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  • Got Drugs? Holloman holds 'drug take-back' day

    Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. The number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs is remarkably high and on the rise. To address this public safety issue, on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the 49th Security Forces

  • Holloman TMO gives 'peak moving season' tips

    Each year, about 225,000 Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Coast Guard household good shipments are slated for movement during the summer months. These shipments compete with private sector moves creating a phenomenon in the transportation industry called the "peak moving season."Peak moving

  • New vehicles have LRS 'going green'

    To help the installation do its part in "going green," three new hybrid vehicles have been recently added to the base's vehicle fleet.These are the first non-U.S. General Services Administration hybrid vehicles on the installation, and the first hybrids assigned to Air Combat Command, said Steve

  • 4-day Bivouac prepares Holloman Airmen for deployments

    The 49th Civil Engineer Squadron and 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron took part in a three-day deployment readiness exercise April 10 to 12 here. An exercise of this magnitude prepares Airmen to answer our nation's call, said Maj. Timothy Fryar, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron operations chief."The

  • Early retirement offered to select enlisted Airmen

    Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant in overmanned career fields.The Temporary Early Retirement Authority

  • Opening of new 49th FSS MPS

    Efficiency is very important in the military, especially in a customer service agency, which is why the renovation of the 49th Military Personnel Section is vital to the 49th Wing. Members of Team Holloman came together to commemorate the grand opening ceremony of the newly renovated 49th MPS April

  • New AVGAS trucks enhance MQ-1 mission

    For petroleum, oil and lubricants operators with the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight, the daily fueling of more than 100 locally-assigned and transient aircraft can be an arduous task. However, fueling operations for the MQ-1 Predator will be streamlined thanks to the

  • Air Force ends Controlled Spend Account travel cards

    The Air Force recently decided to transition existing Controlled Spend Account travel cards to an enhanced Government Travel Card by the end of fiscal 2012. "The CSA, a pilot travel card program, provided some enhancements for travelers, but also brought about significant challenges for our most

  • AF announces 2012 aviator continuation pay program

    Air Force officials released the details of fiscal 2012 Aviator Continuation Pay program this week, with continuing focus on retaining highly-qualified manned and remotely piloted aircraft rated crew members. The ACP program gives some pilots and combat systems officers the opportunity for a