As of October 27th, the US Air Force centrifuge at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, has ceased operations.

The closure was a result of BRAC; a replacement centrifuge is being built at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.  Until it opens in 2012, aircrew will use the contractor-run centrifuge at the former Brooks AFB in Texas.

The centrifuge will continue to be a “rite of passage” for fighter pilots in both the US and many international air forces.