Holloman AFB

Holloman AFB, New Mexico was originally established in 1942 as Alamogordo Air Field. Located six miles west of Alamogordo, initial construction began at the airfield on 6^th February 1942. In 1948 the base was re-named after Colonel George Holloman, a pioneer in early rocket and pilotless aircraft research.

On 9^th May 1992 the world's first operational low observable (stealth) aircraft, the F-117A Nighthawk, arrived at the base. It is incredible to think that in December 2006 ten of these remarkable aircraft were retired. By the end of 2008 the entire F-117A fleet will have been replaced by the latest stealth aircraft in the USAF inventory, the F-22 Raptor.

Addition aircraft flown at Holloman AFB are T-38 Talons, QF-4 Phantom drones and a detachment of German Air Force Tornados.