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  • AF announces PT test enhancements to start Oct. 1

    Air Force senior leadership announced enhancements to the Air Force's Physical Fitness Assessment program, to be implemented Oct. 1. In a letter to Airmen Aug. 20, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III explained the results of the comprehensive review, highlighting the strength of the

  • Holloman homes shifting to solar power

    Team Holloman recently joined a part of an initiative to increase energy efficiency and use of renewable resources with the installation of solar panels throughout the base's privatized housing communities. Solar City is contracted to complete the 18-month project, which is expected to be finished

  • STS-3 pilot's passing sparks memories

    (This is part one of a series on Holloman's role in the Space Shuttle program.)For many people living in the Tularosa Basin, the passing of an astronaut is a news story which has no ties to Alamogordo. However, the passing of C. Gordon Fullerton should not go unnoticed--especially by those Team

  • Airmen asked to participate in DoD anti-tobacco video competition

    The Department of Defense (DoD), Health Affairs, has recently announced a new tobacco countermarketing video competition aimed to target the message of tobacco being an enemy of our military as it degrades their health, fitness, mission readiness and work productivity. The competition entitled,

  • Controllers keep combat sorties cruising

    With the busiest airfield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility for joint and coalition forces, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing depends on a team of skilled air traffic controllers to ensure safe, smooth airfield operations. "The main priority of an air traffic controller here is to

  • August 16 marks Kittinger's historic 'step'

    Neil Armstrong might have made a "step" quote famous, but then-United States Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger Jr. made the "Highest Step in the World" famous this week more than 50 years ago.On Aug. 16, 1960, just before 7 a.m., Kittinger stepped out of an open balloon gondola at 102,800 feet in

  • Big Give winners announced

    Team Holloman wrapped up its sixth annual Big Give event with an awards ceremony Aug. 9 on base at the Desert Sands Club.The theme for this year's event was "Committed to Serving Time," and 26 teams with 448 Airmen, Department of Defense civilians and dependents competed for $10,000 in prize money

  • PLAYpass gives Airmen up to $1,000 in discounts

    Airmen projected to deploy or have recently returned from a deployment can participate in the PLAYpass Get out and Play Program and save $500 to $1,000 on installation programs.The PLAYpass program is based upon discount cards which provide eligible Airmen and family members the opportunity to

  • Furloughs reduced for Team Holloman

    The more than 800 civilian employees at Holloman Air Force Base affected by the 11-week furlough announced in May will resume a normal work schedule beginning Aug. 19.Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Aug. 6 that, due to a combination of Congressional approvals and Department of Defense