July 6, 2007 12th Air Force commander says "thank you" for succesful year To the Airmen and civilians of 12th Air Force, July seventh marks my one-year point as your commander, and in that time 12th Air Force has faced a number of challenges, including numerous short-notice deployments, high-visibility exercises- all during a period of force reductions. In the face of
July 3, 2007 49th Medical Group welcomes new commander The 49th Medical Group formally welcomed their 18th commander since the group's inception, in a ceremony at the base Enlisted Club July 2. With his wife, Patricia and extended family in attendance, Col. Chris Torres assumed the command that now-retired Col. Matt Adkins relinquished April 23. "Today
July 2, 2007 Director premiers "Transformers" at Holloman Holloman Air Force Base got a taste of Hollywood June 29 when director Michael Bay visited to screen his latest film, "Transformers," for a capacity crowd at the base theater, days before its official nation-wide release. Mr. Bay thanked the Air Force and Holloman for supporting his crew during the
June 29, 2007 New commander takes over 49 MXG The 33rd change of command for the 49th Maintenance Group took place June 30 here in a ceremony commemorating the event. Col. Gary Bryson relinquished command of the 49 MXG to Col. George Torres Jr. after running it since April, 2005. "It is an honor to work here for the men and women of the 49
June 29, 2007 49 MXG commander retires After more than 28 years of military service the 49th Maintenance Group commander has retired June 28 at a ceremony here. Col. Gary Bryson has been at Holloman since April 2005 as the 49 MXG commander. "I decided to retire because there is no other job that I would ever get that would be equal to
June 28, 2007 Customer college opens at Friendliest Place on Earth The Friendliest Place on Earth opened the 49th Fighter Wing Customer College and Training Center in a ceremony on base June 28. The customer college's focus is to make Holloman Airmen the best at providing customer service, said Tech. Sgt. Learie Gaitan, 49th Services Squadron customer college
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