Oct. 20, 2010 Special Waterfowl hunt approaching Fall is in the air and many of us look forward to this time of year because of the opportunities it offers for outdoor recreation.For residents of the Holloman area, one of these opportunities is a special Waterfowl hunt at the Lake Holloman Wildlife Area beginning Oct. 30 and ending Jan. 30,
Oct. 20, 2010 A&FRC to host Job Fair The Airman and Family Readiness Center will host a Job Fair at the Desert Sands Enlisted Club from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 27.The event is open to all eligible card holders to include active duty, retired military members, civil servants and family members as an opportunity to test the job market
Oct. 14, 2010 Team Holloman, local community dance for domestic violence awareness In the midmorning of Oct. 9, the ballroom of the Community Activity Center was transformed into an all-out dance party: loud music, Latin-inspired moves and people dancing wall to wall. Although the room was filled to the brim with excitement, the participants weren't just dancing for fun. They were
Oct. 13, 2010 Passing the torch of fire prevention The 49th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Protection Flight observed national Fire Prevention Week Oct. 3 through 9 with various activities surrounding this year's theme -- "Beep, Beep, Beep ... Smoke detectors -- a sound you can live with."The flight kicked off activities with a carnival at the Youth
Oct. 6, 2010 Team Holloman gives blood, life The Armed Services Blood Program held a blood drive at the Community Activities Center Oct. 4, 2010. The blood drive was open to servicemembers, their families and anyone able to get on base.All donations from the drive go directly to military hospitals and to war-fighters over-seas."The blood that
Oct. 6, 2010 Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Join the fight In 2006, more than 110 women died every day from one disease: breast cancer.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these are the facts. However, here's the kicker:That death rate is an improvement. The Susan G. Komen Web site states that in the past 35 years, the death rate
Oct. 4, 2010 'Fightin' 49ers' return from deployment to Japan After four months, numerous flights aboard C-17s and stops in Hawaii, the 7th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returned to Holloman Oct. 1, 2010.Members from the 49th Maintenance Group, 49th Operations Group, 49th Mission Support Group and the 44th Fighter Group left May 27, 2010, for the first major
Oct. 4, 2010 8th AMU settles in to renovated building On Sept. 16, the ribbon was officially cut on the renovated facility for the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, one of two maintenance units in the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.The event was hosted by Col. Donald Van Patten, 49th Maintenance Group commander, and attended by Col. Kevin Huyck, 49th
Oct. 1, 2010 Holloman holds POW, MIA remembrance ceremony Each year, Team Holloman pays tribute to the American men and women of the armed forces who are missing in action and never returned home from combat, and to those who faced unthinkable suffering as prisoners of war in distant lands in the pursuit of defending American lives and liberties.This year,