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Air Education and Training Command News

  • 49th EMS Crash Recovery keeps Holloman’s mission on track

    One of the 49th Wing’s primary goals is to ensure the continual development of both F-16 Viper and MQ-9 Reaper aircrew. To keep Holloman’s student pilots training to become combat aviators for the U.S. Air Force, the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash damaged disabled aircraft team is always

  • 49th EMS sheet metals shop keeps Holloman’s F-16s mission ready

    Whether it's giving them new paint jobs or providing outlying repairs and inspections, the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance flight, or sheet metal, ensures that Holloman’s F-16 Vipers are structurally sound and mission ready.

  • Why I Stay - Staff Sgt. Clum

    U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Nicholas Clum, 314th Fighter Squadron aviation resource management noncommissioned officer in charge, has been in the service for 12 years and during this time he has credited his reenlistment on a multitude of decisions and support from varying factors.

  • 49th EMS conducts first ever depot-level repair on Holloman F-16s

    For the first time at Holloman, Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron performed F-16 Viper depot-level repairs, and maintenance which included the overhaul, upgrading, rebuilding, retesting of weapon systems, parts, components, and other key parts of the aircraft.

  • 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 Wing command chief rides in Holloman F-16 for the first time

    Airmen from the 311th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform an engine check at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 15, 2023. Familiarization flights are used to educate non-flyers and demonstrate how routine flying missions are conducted at the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st