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  • Mr. Terry Benson and Mr. Chip Bar from the Alamogordo chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars present Staff Sgts. Tanesha Townsend, Marquetta Davalos, Senior Airman Melissa Cordero, Airman Lisette Gaitan, Airman Crystal Romero and Senior Airman Jervette Clark, members of the base girl's basketball team, with a $1,250 check for new uniforms Dec. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Brian Starr)

    VFW donates for new uniforms

  • USO gives to Holloman families

    The 49th Fighter Wing vice commander accepted ten $50 gift certificates for meals at area restaurants Dec. 18 on behalf of families of Airmen stationed at Holloman and deployed overseas. Ms. Yolanda Castillo, United Services Organizations, and Ms. Diana Campbell, U.S. Foodservice-Albuquerque, presented the gift certificates at a distribution
  • Staff Sgt. Christopher Seeley prepares his gear before the shuttle convoy from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., heads out to the alternate landing site Dec. 22 to support the possible landing there of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Airmen from Holloman are ready to support all NASA missions by training numerous times a year for such an event. Sergeant Seeley is assigned to the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Heather Stanton)

    HAFB Contingency Response Force ready for Discovery landing

    Space Shuttle Discovery landed safely at 5:32 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., bringing the shuttle's mission to a successful end, and though it did not land at White Sands Missile Range, the emergency response team from Holloman stood ready to launch into action. "Whether the shuttle lands or not, we've had a successful
  • Col. Jack Forsythe, 49th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Chris Knehans, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, roll the guidon of the 7th during the inactivation ceremony Friday. The inactivation of the 7th will be Dec. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Michael Means)

    Bunyaps inactivate with honor

    The Holloman community gathered in Hangar 301 for the 7th Fighter Squadron's inactivation ceremony Friday. Col. Jack Forsythe, 49th Operations Group commander, Lt. Col. Chris Knehans, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, and Mr. Greg Stephens, honorary commander of the 7th Fighter Squadron, spoke at the ceremony. "This was a big day," Brig. Gen. David
  • Dirt flies as Mr. Wayne Mello, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, Maj. Nathan Clemmer, 49 CES, Mr. Howard Moffett, retired deputy base civil engineer, and Col. David Moore, 49th Fighter Wing vice commander, perform the ceremonial ground breaking for two new fire stations coming to Holloman Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Michael Means)

    Firedawgs break ground for new stations

    The Holloman fire emergency services flight broke ground for two new fire stations on base Tuesday. The new fire stations are needed to replace the existing stations which are outdated and beyond economical repair, said Mr. Wayne Mello, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief. Also, the new stations will be strategically located for optimum
  • Mr. Jamie O'Hara Magic Guy from Las Cruces makes a ballon animal for Kaiman Ulukita, 4, at the Children's International Festival Saturday. (U.S. photo by Airman Jamal Sutter)

    Children's International Festival creates fun for all

  • Mrs. Janice Smith and Mrs. Becky McVay, Holloman Officers' Spouses Club members, advertise for the Airmen's Cookie Drive in M&M costumes at the corner of First Street and Arizona Avenue. The drive recieved more than 6,300 cookies for Airmen living in the dorms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Stanton)

    Cookie drive shows Air Force family cares for Airmen

    The Holloman Officers' Spouses Club and many other Holloman spouses got together Thursday and Friday to bring holiday joy to Airmen living in the dorms this season. The spouses collected homemade cookies, decorated small paper bags and readied the treats for squadron first sergeants to pick up and deliver to the Airmen. "There are many Airmen in
  • Mariah Jo-Lee Ballerstein was born Dec. 7 in base housing by two emergency medical technicians for the 49th Medical Group. Mariah is the new baby girl to Tech. Sgt. Scott Ballerstein, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group, his wife Jessica and their son Caleb. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Scott Ballerstein)

    No time for delivery room

    Tech. Sgt. Scott Ballerstein, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group, and his wife Jessica are the proud parents of baby Mariah Jo-Lee Ballerstein, who was born at her parents' home in base housing Dec. 7 with the help of emergency medical technicians from the 49th Medical Group.Senior Airman Daniel Hodges, aerospace medical technician, said he and Staff
  • Tech. Sgt. Jason Estrada, 49th Medical Services Squadron, was asked to attend the 49th Medical Group Christmas party Dec. 8 when he was planning to stay home with his pregnant wife. While at the party, Brig. Gen. David Goldfein, 49th Fighter Wing commander, brought him in front of the party because he was wearing jeans and a sweatshirt to a semi-formal affair. The general, along with Chief Master Sgt. Marjorie McNichols, 49 FW command chief, surprised him with technical sergeant stripes as he was STEP promoted on the spot. STEP promotion is a promotion through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program.

    STEP it up ... another stripe

  • Airman 1st Class Robert Pennock and Staff Sgt. Christopher Croley, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, guide a GBU-10 bomb into locking position on an F-117A Nighthawk during a Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition Dec. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jamal Sutter)

    Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition shows off 'best of the best'

    The Load Crew of the Quarter competition Friday was a close match to the very end.This competition recognizes the "best of the best" of 18 weapons load crews at Holloman, said Tech. Sgt. Gilbert Cruz, 49th Maintenance Group. "The two best weapons load crews (one from the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and one from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit)
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