Holloman honor fallen Army Soldier

Members of Team Holloman render a final salute to a fallen Soldier, Army Specialist Christopher Kurth, June 11 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., The Soldier was killed in a grenade attack near Kirkuk, Iraq, June 4. Specialist Kurth was a native of Alamogordo, N.M., and was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sondra Escutia)

Holloman honors fallen Army Soldier

Members of Team Holloman stand before the POW/MIA monument June 11 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., before marching toward the front gate to render a final salute to Army Specialist Christopher Kurth. The Soldier was killed in a grenade attack near Kirkuk, Iraq, June 4. Specialist Kurth was a native of Alamogordo, N.M., and was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sondra Escutia)

Airmen join the fight in cancer

Members of Team Holloman and the community of Alamogordo, N.M., participate in the 10th Annual Otero County Relay for Life fundraiser, May 30. Several teams were formed by members of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and play an important role in Relay for Life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Means)

Coalition brings smile to Iraqi family

Juma Flalih Husayn and his daughter Zaenab, 2, share a moment before preparing for the trip home at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, May 2. Zaenab recently underwent cleft lip and palate reconstruction at the Air Force Theatre Hospital, April 29. "A lot of kids with deformities get shunned, and that affects them for the rest of their life," said Air Force Lt. Col. Douglas Gottschalk, the otolaryngologist of Air Force Theatre Hospital. "A one day surgery [we performed], that's going to affect her for the rest of her life. That's a major thing." (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Carl N. Hudson)

Airman gains citizenship

Airman 1st Class Christopher Lyn, from the 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., recieves the Oath of Allegiance from El Paso Field Office Director, Raymond P. Adams. Originally from Jamaica, Airman Lyn was the 30th member of the military naturalized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services? (USCIS) El Paso Field Office during May 2009. USCIS? month-long military naturalization initiative was in recognition of National Military Appreciation Month. (Photo provided)

Airman recieves citizenship

Airman 1st Class Christopher Lyn, 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.,shakes the hand of El Paso Field Office Director, Raymond P. Adams, May 29. Airman Lyn, originally from Jamaica, was the 30th member of the military naturalized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services? (USCIS) El Paso Field Office during May 2009. USCIS? month-long military naturalization initiative was in recognition of National Military Appreciation Month. (Photo provided)