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After hearing from residents of Alamogordo, White Oaks and Nogal, a representative from Holloman Air Force Base pledged to take another look at minimising supersonic booms from the F-22 Raptor.
Lieutenant Col. Alexus Grynkewich, 49th Operations Support Squadron commander, told Lincoln County commissioners last Friday he will pull out the air space map and note the locations of the settlements to see how contact could be reduced. But he must balance training goals with impacts on communities.

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