Holloman varsity team brings home the championship

The Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., varsity soccer team poses in front of a goal at Mayfield High School, Las Cruces, N.M., June 16. This season, the base soccer team excelled to the top of the Mesilla Valley Soccer League and won the championship game 4-2 for Team Holloman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)

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Cover image of June 2012 issue of the Sandy Hog Gazette

Air National Guard cover photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Botzum

March 2012 Sandy Hog Gazette newsletter cover image

Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Botzum, 111th FW Public Affairs.

Tech. Sgt. Anthony Henderson, Human Resource Systems Manager for the 111th Fighter Wing, prepares a records management staff assist visit (SAV) checklist Feb. 1, 2011 for various offices within the Wing. The SAV aids work centers in complying with Air Force instructions on standardized documentation procedures.

Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Harmon, 111th FW Public Affairs.

Good times had at 111th Fighter Wing holiday party held Dec. 11, 2011 at Good Tymes Amusement Center.

Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Cashin, 111th FW Public Affairs.

A photo of Maj. Christine Munch, incoming commander of the 111th Security Forces Squadron during a change of command ceremony held here Dec. 10, 2011.

Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Cashin

Official photo of Lt. Col. Scott 'Spartacus' Hreso, 111th Fighter Wing Chief of Safety.

Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Cashin

Five feet long spikes are hydraulically driven into the ground to firmly secure each section of the mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS). Cabling attached to the units crosses the runway’s width provide landing aircraft with an emergency braking source. This system shortens the stopping distance of a landing aircraft roll-out to hundreds of feet, instead of thousands.

Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Botzum, 111th FW Public Affairs.

Master Sgt. Patrick Cashin and Senior Airman Thomas Grimes, 111th FW Public Affairs Office, capture end of the day activities and interviews during a recent Operational Readiness Inspection held Nov. 16-20, 2011 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pa.

Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Cashin, 111th FW Public Affairs.

Installation of a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System (MAAS) on a newly constructed runway is one of the many critical items evaluated by the IG teams. Straddling a runway, the MAAS provides incoming landing aircraft the ability to stop in extremely short distances. Factors such as safety, area security and timeliness play a significant role in the overall rating. On Nov. 17, the 201st RED HORSE Squadron, Detachment 1, installation team broke their past record time during the install, completing the operation in just over 26 minutes, during an ORi held at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pa.

Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Botzum, 111th FW Public Affairs.

Photo of hand granades during a training exercise held on a drill weekend in November of 2011.

Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Alvin Farrow, 111th FW Public Affairs.

A search and extraction team recovers injured personnel at the incident site. Red Rose, a one week exercise held at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Oct. 23-30, 2011, brought together over 570 Army and Air Guard members from all reaches of the state of Pennsylvania.