July 13, 2009 Early Firebees tested at Holloman Tests of the Firebee war jet were so successful at Holloman Air Development Center that the Air Force announced "production of an undisclosed quantity of Firebees" would soon begin, the Alamogordo News reported on June 29, 1954. The Firebee was developed after the Air Force's Pilotless Aircraft
July 13, 2009 CAIB/IDS is here to help Behind the scene of the Team Holloman community is a board of people who stand ready to address any issue that could affect the readiness and quality of life for its Airmen and their families. The board is called the Community Action Information Board, an Air Force program utilized by every Major
July 8, 2009 Top "superfoods" for all-star heart health These top five "superfoods" from The American Dietetic Association (ADA) and the "Nutrition Action Health Letter" will not only make you feel good, but will help protect you against heart disease, the top killer of adults in the U.S. 1. Beans. The ADA says beans are truly a superfood because each
July 8, 2009 Holloman gets new Historian Holloman Air Force Base is rich in tradition and history with vast amounts of important documentation spanning back to 1942 when the base was first established as Alamogordo Army Air field. Historians are in charge of preserving Holloman's historic information, and this responsibility now falls in
June 26, 2009 Hollywood 'transforms' Holloman yet again Michael Bay and his heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons are back at it again with this summer's much-anticipated "Transforms: Revenge of the Fallen," and once again two bases in Southern New Mexico play important roles in the film. The movie, which opened officially June 24, features both Holloman
June 26, 2009 The Up and Coming 44th Fighter Group On June 26, 2009, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, announced the proposed force structure realignment for Fiscal Year 2010. The realignment is an attempt to provide the Air Force a way to use current resources to complete its mission ... to fly, fight and win in air, space and
June 26, 2009 Holloman to host blood drive, save lives Holloman will host a blood drive at the Community Center June 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and all donations will be used for military personnel worldwide. 2nd Lt. Drumarie Krusenoski, a base blood program officer from the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron, says the goal for this drive is to collect 80
June 25, 2009 What kind of TRICARE doc can you have? Most military families have a primary care manager, but not everyone knows who qualifies as one. TRICARE defines a primary care manager--frequently referred to as a PCM--as "a civilian network provider or military treatment facility provider who provides primary care services to TRICARE