March 13, 2008 Holloman supports joint service deployments Over the next several months, Holloman will become a staging facility for many joint service deployments, including the U.S. Army and Marines as well as McConnell Air Force Base from Kansas. According to Mr. Wayne Paddock, 49th Fighter Wing chief of exercise and planning, each unit trains here for
March 13, 2008 Holloman AFB announces its newest Senior Master Sergeants Congratulations to Holloman's newest Senior Master Sergeants:Francis Stegemeier49 AEROMEDICAL-DENTAL SQ Ronald W. Costa49 AIRCRAFT MAINT SQThomas W. Walsh JR49 AIRCRAFT MAINT SQ David L. Rose49 CIVIL ENGINEER SQ Karen M. Starr49 COMPTROLLER SQ Elizabeth A. Sousa49 LOGISTICS READINESS SQ Vernon J.
March 12, 2008 Pioneering stealth jet retires The world's first attack aircraft to employ stealth technology is slipping quietly into history. The inky black, angular, radar-evading F-117, which spent 27 years in the Air Force arsenal secretly patrolling hostile skies from Serbia to Iraq, will be put in mothballs next month in Nevada.
March 12, 2008 Stealth fighter honored at Wright-Patt The Air Force - industry team responsible for providing program oversight to the F-117A stealth fighter said farewell during a ceremony here today. More than 350 Wright-Patt Airmen, base employees, industry partners and family members gathered for one last close-up look at the F-117 Nighthawk, which
March 11, 2008 'Fighting 49ers' rumble during main event The Raptor Rumble, an event sponsored by the 49th Services Squadron's Fitness and Sports Center here, challenged 18 of Holloman's very own in a boxing showcase March 7. More than 700 members of Team Holloman and the Alamogordo community came together to show support and cheer for their favorite
March 11, 2008 Blood drive scheduled supports troops overseas The Armed Services Blood Program is holding a blood drive March 12 at the Community Activity Center here from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The blood collected at the drive will directly benefit active duty servicemembers and their families. All donated blood will be sent overseas to units in Afghanistan and
March 10, 2008 Holloman hosts allied forces The U.S. Army and the Canadian army recently wrapped up a month long joint training exercise in preparation for the Canadian's deployment to Afghanistan. During Exercise Southern Bear, more than 2,500 soldiers completed convoy training, improvised explosive device training and other combat training
March 10, 2008 Nighthawk pilots reflect on F-117's legacy Like most Americans, Col. Tom Bell experienced the spectacular display of American airpower during the opening of Operation Desert Storm while watching CNN on television. Bell was then attending the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. An Air Force pilot, he was
March 10, 2008 F-117A Nighthawk to be honored at retirement ceremony A retirement ceremony to honor the contributions of the F-117A Nighthawk, the world's first attack aircraft to employ stealth technology, will take place here March 11. The retirement ceremony is not open to the general public, however, Wright-Patterson employees, retirees and family members with