May 9, 2019 Change provides new opportunities In her youth, she grew up less than a mile away from the beach. Her tan hands were often filled with fresh fruit she picked from her family’s yard. The smell of the ocean breeze and the sounds of waves that once filled her senses are gone.Moving to America was not easy for her at first. The dialect
May 6, 2019 Holloman’s Black Sheep WOOL first Viper pilot graduation Eight Viper pilot students graduated from the 8th Fighter Squadron’s first F-16 Basic Course, May 4, 2019, at Club Holloman on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
May 6, 2019 Viper pilot graduates from 311th FS for the second time As the old cliché goes, ‘it’s a small world and it’s an even smaller Air Force.’ This weathered phrase proved true for Maj. David Abel, the 311th Fighter Squadron’s newest instructor pilot.On April 23, 2019, the opening day of exercise Venom 19-01, Abel flew the final sortie of his instructor pilot
May 1, 2019 Venom 19-01 provides operations, maintenance personnel unique experience Amidst the low temperatures and high operations tempo of the 311th Fighter Squadron’s exercise Venom 19-01, many operations and maintenance personnel are provided the opportunity to view their work from the skies in a familiarization flight.“It’s good payback to show people the mission they are
April 26, 2019 311th AMU supports exercise Venom 19-01 The 311th Fighter Squadron deployed for a temporary duty assignment to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 22, 2019, for exercise Venom 19-01. The snowcapped mountains and lush, green grass of Utah replace the old scenery of white sands and open desert of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.Over 200
April 23, 2019 Laissez les bon temps rouler Holloman’s 8th FS deployed on a temporary duty assignment to NAS JRB New Orleans and participated in a training exercise March 29 to April 12, 2019.
April 19, 2019 WSMR commander visits Holloman Senior Airman Kevin Turcois, 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Dedicated Crew Chief, assists U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Brady, White Sands Missile Range commander, into an F-16 Fighting Falcon, April 19, 2019, on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Brady visited Holloman to gain a better understanding
April 19, 2019 Holloman Solar Observatory: Maintaining world-wide SOONs Here at Holloman Air Force Base, the 2d Weather Squadron, Detachment 4, Solar Observatory works as a central hub for maintenance support and technical training for the Solar Observing Optical Network across the globe. “Our purpose is twofold here at Holloman,” said Staff Sgt. Bradley Douglas, 2d
April 17, 2019 Holloman observes Month of the Military Child Holloman hosted multiple events for Airmen and their families, April 6th, 2019, at the child development and youth centers.Families kicked off the day with an Autism Awareness fun run before opening up to a children’s carnival and food distribution.“The message we want to get out is twofold,” said
April 5, 2019 Remembering our fallen As the hot sun sets, the sounds of a large crowd diminishes into the night. With each hour that the moon glows in darkness, the air becomes filled with sounds of soft murmurs and quick, calculated breaths against the dry, desert air in rhythm with rubber soles that tap against the pavement with each