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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.
by Pete Holloran. View from Crissy Field (left) to Richardson Bay, early 20th century. Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA. Named after a famous aviator, this airfield was built on landfill that had been placed in a tidal marsh and lagoon system at the time of the Pan-Pacific Exposition of 1914.