Center empowers, shapes Holloman youth

Staff members of the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Youth and Teen Center man different carnival-style game booths for the Freedom Fest Independence Day celebration at the Domenici Fitness and Sports Center parking lot July 3. In addition to events like the Freedom Fest, the Youth and Teen Center also takes part in and hosts different camps, ranging from music, digital arts, physical fitness, and sewing. The Youth and Teen Center’s goal is to implement the Boys and Girls Clubs of America five core areas – health and life skills, character and leadership, fitness and recreation, education and career, and the arts – into every activity they offer. (Courtesy photo)

Center empowers, shapes Holloman youth

Children from the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Youth and Teen Center make salads during an ‘Iron Chef’ cooking competition September 12. The Youth and Teen Center also offers its members an art club, photography club, digital arts club, a friendship and confidence club, and a character and leadership club. In addition to the club meetings, daily activities, and other recreational and informational programs, the Youth and Teen Center also finds creative ways for its members to give back to the local community through various community service projects. (Courtesy photo)

Holloman tree-lighting ceremony

Colonel Andrew Croft, 49th Wing commander, selects a child to pull the lever that lights up the holiday tree during the annual tree-lighting ceremony at the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., chapel Nov. 29. Members of Team Holloman gathered to enjoy festive treats and beverages and to listen to holiday music during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. F. Liddicoet)

Holloman tree-lighting ceremony

Colonel Andrew Croft, 49th Wing commander, speaks during the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., annual tree-lighting ceremony Nov. 29. Croft wished everyone a safe and happy holiday season before the ceremony began. Members of Team Holloman gathered to enjoy festive treats and beverages and to listen to holiday music during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. F. Liddicoet)

Holloman AFB Sports Day 2012

Team Holloman members race toward the finish line during a two-mile fun run during the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sports Day Nov. 16. As an added incentive to the last sporting event of the day, Team Holloman members were offered a one-day pass if they could beat the 49th Wing vice commander, Col. Ken Ekman, and a free beverage if they crossed the finish line before the 49th Wing commander, Col. Andrew Croft. The goal of Sports Day, run by the Domenici Fitness and Sports Center staff, was to bring all of Team Holloman together to compete in and build camaraderie through different sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Siuta B. Ika/ Released)

Holloman AFB Sports Day 2012

Captain Emily Grabowski, 49th Wing Public Affairs, leads a pack of runners to the finish line during a two-mile fun run during the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sports Day Nov. 16. As an added incentive to the last sporting event of the day, Team Holloman members were offered a one-day pass if they beat the 49th Wing vice commander, Col. Ken Ekman, and a free beverage if they crossed the finish line before the 49th Wing commander, Col. Andrew Croft. The goal of Sports Day, run by the Domenici Fitness and Sports Center staff, was to bring all of Team Holloman together to compete in and build camaraderie through different sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Siuta B. Ika/ Released)