Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo, New Mexico

Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

An F-4 Phantom II is seen at the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. Members of the local community, Holloman Air Force Base personnel, former F-4 aircrew and more attended the event marking a permanent display commemorating the ties between Holloman and the Tularosa Basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

U.S. Air Force Col. John Ethridge, 49th Wing commander, center, cuts the ribbon at the Gateway Freedom Monument in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. Guests commemorated the opening of the monument featuring an F-4 Phantom II, one of many F-4s which served Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico for 48 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

A group of F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 49th Wing fly above the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. The centerpiece of the display commemorating community and military ties is an F-4 Phantom II, one of several F-4 versions that served nearby Holloman Air Force Base for 48 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

Guests look on during the singing of the national anthem at the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. Members of the local community, Holloman Air Force Base personnel, former F-4 aircrew and more attended the event marking a permanent display commemorating the ties between Holloman and the Tularosa Basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

Rodney Eaton, Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce chairman, delivers the invocation under an F-4 Phantom II at the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. Alamogordo has a long history of partnership with nearby Holloman Air Force Base where several iterations of the F-4 served for 48 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

Guests take pictures of an F-4 Phantom II during the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. F-4s were the first multi-branch fighter jet in the American arsenal, various versions serving nearby Holloman Air Force Base for 48 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

Stephanie Hernandez, Alamogordo interim city manager, left, presents a plaque of appreciation to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Derek Spencer, 846th Test Squadron senior enlisted leader, during the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. Spencer helped coordinate the efforts of nearby Holloman Air Force Base and the local community to stand up the monument honoring community military history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

Stephanie Hernandez, Alamogordo interim city manager, left, presents a plaque of appreciation to Christopher Calhoun, 49th Maintenance Group deputy director of operations, during the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. Calhoun helped coordinate the restoration work of an F-4 Phantom II, the centerpiece of the monument honoring the community’s historic military connections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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Gateway Freedom Monument featuring F-4 Phantom II opens in Alamogordo

Guests listen to speakers during the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. Members of the local community, Holloman Air Force Base personnel, former F-4 aircrew and more attended the event marking a permanent display commemorating the ties between Holloman and the Tularosa Basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

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A restored F-4 Phantom II was presented as the centerpiece during the Gateway Freedom Monument ribbon cutting event in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2025. Members of the local community, Holloman Air Force Base personnel, former F-4 aircrew and more attended the event marking a permanent display commemorating the ties between Holloman and the Tularosa Basin. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)