Feb. 9, 2016 Hard in the paint When it comes to taking care of the F-16 Fighting Falcons here, no other group of Airmen are more responsible than the aircraft structural maintenance technicians.These corrosion experts are in the process of stripping and re-painting F-16 tails - replacing Luke Air Force Base's "LF" with
Feb. 8, 2016 Commentary -- Holloman offers advice for Children’s Dental Health Month Your body is an incredibly amazing machine.When it is firing on all cylinders, we generally feel happy, healthy and tend to be more active. The foods we eat and how often we eat them affect our overall health. This can greatly affect our teeth and gums.Throughout Children's Dental Health Month,
Jan. 28, 2016 Tax Center to open The Holloman Tax Center will be open Monday and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., accepting appointments from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., accepting appointments from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., starting Feb. 1 through April 18. The tax center is planning on being open for President's
Jan. 22, 2016 Gate closes, Jan. 15 Holloman Air Force Base temporarily cordoned a section of Highway 70 and evacuated several base homes Jan. 15 in response to a possible threat to individuals within the area.This response was part of routine emergency operations.The emergency precautions were enacted after to a commercial vehicle
Jan. 15, 2016 25 years after The Storm It was a clear, dark night over Baghdad.An invisible predator slipped through the enemy's defenses and locked onto its prey with laser-guided precision.With a press of a button, Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm.The 2,000 pound bomb soared through the night sky toward its target
Jan. 12, 2016 Holloman FSS Introduces Text Alerts Wondering what to do this weekend? Need updates concerning the Child Development Center, or even the gym? Wish you could conveniently access base information through your cell phone? Well, the 49th Force Support Squadron has the perfect feature for you.FSS personnel created a text alert system
Jan. 6, 2016 Holloman observes Red, Yellow, and Blue week On this day in 1912, New Mexico became the forty-seventh state to officially join the Union. Just a week later, January 13th in the year 1948, Alamogordo Army Air Field was officially redesignated Holloman Air Force Base. In commemoration of these two historical landmarks, Holloman is celebrating
Dec. 31, 2015 AF Marathon offers New Year's Incentive The U.S. Air Force Marathon will offer a special New Year's resolution discount, as well as an opportunity to win a prize package and tickets to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship First Four to participants who register for the race on Jan. 1.Participants who register on Jan. 1
Dec. 23, 2015 Operation Assist Santa This year marks another year of aircraft from the base serving as special escorts as the jolly old elf makes his way through New Mexico."We are Santa's favorite wing in the Air Force. All the aircraft tails assigned to the 49th Wing are marked with the two letter designation 'H-O'," said Col. Ryan