Aug. 20, 2012 18X pilots graduate from AF’s first MQ-9 Basic Course Student pilots participating in the Air Force's first MQ-9 Reaper Basic Course received their wings during a ceremony at the base theater Aug. 16.This marks the first time a student pilot in the Air Force Specialty Code 18X has completed the MQ-9 Basic Course without having been previously qualified
Aug. 17, 2012 Team Holloman Big Give: season 5 Team Holloman celebrated the end of the fifth annual Big Give during an after party at the Desert Sands Enlisted Club Aug. 10.Since 2008, Holloman's 49th Force Support Squadron has hosted the Big Give as a way for members of Team Holloman to give back to the local community.During Big Give events,
Aug. 15, 2012 Thrift Store reopens its doors The Holloman AFB Thrift Store held its grand reopening Aug. 14 at the store's new location inside Building 232 on Second St. and Connecticut Ave.The Thrift Store, run by the Holloman Officers' Spouses' Club, provides Team Holloman members a cheaper avenue of acquiring new and gently-used items at a
Aug. 8, 2012 Holloman Base Chapel hosts VBS Approximately 135 children attended the Holloman Base Chapel Vacation Bible School, which took place July 30 - August 3.VBS was open to children varying from grades Kindergarten through sixth grade from both Catholic and Protestant religious backgrounds as well as children of the same age who were
July 24, 2012 GAF FTC welcomes new commander The German Air Force Flying Training Center said farewell to its outgoing commander, Col. Frank Kiesel, at a change of command ceremony during the week of July 2-6, and welcomed the incoming commander, Col. Armin Havenith.The commander of the German Air Force Command United States and Canada, Col.
July 19, 2012 Horses help Holloman children cope through deployments Children of deployed Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., service members and members of Operation Military Kids learned an entirely new and unique set of skills at Spirit Ranch July 16 to 20.During their week at Spirit Ranch, the campers participated in a variety of activities from learning to make