March 20, 2013 Active shooter exercise provides training opportunity Holloman Air Force Base experienced an active shooter threat less than a year ago. Active shooter exercises serve as a reminder that these deadly threats can happen at anytime. It also helps the installation practice for this type of emergency scenario. Senior Airman Mari Moxley captured Holloman's
March 19, 2013 Commissary to host family math night The commissary at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., is scheduled to hold a family math night April 3 from 3 to 7 p.m. to help elementary and middle school students learn math skills and help them become more excited about math. Children in kindergarten through eighth grades attending school at Holloman
March 18, 2013 Taking steps out of respect at Bataan Memorial Death March As the sun rose on the New Mexico desert floor, thousands of people from the United States and countries around the world gathered to begin the 24th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17.The Bataan Memorial Death March honors the 80,000 Filipino and American
March 13, 2013 Air Force suspends military tuition assistance In the wake of sequestration, the Air Force officially suspended military tuition assistance March 11.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced the Air Force has officially suspended military TA for the remainder of fiscal 2013. The program will continue to be evaluated to determine the
March 8, 2013 Holloman teen wins Youth of the Year A local teen won the Boys & Girls Club of New Mexico Military Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 college scholarship March 2.Brianna Sheperd, 17, daughter of Master Sgt. Duane Sheperd, 49th Wing superintendent of plans and programs, will go on to compete at the regional and national levels."As the
Feb. 28, 2013 10 Holloman Airmen selected for SMSgt Congratulations to the following 10 master sergeants at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., who were selected Feb. 28 for promotion to senior master sergeant: Gerald K. Armstrong, 49th Civil Engineer SquadronChristopher Dwyer, 49th Aerospace Medicine SquadronErik W. Gatson, 49th Aircraft Maintenance
Feb. 26, 2013 Belvita breakfast biscuits recalled Mondelez International recently announced a nationwide voluntary recall of Belvita breakfast biscuit products in the apple cinnamon and chocolate varieties due to the possible presence of flexible metal mesh fragments in the products.The company has received a limited number of consumer contacts