 to say farewell to the 9th Fighter Squadron F-117A pilots headed to the Republic of Korea for a preplanned deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jamal Sutter)

    Holloman Airmen deploy to Pacific Theater

    More than 300 Holloman Airmen deployed to the Republic of Korea for a regularly scheduled deployment this week. The 9th Fighter Squadron, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, logistics and intelligence Airmen are deploying, said Capt. Michael Harmon, 9 FS. On Monday, many Team Holloman members and members of the Alamogordo community bid farewell to six

  • Honorary commanders assume command

    Most of Holloman's military units get new commanders this week, some with no prior military experience at all. Of course, the new commanders won't be issuing any orders anytime soon. They're honorary commanders, citizens of Alamogordo, whose full-time responsibilities range from bank president to peace officer. The 49th Fighter Wing's 2007 Honorary
  • Both Holloman Airmen and Alamogordo community members came to the flightline Jan. 8 to say farewell to the 9th Fighter Squadron F-117A pilots headed to the Republic of Korea for a preplanned deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jamal Sutter)

    9 FS flies to Korea

  • Col. Jack Forsythe, 49th Operations Group commander, hands the 8th Fighter Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Christopher Williams, new 8 FS commander, signifying the change of command in a ceremony Jan. 5. (U.S. photo taken by Airman Jamal Sutter)

    Black Sheep take on new commander

    A new squadron commander assumed the helm of the 49th Fighter Wing's 8th Fighter Squadron "Black Sheep" at a ceremony held in an aircraft hangar here Jan. 5. Lt. Col. Todd Flesch, previously the squadron's director of operations, began his command by lauding the work of his predecessor, Lt. Col. Christopher Williams, and pledged that taking

  • 47 Airmen promoted Tuesday

    Team Holloman recognized and celebrated the promotions of 47 Airmen from the 49th Fighter Wing at a ceremony in the Enlisted Club on base Jan. 3. The Airmen assumed ranks ranging from master sergeant to Airman, and represented every group in the wing. More than a hundred Airmen from across the base, along with family members and friends, attended
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