March 2, 2010 49th FW historian archives deployed wing's accomplishments In the deployed environment, there are people who document the accomplishments, events, incidents and a host of "gee whiz" items for future generations. In the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, that person is historian Ralph Jackson.Mr. Jackson is the 380th AEW historian deployed from the 49th Fighter
March 1, 2010 COMACC visits Team Holloman The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. William M. Fraser III, and his wife, Bev, visited Feb. 22 to get an up-close look at Holloman's mission.Throughout the visit, General Fraser took the time to visit with Airmen from across the base and gave them an opportunity to ask questions during a
March 1, 2010 Holloman chaplain brings a friendly ear to Red Flag If one sees a gathering of people where there isn't a broken jet, chances are pretty good there is a chaplain nearby -- for example Feb. 24 on the Nellis flight line, during Red Flag 10-3, when Chaplain (Capt.) Robert "Father Bob" Monagle was on the scene where he had more than just a variety of
Feb. 26, 2010 BEAR base provides assets to AOR Airmen from the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron began the movement of approximately 150 truckloads of assets Feb. 24, which will directly support joint and coalition forces in Afghanistan.The 49th Materiel Maintenance Group, the U.S. Air Force's only Basic
Feb. 25, 2010 Holloman maintainers launch Raptors into Red Flag 10-3 Holloman AFB maintainers launched their F-22 Raptors into the near-cloudless skies over southern Nevada Feb. 22 kicking off Red Flag10-3, an advanced aerial combat exercise where air crews from the U.S. and other allied nations train in realistic aerial war scenarios. The Raptors were inspected and
Feb. 23, 2010 NASA astronaut visits, thanks the 746th TS Retired Col. Michael Good, NASA astronaut and crew member of the Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-125, spoke to members of the 746th Test Squadron, Feb. 16, and thanked them for their support in the Space Shuttle mission.STS-125 was the final Space Shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope and
Feb. 19, 2010 National news channel films at Holloman A production crew from the Fox News Channel, including retired U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, visited Feb. 18 to wrap up a documentary on the Air Force's Remotely Piloted Aircraft mission.The crew met with members of the 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron to coordinate screen shots in front of
Feb. 17, 2010 F-22 engine shop reopens after renovations A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Feb. 12, celebrating the opening of the completely renovated engine shop which includes more than 30,000 square feet of space and major upgrades.The F-22 Raptor arriving to Holloman brought many changes to the base, including the need for a bigger engine shop, said
Feb. 16, 2010 WSMR commander takes time to visit Holloman The commanding general of White Sands Missile Range paid a visit to the base Feb. 12 to experience first-hand air-to-air fighter training and the Remotely Piloted Aircraft training program.Army Gen. John Regan started his day pulling six G's (force of gravity) over WSMR trying to keep breakfast down