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  • The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence can take many forms from actions as small as demeaning, verbal comments; controlling personal assets, such as finances; and causing physical harm. There are many resources available to victims of domestic violence, such as calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE, for 24/7 assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)

    Fear of the unknown

    “I found him with another girl and that’s when he started to strangle me.” “He was bigger than me, so I couldn’t do anything,” said McKinley Katz, 24, 49th Wing Medical Group outpatient records technician, as she recalls the dreadful details of her past abusive relationship. “I woke up in an ambulance.”  Katz met her abuser at the age of
  • Dawn Wilder, 49th Medical Group quality and risk manager, poses for a photo October 25, 2018, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Wilder was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and is celebrating her third year of being cancer free. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)

    Hats off to cancer

    “I stood up and the first thing (my boss) saw was this flamingo rising above the computer monitor,” said Dawn Wilder, 49th Medical Group quality risk manager. “I wore a wig once to work, and (my boss) looked at me and said, ‘the wig is okay, but I miss the hat.’ I said, ‘that’s great because the wig is scratchy.’ I still (wear the hats)
  • Senior Airman Tori Tilley poses for a personality portrait Oct. 4, in the Public Affairs Studio on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Tilley is in her U.S. Armed Forces Softball uniform with the silver Armed Forces medal she received competing this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Autumn Vogt)

    Tee-up

    At the young age of four, Tori started playing softball. She played for the Bratz, wearing a yellow and red uniform in Brazil, Indiana. Her hard work and determination has brought her home runs on and off the field.
  • Staff Sgt. Corey S. Radel, 49th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance inspector, was awarded a Chief's Choice Award by Chief Master Sgt. Eric Corvin, 49th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance chief Oct. 19 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)

    Chief’s Choice Award

    The chiefs are proud to present the Chief’s Choice Award to Staff Sgt. Corey S. Radel. Q. 1      What squadron are you a part of, what is your job title and what are your duties? A. 1      I am the 49th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance inspector. I evaluate flight line and maintenance back shops in support of $449 million dollars in assets,
  • Col. Joseph L. Campo (right), 49th Wing commander, and Mary Kipp (left), El Paso Electric CEO, cut a ribbon at the solar array opening ceremony Oct. 19 on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The solar array is made up of almost 56,000 thin-film modules that will generate enough electricity to power more than 1,700 homes annually, prevent emissions by over 9,000 metric tons and save approximately nine million gallons of water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)

    Holloman opens solar array

    Holloman opened its first major photovoltaic solar array during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on base Oct. 19. The Holloman Atlas Solar Array is a 5 megawatt-hour facility providing power to more than 1,300 facilities on base. Due to the hard work of the military and civilian partners involved, the facility was built at no cost to the Air Force. “We
  • Flood of support

    Flood of support

    Airmen from the 49th Wing and 635th Materiel Maintenance Group, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M, assisted with airlift efforts in response to the devastation of Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., by Hurricane Michael starting October 12.“Our team has dedicated over 7,000 man-hours defining the requirement, preparing the equipment for deployment and
  • Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Croft, (left) 12th Air Force commander, and Mj. Gen. Patricj Doherty, (right) 19th Air Force commander, roll the Air Combat Command flag on Sept. 28, in hangar 301 on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The commanders rolled the ACC flag so the Air Education and Training Command flag could be unfurled. (U.S. Air Force by Airman Autumn Vogt)

    Holloman’s “Fightin' 49ers” training mission transfers to the First Command

    The 49th Wing officially recognized the transfer of the base’s flying training mission to Air Education and Training Command during a ceremony here Sept. 28. The transition, effective Oct. 1, 2018, aligns the wing and all co-located units, which hosts MQ-9 Reaper and F-16 Viper formal training units, under the 19th Air Force, the numbered air force responsible for flying training across the Air Force.
  • Staff Sgt. Colin Owens, 49th Wing Chapel religious affairs Airman, and Staff Sgt. Kristen Owens, 49th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, pose for a photo outside the air traffic control tower Aug. 23 on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. While stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Colin met and married his wife, Kristen, a fellow air traffic controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)

    NCO cross-trains to pursue career goals, personal fulfillment

    Many Airmen find themselves seeking an opportunity to change their career field during their enlistment, but the needs of the Air Force don’t always align with the desires of its Airmen.But, for one Airman, it did.Staff Sgt. Colin Owens, 49th Wing Chapel religious affairs Airman, knew early into his air traffic controller career something needed to
  • Col. Brian Patterson, 49th Wing vice commander, speaks at the POW/MIA ceremony at Heritage Park on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 21. The ceremony, in rememberance of prisoners-of-war and those still missing-in-action, was part of Holloman's POW/MIA commemoration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)

    POW/MIA Remembrance Day at Holloman

    Holloman Air Force Base honored service members who were imprisoned or remain missing-in-action with a 24-hour vigil and run September 20 – 21, here. “Of those Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsman, we remember their service, their sacrifice for freedom and their unwavering patriotism under difficult and harsh circumstances,” said
  • Holloman's Varsity Soccer Team poses for a group picture at the South Texas Area Regional Soccer Complex in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 3. The team competes in the 2018 Defender's Cup and placed third against 37 other teams.

    2018 Defender’s Cup

    Twenty-one Airmen from the 49th Wing traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to participate in the 2018 Defender’s Cup, Aug. 31- Sept. 3. During Labor Day weekend, Holloman’s Varsity Soccer Team competed with 37 teams from across the Department of Defense in hopes of bringing home the first place trophy.
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