F-22 crew chiefs ORE, real-world ready

Crew chiefs from the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit tow an F-22 Raptor Feb. 17 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. To ensure all of Holloman’s F-22s are operationally ready at a moment’s notice, 7th AMU crew chiefs routinely work 12 or more hour shifts fixing, maintaining or prepping the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Siuta B. Ika/Released)

F-22 crew chiefs ORE, real-world ready

A 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief marshals an F-22 Raptor Feb. 13 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. To ensure all of Holloman’s F-22s are operationally ready at a moment’s notice, 7th AMU crew chiefs routinely work 12 or more hour shifts fixing, maintaining or prepping the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Siuta B. Ika/Released)

Bombs beware, EOD will be there

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brook Hamilton, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman, prepares a ANDROS HD-1 robot for a local training mission Nov. 30. EOD Airmen are tasked to render safe and dispose of any explosive hazards, to include conventional weapons; nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons; IEDs; and aircraft explosive hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps/ Released)

Bombs beware, EOD will be there

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brook Hamilton, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman, uses a control unit to guide a ANDROS HD-1 robot during a local training mission Nov. 30. EOD Airmen are tasked to render safe and dispose of any explosive hazards, to include conventional weapons; nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons; IEDs; and aircraft explosive hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps/ Released)

Holloman called out again to search White Sands

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Huyck, 49th Wing vice commander, addresses a group of Airmen from the 49th Security Forces Squadron Jan. 16, at the White Sands National Monument Headquarters. More than 50 Holloman personnel, primarily from the 49th SFS, took part in the 15-hour search operation to find a 15-year old boy who wandered away from his family while playing on the sand dunes. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tom Fuller/ Released)

Holloman dormitories receive new mailbox units

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Camillo “Billy” DiCarlo, 49th Communications Squadron, installs a lock on a new mailbox unit Jan. 13. DiCarlo was one of several volunteers from the 49th CS working on a project to install new mailboxes throughout the entire Holloman dormitory complex. This self-help project will save the Air Force an estimated $100,000 and improve the quality of living for approximately 560 Airmen residing in the dormitories. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony M. Ward / Released)