Sept. 14, 2006 Deutsche Luftwaffe The Supply Squadron of the German air force Flying Training Center consists of a total of 50 service members and 25 U.S. and German civilian employees. The Central Force Level Stock Status Remote Computer Information System and main storage subunit is responsible for the provision of material
Sept. 14, 2006 Mosquitoes put a bite into Holloman As Airmen do their daily activities outdoors, whether it is their job, jogging to keep fit or playing a sport outside for fun, they are relentlessly being attacked by flying menaces: mosquitoes. The enormous amount of mosquitoes the area is experiencing is due to the many areas of standing water,
Sept. 14, 2006 Know the rules before driving on Holloman’s flightline After an unusually large number of vehicle runway intrusion in the fall of 2004 and the spring of 2005, Airfield Management has significantly beefed up the 49th Fighter Wing's Flightline Driving Program. By completely overhauling the training process in 2006, safety incidents have been slashed on
Sept. 14, 2006 417th Weapons Training Squadron bids farewell to Team Holloman The F-117A Division of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School here closed its doors Friday after nearly three and a half years of operation during an inactivation ceremony in Hangar 500. According to Lt. Col. Marc Reese, 417th Weapons Squadron commander, when a squadron inactivates, it basically ceases
Sept. 11, 2006 Anniversary of a record jump Throughout its history, the U.S. military has often been involved in setting aviation records. Often those participating eventually become household names: Jimmy Doolittle, John Paul Stapp, Chuck Yeager and Joseph Kittinger. Well, maybe Kittinger is not quite a household name, but to the Air Force,
Sept. 11, 2006 Team Holloman members take goal to heart When Col. David Goldfein assumed command of the 49th Fighter Wing he laid out three areas of focus, one of which was "Take Care of Each Other." Fortunately for residents living in areas around Alamogordo, members of Team Holloman took Colonel Goldfein's goal to heart. Airmen from the 49th Civil
Sept. 8, 2006 Deutsche Luftwaffe Some say the Tornado Training Squadron is the heart of all German units located at Holloman Air Force Base. On the one hand, they are right: this is the place where we train our young and experienced aircrews. On the other hand, they are wrong: without the help of everybody else, including host
Sept. 8, 2006 Deutsche Luftwaffe The Electronic Squadron is one of four squadrons subordinate to the German air force Flying Training Center's Logistics Group. Directed by a squadron commander, the Electronic Squadron consists of an administration element, an engineering resource management element, a technical supply element,
Sept. 8, 2006 Deutsche Luftwaffe 3 a.m. -- the alarm clock sounds. It requires some self-discipline to make it and get up that early. Still half asleep, the "blade" is hurriedly dragged across the face, the hot coffee gulped down. On the way to Holloman, the reason returns to your mind for today's early start -- bombing in El