Bivouac Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Airmen from the 49th Civil Engineer and Materiel Maintenance Squadrons perform pressure checks on their gas masks during a Bivouac exercise April 11. A good seal on a gas mask is necessary for protection from harmful chemical and radiological materials. (U.S. Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

Bivouac Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Airmen from the 49th Civil Engineer and Materiel Maintenance Squadrons assume level four mission-oriented protective postures, including rubber gloves, boots, gas masks, and a chemical protection suit, during a Bivouac exercise April 11. Level four MOPP gear gives protection for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive materials. (U.S. Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

Army Air Operations Directive flight

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – A UH-1 Iroquois and C-12 Huron from the U.S. Army Air Operations Directive sit along the flight line before a training flight April 12. The Army Air Operations Directive flies out of Holloman AFB on training missions. The pilots of Army Air Operations Directive are all civilians who have extensive military background. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss/Released)

New vehicles have LRS ‘going green’

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Holloman AFB’s newest hybrid vehicle, a Chevrolet Silverado 1500, sits in the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight’s parking lot April 16. This particular vehicle, along with two Ford Fusions, are the first non-U.S. General Services Administration hybrid vehicles on the installation, and the first hybrids assigned to Air Combat Command. These hybrid models average almost 10 miles per gallon more than their gasoline-powered counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Siuta B. Ika/ Released)

2012 Bivouac

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Airmen from the 49th Civil Engineer and Materiel Maintenance Squadrons line up for weapon issue during a Bivouac exercise April 10. The Airmen donned full protective measures, including a Kevlar vest, helmet, and M-16 assault rifle, and assumed roles at defensive fighting positions and entry control points around the perimeter of a deployment training site, during the four-day exercise. (U.S. Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

The Ahrens Memorial Library

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Steve Haydu, director of the Ahrens Memorial Library, reads a book here March 1. The library offers a variety of learning tools to boost morale and support education on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)