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In 1948, Alamogordo Air Field was renamed Holloman Air Force Base in honor of Colonel George Holloman who was a pioneer in rocket and pilotless aircraft research. Related research branched into the medical field with rocket sled tests and high altitude balloon ascents with animal and human subjects.
Home > About > History. History. The airfield at Naval Air Station Fallon is named after Lieutenant Commander Bruce Avery Van Voorhis, Nevada's only native-born Medal of Honor recipient. Naval Air Station Fallon traces its origins to 1942, when the Civil Aviation Administration and the Army Air Corps. began construction of four airfields in the Nevada desert.