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  • White Sands National Monument to host Holiday open house

    Kevin Schneider, superintendant of White Sands National Monument, has extended a special invitation to Team Holloman to a holiday open house, Dec. 12. In what will be a spectacular holiday display for that night only, 1,000 luminaries, along with the full moon, will illuminate the historic adobe

  • 'Walker Boys' make Air Force career a family affair

    Though it wasn't a television series about a single man raising three children, when one chief master sergeant from Holloman retired earlier this year, the ceremony did mark the end of a "Family Affair" that only the Air Force could have scripted. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Walker, former 49th

  • Holidays call for "whole family" approach to safety

    When families gather for the holidays, it's natural to 'keep an eye out' for groups of nieces and nephews, sons and daughters excited to play together during seasonal celebrations. Airmen thoughtfully "childproof" their homes and check Christmas lights for faults that might lead to a shock. Families

  • Exercise calls for search and recovery team

    Approximately 30 members from the 49th Fighter Wing gathered at an area on the north-east side of Holloman Nov. 20 to perform a simulated search and recovery during Exercise Coronet Gold Rush 08-08. The search and recovery team included members from the 49th Force Support Squadron and 49th Civil

  • DOD launches 'Wounded Warrior Diaries'

    Defense Department officials have created the "Wounded Warrior Diaries," a multimedia Web tribute in which American servicemembers wounded in combat share stories of their service, including their hard-won battles on the road to recovery and the ups and downs of life in the wake of injury. The

  • Directory for wounded warriors, families, caregivers launched

    Department of Defense officials here Nov. 17 launched the National Resource Directory, a collaborative effort between the departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs. The directory is a Web-based network of care coordinators, providers and support partners with resources for wounded, ill and

  • 49 CES plays their own game

    The 49th Civil Engineer Squadron put their own twist on exercise Coronet Gold Rush 08-08, after recently being tasked to the U.S. Northern Command's first dedicated response force. Comprised of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, the force's main responsibility is to respond to potential