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  • 49er Cafe provides wholesome meals

    Vera Flores, 49th Force Support Squadron cashier, right, rings up a customer in the 49er Cafe at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 27, 2024. The 49er Cafe recently unveiled a new menu featuring a selection of delectable breakfast and lunch items, along with coffee drinks for base personnel.

  • Commentary: Overcoming abuse

    I joined the US Air Force when I was 38 years old. My life's purpose aligned with their basic principles of honesty, quality, and service before self, which made joining the military a great professional choice. For ten years I was a stay-at-home mother; prior to that, I worked as an interpreter, an

  • 49th CES assists in uncovering archeological site on Holloman

    Buried two meters below the surface, geomorphologists and members of the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight uncovered a campsite approximately 8,200-years-old belonging to some of the first settlers of New Mexico. The official name of the site is LA202921, but following a tradition in

  • 49th EMS switch from mechanical to electrical fuzes on the MK82

    Crew members from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron built a live Mark 82 bomb using the M904 and M905 mechanical fuzes, the last of which are slated to phase out at the end of the year.The M904s and M905s have been in use since the 1970s and are vital to the MK-82 bomb.

  • BEAR Base Airmen assist Andersen Air Force Base

    On May 24th of this year, Typhoon Mawar struck Anderson Air Base in Guam. With 140 mph winds and 28 inches of rain, 400 Airmen, civilians and dependents were displaced, and much of the installation’s vital infrastructure was destroyed.To aid in the recovery of the vital operations performed there,

  • 19th AF command team visits Holloman

    Team Holloman welcomed U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, 19th Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Justin Apticar, 19th Air Force command chief, for a tour of the installation Aug. 23-25, 2023.

  • 49th Avionics CMS ensures aircraft equipment is mission ready

    Avionics maintainers with the 49th Component Maintenance Squadron manage electronic equipment and provide critical support to ensure aircraft stay mission ready.The avionics team focuses on providing maintenance support for F-16 Vipers, repairing integral radar components and a variety of

  • Holloman | 49th CMS facilitates the production of hydrazine

    To enhance mission readiness, the 49th Component Maintenance Squadron facilitates the production of hydrazine, a colorless and highly reactive compound that is used for rocket fuel. Hydrazine is a backup fuel used in F-16 Vipers. When it’s released, it creates a chemical reaction that allows pilots

  • Holloman Airman honors his late grandparents

    A pilot having an American flag in their cockpit can symbolize many things, but for U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Jerrell, the flag he puts in his cockpit honors his grandparents.