June 25, 2007 49 MDG Airmen return from MEDRETE Fourteen doctors and technicians from the 49th Medical Group recently returned from a two-week humanitarian assistance exercise in Bambil Desecho, Ecuador. "The intent of the Medical Readiness Training Exercise was to provide the Airmen with training in an austere location and the opportunity to
June 22, 2007 Holloman COMSEC receives EXCELLENT rating The 49th Communications Squadron Communication Security office received an Excellent rating on the recent Air Combat Command COMSEC inspection. The inspection took place June 11 through 14 and assessed the overall base COMSEC account. This is the first Excellent rating received by an ACC active-duty
June 21, 2007 Holloman recognizes outstanding volunteers Members of Team Holloman recognized more than 180 volunteers at the 2007 Volunteer Awards ceremony held at the Enlisted Club June 19. All together, the volunteers had 38,598 hours, equating to $198,779 if calculated by the Alamogordo minimum wage, said Ms. Shirley Bratton, Airman and Family
June 19, 2007 Holloman dependent becomes Mediterranean student ambassador A Holloman dependent is taking a trip to European nations as a student ambassador during the month of July. Twelve-year-old Alex Bood, son of Master Sgt. Robert Bood, 49th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape superintendent, and his wife Terri Bood, is a student
June 18, 2007 49 CES Airmen build Steinhoff Park playground Airmen from the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron Structures Flight have recently begun building a new playground here at Holloman for families across the base to enjoy. The new playground, to be finished by the end of this month, is located across from Desert Lanes Bowling Alley and the Fitness and
June 18, 2007 Base emergency preparedness -- tornadoes Tornadoes are nature's most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles
June 14, 2007 Former Holloman wing commander returns A former Holloman wing commander, who served in the position from May 2004 to May 2006, returned to the Friendliest Place on Earth to speak to Airmen about his experiences while deployed to Iraq and how the Air Force remains engaged in the War on Terror. While here, Maj. Gen. Kurt Cichowski, the
June 12, 2007 Holloman team wins ‘Best in the West’ at Cannon The Holloman weapons load crew and bomb demonstration team were named "Best in the West" as they took first place at the Pioneer Air Festival at Cannon Air Force Base June 8. The Pioneer Air Festival was set up in conjunction with Pioneer Days, an annual event in Clovis, N.M., in order to
June 8, 2007 Education, fun come together for Vacation Bible School attendees They excitedly jumped up and down the dimly lit room waving neon colored glow sticks in the air, yelling and chanting, completely focused on the performer. But these tiny tots weren't there to see a concert; they're the latest attendees of Holloman's Vacation Bible School. Today wraps up the
June 5, 2007 Idol contest showcases Holloman talent There was singing from country to rhythm and blues and dancing from hip hop to ballet at the first ever Holloman Idol here June 2. More than 400 Airmen, family and friends came to see around 25 performers strut their stuff. The idea for a Holloman Idol came about just after Chap. (Capt.) Olga