Exercise keeps Holloman responders ready

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Senior Airman Nick Ruttencutter, 49th Security Forces Squadron special reaction team member, watches the hall of a 49th Materiel Maintenance Group facility during a hostage-rescue and barricaded-suspect exercise scenario May 3. During the scenario, the 49th SFS SRT successfully rescued three hostages and neutralized the gunman without sustaining any simulated injuries or casualties. The team, which is comprised of mainly 49th SFS Airmen, is responsible for responding to any active-shooter, barricaded-suspect, or hostage-rescue scenario that takes place on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Siuta B. Ika/ Released)

Exercise keeps Holloman responders ready

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Tech. Sgt. Greg Edwards, 49th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance NCO in charge, gives a magazine of non-lethal rounds to Airman 1st Class David Jaquez, 49th SFS patrolman, during an active-shooter exercise scenario at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group compound May 3. For the exercise scenario, 49th SFS responders swapped out their live rounds with the blank rounds to engage the active gunman, who also was using the blank rounds to create a more realistic scenario. An exercise like this is conducted annually to ensure all of Team Holloman knows what to do should the event happen on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Siuta B. Ika/ Released)

Exercise keeps Holloman responders ready

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Airman 1st Class Jesse Hastings, center, speaks to members of the 49th Security Forces Squadron during an active-shooter exercise scenario at a 49th Materiel Maintenance Group warehouse May 3. Upon successful neutralization of the simulated active gunman, 49th SFS responders conducted a building sweep to ensure all threats were neutralized before attending to simulated gunshot-wounded victims. An exercise like this is conducted annually to ensure all of Team Holloman knows what to do should the event happen on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Siuta B. Ika/ Released)

Exercise keeps Holloman responders ready

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – 1st Lt. Justin Dominguez, 49th Security Forces Squadron special reaction team member, guards the hall of a 49th Materiel Maintenance Group facility during a hostage-rescue and barricaded-suspect exercise scenario May 3. During the scenario, the 49th SFS SRT successfully rescued three hostages and neutralized the simulated active gunman without sustaining any simulated injuries or casualties. The team, which is comprised of mainly 49th SFS Airmen, is responsible for responding to any active-shooter, barricaded-suspect, or hostage-rescue scenario that takes place on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Siuta B. Ika/ Released)

49th Operational Readiness Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Crew chiefs, from the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, help prepare an F-22 Raptor for take-off during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 29. Holloman performs large-scale exercises to ensure its Airmen are ready at a moment’s notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)

49th Operational Readiness Exercise

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Senior Airman Kasey Close, a 49th Wing Public Affairs Still Photographer, takes a photo of an F-22 Raptor during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 29. Holloman performs these exercises to ensure its Airmen are ready at a moment’s notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)