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Military children get glimpse of deployment

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Leo Ford, son of Master Sgt. Geoffrey Ford, 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, takes a glance at his camouflage face paint during Operation K.I.D.: Kids Investigating Deployment, Aug. 12, 2010. Children had their war faces painted in a tent set up by the 49th Security Force Squadron during the event at the Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources Base. The 49th SFS was one of eight unit displays set up for children to see and learn about. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)
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Military children get glimpse of deployment

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Arrianna Burch, daughter of Senior Airman James Hastings, 49th Material Maintenance Squadron, takes a look inside a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, also known as a HUMVEE, during Operation K.I.D.: Kids Investigating Deployment, Aug. 12, 2010. Airmen from the 49th Security Forces Squadron showed kids the inside of a HUMVEE and talked to them about how they are used in a deployed location. The goal of Operation K.I.D. was to give children a better understanding of what their parents do when they deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)
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Military children get glimpse of deployment

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- 1st Lt. Brandon Sanders, Air Combat Command Training Support Squadron, gives Holloman children a pep talk at the Domenici Fitness and Sports Center before "deploying" during Operation K.I.D.: Kids Investigating Deployment, Aug. 12, 2010. More than 180 Team Holloman children had the opportunity to see what their parents do when they deploy during the event through hands on demonstrations and displays at the Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)
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Fabricating with the RPAs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Airman 1st Class Mathew Taylor, 49th Maintenance Squadron, prepares bondo before applying it onto a metal and composite honeycomb panel at the sheet metal shop, Aug. 4, 2010. Training projects on a simulated aircraft structure give Airmen the experience they need to fix any carbon fiber part on an MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper before going out to the flight-line. Airmen from the sheet metal shop also provide touch-up paints, conventional (fiberglass) and advance (graphite) composites and structural repairs for both remotely piloted aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tiffany Trojca / Released)
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Fabricating with the RPAs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Airman 1st Class Shane Bennett and Airman 1st Class David Morton, both from the 49th Maintenance Squadron, use a digital infra red thermometer and a heat lamp to cure the metal and composite honeycomb panel at the sheet metal shop Aug. 4, 2010. Training projects on a simulated aircraft structure give Airmen the experience they need to fix any carbon fiber part on an MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper before going out to the flight-line. Airmen from the sheet metal shop also provide touch-up paints, conventional (fiberglass) and advance (graphite) composites and structural repairs for both remotely piloted aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tiffany Trojca / Released)
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Fabricating with the RPAs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Airman 1st Class Shane Bennett, 49th Maintenance Squadron, uses a digital infra-red thermometer to monitor a heat lamp while curing the metal and composite honeycomb panel at the sheet metal shop Aug. 4, 2010. Training projects on a simulated aircraft structure give Airmen the experience they need to fix any carbon fiber part on an MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper before going out to the flight-line. Airmen from the sheet metal shop also provide touch-up paints, conventional (fiberglass) and advance (graphite) composites and structural repairs for both remotely piloted aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)
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Holloman defenders train with FBI

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Special Agent Raymond Gonzales, training coordinator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque division, oversees members of the 49th Security Forces Squadron as they practice close-quarter battle and ballistic shield work during training August 6, 2010. The FBI assisted Airmen of Holloman to build on their partnership with the military and local law enforcement and to practice techniques that could be used in a real-world crisis situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eileen Payne / Released)
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Holloman defenders train with FBI

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Special Agent Rich Price, training coordinator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque division, assists Tech. Sergeant Thomas Henzl, 49th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Flight, with basic ballistic shield work during training August 6, 2010. The FBI assisted Airmen of Holloman to build on their partnership with the military and local law enforcement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eileen Payne / Released)
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Call for photos: Help Holloman find N.M. heroes

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Enshrined on the National Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., are the names of 58,261 Americans who gave their lives for their country in the Vietnam War. Of the 400 New Mexican veterans whose name is on the wall, two of them listed their home of record as Holloman Air Force Base. The 49th Wing Public Affairs Office was asked to help find the photos of these two heroes -- and Holloman-natives -- as part of a nationwide “Call for Photos” by the National Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Fund, which is building an Education Center at The Wall to display a photograph of every American who gave their life in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Sondra Escutia / Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Milliken / Released)
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Ambassadors in blue make the crowd 'woo'

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Sixteen members of the United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team perform for Team Holloman Aug. 6, 2010. The drill team inspires Air Force awareness among military and civilian audiences by personifying the precision, discipline, teamwork and professionalism of every Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Turner / Released)
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No weather's ill if the wind be still

