49th Maintenance Group

The 49th Maintenance Group consists of a team of over 2,100 Airmen, civilians, and contractors from 23 specialties to produce disciplined maintenance and sortie-generation capabilities on F-16 Falcons, MQ-9 Reapers, and associated Ground Control Stations (GCS) valued at $2.5B.  The 49 MXG supports the world’s largest Fighter Basic Course, tasked with producing over 113 combat-ready F-16 pilots per year.  The group also supports MQ-9 Pilot and Sensor Operator training in the Air Force’s largest Formal Training Unit, tasked with producing over 700 combat-ready aircrew per year.  The MXG Maintenance Operations Flight manages the scheduling of over 22K flying hours and supports the group and wing with 165 personnel across 9 sections and 13 AFSCs, to include CSS, AFETS, Plans & Scheduling, Analysis, Weapons Standardization, Quality Assurance, Maintenance Training, Engine Management, and the Maintenance Operations Center. Additionally, the group delivers back shop maintenance to support T-38 Talons and QF-16 Aerial Targets while providing a continuous presence of qualified maintainers for Combatant Commanders conducting combat operations from three forward operating locations. 

 

The 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is comprised of over 600 skilled aircraft maintainers from 10 specialties to provide 81 safe, reliable, and on-time mission-ready F-16 aircraft, valued at approximately $1.54B. The squadron maintains 17 maintenance facilities and equipment worth over $300M. Their team of professional maintainers generates 10K sorties/12K flying hours annually to support the world’s largest Fighter Basic Course, tasked with producing 113 combat-ready F-16 pilots per year.

 

The 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron consists of over 475 aircraft maintainers & communication technicians from nine specialties to provide mission ready MQ-9 Reapers and their associated Ground Control Stations, valued at $365M.  Their team of maintenance professionals generate over 1,000 sorties per year, sustaining the Air Force’s largest Formal Training unit to deliver over 700 combat ready MQ-9 aviators per year. In addition to its AETC mission, they have sustained a steady-state combat deployment since 2009 supporting 3 Major Commands across 3 continents.

 

The 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron is comprised of over 380 Airmen across 11 specialties to provide intermediate and flight line maintenance on F-16 Falcons, MQ-9 Reapers and their associated Ground Control Stations (GCS) valued at $2.5B.  The squadron provides safe, reliable, and timely structural repair, fabrication, phase inspections, crash recovery, wheel and tire, armament and aerospace ground equipment, and manages Holloman AFB’s munitions stockpile, arming the Air Force's largest F-16 & MQ-9 Formal Training Units.

 

The 49th Component Maintenance Squadron consists of over 250 Airmen and civilians to provide on and off-equipment maintenance for 81 F-16 and 18 MQ-9 aircraft to enable aircrew production for Combatant Commanders, utilizing equipment valued at $4B. The squadron consists of 14 facilities and 220 personnel across three diverse flights: Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), Accessories, and Propulsion. Propulsion Flight executes the repair of 92 F100 Pratt & Whitney engines, Accessories Flight encompasses Fuels, Egress, Electrical and Environmental (E&E) and Avionics Intermediate Section (AIS), while TMDE Flight calibrates 9,500 pieces of equipment through the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) facility that drives sustained operations for eight MAJCOMs and six Federal Agencies.