March 21, 2008 FTAC class sees more than just a classroom For many Airmen new to the Air Force, change can be a scary thing, although for some, it might be thrilling. Either way it's viewed, change is an inevitable part of being an Airman. In order to help combat stress that some Airmen may feel from the change, all Air Force bases in the Air Combat
March 20, 2008 HMS takes third in state math competition Holloman Middle School recently hosted a math competition called Math Counts. Math Counts is a national organization for middle school students in sixth through eighth grade. The team is composed of four HMS students and the contest is compromised of several competitions which are regional, state
March 18, 2008 Team Holloman members revamp OPR/EPR filing system Thanks to the ingenuity of two Team Holloman members, enlisted and officer performance reports will now be tracked electronically. The new web based application will provide a paperless and instant transport of all report documents from their creation to completion. "The E-routing program sets a new
March 18, 2008 The Great American Clean Up for Alamogordo Members of team Holloman and residents of Alamogordo recently came together to help "Keep Alamogordo Beautiful". The event was a wide spread clean up of the city's parks, adopted highways, the relief route and other public areas. The day of cleaning culminated with everyone involved gathering at
March 18, 2008 12 AF commander visits Holloman The 12th Air Force commander recently made his second visit to Holloman since the 49th Fighter Wing changed hands in January. During his visit, Lt. Gen. Norman Seip had breakfast at Shifting Sands Dining Facility with Airmen from the Airmen's Council, met with the new command chief, Chief Master
March 17, 2008 Military Professional of the year, best of the best recognized The 49th Material Maintenance Group, Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR), Military professional of the year Banquet took place March 12, in honor and recognition of the "best of the best" from the 49th MMG. The banquet acknowledged superior performers and their achievements from the past
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