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Lanoie, 49th Operation Support Squadron, holds up a portable weather meter to determine the wind direction and speed, current temperature and barometric pressure August 3, 2010. The portable meter is used in deployed locations when there is no available ground weather equipment to observe the current conditions on the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)
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Bombs on board

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Senior Airman Andrew Borger, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, removes the binding strap from a Guided Bomb Unit 32 Joint Direct Attack Munition prior to loading it on an F-22 Raptor during the Weapons Load Crew Competition July 30, 2010. This friendly competition, held every quarter, requires crew members to load F-22 Raptors and MQ-9 Reapers with munitions within 30 minutes. Winners from each crew get plaques as well as a traveling trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps/ Released)
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Bombs on board

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Weapon load crew members from the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron position an MJ-1 bomb lift truck under a Guided Bomb Unit 12 before transporting it to an MQ-9 Reaper during the Weapons Load Crew Competition July 30, 2010. This friendly competition, held every quarter, requires crew members to load F-22 Raptors and MQ-9 Reapers with munitions within 30 minutes. Winners from each crew get plaques as well as a traveling trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps/ Released)
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Bombs on board

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Airman 1st Class Albert Lucas, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, watches his load crew chief for instructions on where to maneuver the MJ-1 Bomb lift Truck during the Weapons Load Crew Competition July 30, 2010. This friendly competition, held every quarter, requires crew members to load F-22 Raptors and MQ-9 Reapers with munitions within 30 minutes. Winners from each crew get plaques as well as a traveling trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps/ Released)
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Bombs on board

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Staff Sgt. Tylor Kearney and Airman 1st Class Albert Lucas, both from the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, check the Guided Bomb Unit 12 for serviceability to verify that the munition is configured properly during the Weapons Load Crew Competition July 30, 2010. This friendly competition, held every quarter, requires crew members to load F-22 Raptors and MQ-9 Reapers with munitions within 30 minutes. Winners from each crew get plaques as well as a traveling trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps/ Released)
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Holloman is "Giving Big"

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Pattie Ren, 49th Contracting Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, paints a section of the Kids Kingdom playground July 31, 2010. Mrs. Ren is a member of the Big Give team, We Kare 4 Kids Kingdom, which is made up of members from the 49th CONS. Holloman's Big Give is a project headed by the 49th Force Support Squadron Marketing Office with the goal of making life-changing impacts in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Turner / Released)
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Holloman is "Giving Big"

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Jodie Odom, 49th Contracting Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, repaints a section of the Kids Kingdom playground July 31, 2010. Mrs. Odom is a member of the BIG GIVE team, We Kare 4 Kids Kingdom, which is made up of members from the 49th CONS. Holloman's Big Give is a project headed by the 49th Force Support Squadron Marketing Office with the goal of making life-changing impacts in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Turner / Released)
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Holloman is "Giving Big"

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Master Sgts. Destey Robbins, Micheal Means and Leslie Tucker, all from the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, work together to set up a wall at the newly renovated Veterans of Foreign Wars administration building July 27, 2010. The participating members of the 49th CES were part of Holloman Air Force Base's annual Big Give, and have made significant progress with the project. Their team, Meansteam, has a mission to work until the completion of the VFW building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eileen Payne / Released)
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Upward and onward: Future of RPA operators looks bright

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Airman Steven Kleber, crew chief for 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, listens to the pilot of the MQ-1 Predator performing the pre-launch procedure checklist June 7, 2010. Remotely Piloted Aircraft pilots were recently given a glimpse into their field's future by Brig. Gen. David Goldfein, Director of Air and Space Operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, when he visited the base and conducted two briefings at the base theater. General Goldfein outlined the RPA operator's current situation and his proposals to top Air Force leaders to normalize RPA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss / Released)
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Team Holloman gives big

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Master Sgt. Leslie Tucker, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, removes scrap wood while his team finishes constructing a new roof at the Father James B. Hay Catholic Pre-school July 24, 2010, during the Big Give. The Big Give, headed by the 49th Force Support Squadron Marketing, is a competition where Team Holloman members form teams and see who can give the "biggest". This year, Team Meansteam won the competition. The team members used their expertise to re-roof the Father B. Hay Preschool in Alamogordo to allow teachers to hold classes in the rooms without water leaking on the children. They also did a large-scale renovation of the Veterans' of Foreign Wars office by installing new windows, a new floor and a new roof. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)
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