July 3, 2012 Main Gate closure The installation's Main Gate will be closed July 7-8, due to maintenance on the active-vehicle barriers.Incoming traffic should use the West Gate, which will be open 24 hours until the Main Gate reopens.For more information, contact the Holloman AFB Welcome Center at (575) 572-5951.
June 29, 2012 Holloman's F-22s see action in Combat Archer The Holloman AFB and White Sands Missile Range airspace saw F-22 Raptors take to the skies to have their missile systems and 20 mm cannons evaluated during an air-to-air Weapon Systems Evaluation Program, known as Combat Archer, June 18-21.Over the course of this four-day WSEP, F-22 pilots shot down
June 28, 2012 21-Day Rule Advisory TMO CUSTOMERS: This includes those personnel contemplating a PCS/Separation/Retirement from this installation and requesting a carrier arranged move, JPPSO-NC (Joint Personal Property Shipping Office North Central) has directed they be provided a 30 day notification from the date we submit the
June 28, 2012 49th Medical Group is tobacco-free The 49th Medical Group campus will be a tobacco-free area, to include both smoking and non-smoking forms of tobacco, effective July 1.The goal of a tobacco-free medical treatment facility is to improve the health and wellness of the group's employees and clients, and to exemplify the group's role as
June 27, 2012 TRICARE Dental Program changes TRICARE Dental Program recently transferred from United Concordia insurance to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc., increasing benefits for active-duty dependents and National Guard and Reserve members and their dependents.Although the policy has been in place since May 1, many dependents may
June 22, 2012 Croft becomes 49th Wing commander Hundreds of Airmen from across the base welcomed the new 49th Wing commander, Col. Andrew "Sparky" Croft, during a change of command ceremony here June 22.The presiding officer of the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Robin Rand, 12th Air Force commander, spoke after the presentation of the colors and the