Aug. 10, 2018 Thrifty solution After months of renovations, Holloman’s Thrift Shop is scheduled to re-open August 14th in Building 232 on Second St. and Connecticut Ave. A leaky roof, flooded bathrooms and rodents scurrying in the shadows were only a small number of the problems that plagued Building 232 earlier this year. While
July 16, 2018 Atomic Age: Alamogordo and the Bomb (Editor’s Note: This is part one of a four part series on the first test of the atomic bomb.)
June 14, 2018 Bombs Away: Air Force Combat Operations Competition The 9th Munitions Squadron held the first-ever Air Force Combat Operations Competition (AFCOCOMP) June 12-14, 2018, here.AFCOCOMP is a unique munitions building competition designed to test participants on all of the aspects used by ammo troops in wartime operations.
May 22, 2018 National Police Week 2018 Members of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., honored fallen civilian and military law enforcement officers during National Police Week, on May 13-19. Congress established National Police Week in 1962 under the direction of former President John F. Kennedy to honor law enforcement officers who lost
May 15, 2018 Pit Stop Alamogordo Holloman Air Force Base recently introduced the Hollamo Express, a unique bus service exclusive to Holloman’s military service members and dependents. Airmen can use the bus service as transport to a list of drop-off locations in the city of Alamogordo, free of charge. At present, the Hollamo
May 11, 2018 Band of the Golden West visits southern New Mexico The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West’s ensemble Mobility, from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., performed at Plaza de Las Cruces on May 10. The group plays upwards of 60 concerts each year to over 600,000 people across the western United States--one of them being right here in southern New
May 7, 2018 Holloman Air, Space Expo Holloman hosted the Air and Space Expo ‘Legacy of Liberty,’ May 5, 2018.This open event to the public was an opportunity to invite our local community members and guests, and to showcase the mission of the U.S. Air Force and the 49th Wing.“This is our first Air and Space Expo in four years,” said
April 24, 2018 Another tool in the toolbox It is a cool, fall day and the sun shines through the car window warming your face. Suddenly, the truck jerks and tumbles off the road. Your teammate is thrown from the truck, and flung out of sight. You exit the truck and find your teammate critically injured. He is presumably dead. There is no
March 20, 2018 Transition assistance program Preparing to separate from the military or contemplating whether or not to reenlist? Keep reading.Leaving the military is a life altering experience that every active duty member will eventually encounter. “When you are getting ready to separate, it is so important to realize there is a
March 9, 2018 Sun setting the MQ-1 Predator: The final salute The Air Force held the MQ-1 Predator’s official retirement ceremony with Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise leaders, and MQ-1 alumni March 9, 2018, at Creech. The MQ-1 ceremony included the final local flight by the Airmen of the 489th