Holloman plays host to the 309th FS

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 309th Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., taxi to a hangar at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 7. The 309 FS deployed 18 F-16s and 190 supporting personnel to Holloman AFB to test infrastructure, range, and airspace capabilities to support the F-16 formal training unit, which will be moving to Holloman AFB. While here, the F-16s will fly 24 sorties per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss / Released)

Holloman Phase II FTX

Airman 1st Class Michael Cote, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron structures flight apprentice, performs Self-Aid Buddy Care on Senior Airman Adrian Devin, 49th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, during a simulated ground attack as part of a Field Training Exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Dec.4. SABC is a crucial part of deployment training that teaches Airmen how to treat a variety of wounds both on and off the battlefield. The 3-day exercise reinforced combat readiness and evaluated mission effectiveness in deployed situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/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)

Holloman AFB Sports Day 2012

Airman 1st Class Joshua Sandberg, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron, throws a football during the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sports Day Nov. 16 at the Domenici Fitness and Sports Center’s football field. Squadrons from around the base each had four representatives who competed against each other and participants from other squadrons in trying to achieve the furthest thrown distance of the football. Team Holloman’s Sports Day consisted of many events, including a nine-hole golf tournament, racquetball tournament, tennis tournament, horseshoes tournament, a three-mile relay, and a bowling tournament. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Siuta B. Ika/ Released)

VBS Fun

Children participating in the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Vacation Bible School make a circle around their group leaders as they prepare to play a water game at the base Chapel Aug. 3. During the game, the children tried to receive water balloons without getting sprayed by water from their group leaders. The VBS program, a week-long event sponsored by the wing’s chapel staff, is offered to all children of Team Holloman. During this year’s event, themed “Everything is Possible with God,” participants created different crafts, played various games, and read bible stories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

The fifth annual Big Give competition

A participant in the Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Big Give competition cuts a wooden board at the Alamogordo, N.M., Pregnancy Help Center July 21. Holloman AFB’s fifth annual Big Give event is a competition to give back to the Otero County community. Throughout the course of the competition, each Big Give team picks a project or way to give back to the community, and is judged on effort, enthusiasm, execution and impact made on the recipients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)