Nov. 28, 2011 F-22s to conduct night flying training over Tularosa Basin The 49th Wing will be conducting routine F-22 Raptor night flying training during the next two weeks, to stay current with mandatory Air Force requirements.Most training flights should be completed each evening before 10:30 p.m. The training may produce more noise than normal at Holloman, over the
Nov. 23, 2011 Turkey Day hits Holloman As everyone knows, Thanksgiving is a time to be with family and friends. A time to think back on everything that has happened in the past, whether good or bad. A time to be, well, thankful for everything we have.This Thanksgiving, many members of Team Holloman will be traveling long distances to
Nov. 18, 2011 O Diamond Tree! O Diamond Tree! The First Sergeant Council has put together a Diamond Tree to collect gifts for families of Team Holloman. The Diamond Tree, decorated with special Diamond ornaments, represents over 100 children who hope to open a gift for the holiday season.U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tamara Kissinger, 49th
Nov. 17, 2011 Cookie Drive cures jeer, brings holiday cheer For Holloman's junior enlisted members residing in the dormitories on base the winter holiday time period can be bitter-sweet. For many of these first-term Airmen this will be the first holiday season away from their families.To sweeten their days here, organizations from around the base hold an
Nov. 17, 2011 Deployed U.S., coalition service members remember veterans World War I, also known as the Great War, officially ended on June 28, 1919, when the Treaty of Versailles was signed. But the hostile fighting and exchange of bullets ended several months earlier when an armistice, a temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went
Nov. 16, 2011 CATM introduces short range combat To better prepare Holloman Airmen to handle issued weapons during a deployment, the 49th Security Forces Squadron's Combat Arms Training and Maintenance section has implemented enhancements to the CATM training regimen.The new course incorporates close range combat, which consists of shooting
Nov. 8, 2011 New LO Hangar to enhance capabilities For decades, the U.S. Air Force has epitomized air superiority thanks to aircraft such as the F-117 Nighthawk, B-2 Spirit, F-16 Fighting Falcon and most recently, the F-22 Raptor. One thing all of the aforementioned aircraft have in common is each has its own unique set of low observable coatings
Nov. 4, 2011 Holloman supports Combat Hammer As a B-1B Lancer nears its designated launching point to take out its target, the pilot and weapons systems operator of an F-4 Phantom, get into position as well. As the B-1 drops a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, the F-4's WSO executes his portion of the mission -- documentation. The B-1,
Oct. 28, 2011 Holloman’s best prepares for the worst In 1994, the hospital at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. was the scene of a gruesome shooting. Before the gunman was shot dead, he injured several people and claimed the lives of two U.S. Air Force psychiatrists, a dependant spouse, a hospital visitor and an unborn child.Team Holloman conducted an
Oct. 27, 2011 Lockdown for exercise lifted EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE The all clear alert has been issued on base and the lockdown in conjunction with the active shooter exercise has been lifted.All members of Team Holloman are reminded to stay vigilant and be alert for any unusual behavior, and to report suspicious activities to Security