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  • (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Autumn Vogt)

    The crew in blue/ABU

    The 49th Security Forces Squadron hosted Police Week, May 13-17, 2019, on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Police Week is an annual event held to honor the fallen members of the police community. This year there was a 5K run, golf tournament, shooting competition, mud crawl, and ruck followed by the closing ceremony.
  • Holloman firing range nearly repaired

    Shots fired

    Members from the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron and 49th Security Forces Squadron evaluated their Combat Arms Training and Maintenance backstop repair project, May 14, 2019, at the CATM building on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.In response to safety concerns, Airmen have been required to travel to a number of different locations for weapons
  • (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Young)

    492nd ATKS activates at March ARB

    The 492nd Attack Squadron was recognized during an activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 10, 2019, on March Air Reserve Base, Calif. During the ceremony, Col. Jeffery Patton, 49th Operations Group commander, awarded command of the 492nd ATKS, also called the “Fightin’ Bees,” to Lt. Col. Trevor Laribee.
  • A 311th Fighter Squadron F-16 Viper taxis before takeoff, April 24, 2019, on Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Between April 22 and May 3, the 311th FS conducted 174 sorties in support of student pilot training and dissimilar air combat training with the F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)

    Venom 19-01

    In response to Air Force senior leader priorities, Holloman Air Force Base’s 311th Fighter Squadron put their readiness and lethality to the test by deploying to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for dissimilar air combat training with the F-35 Lightning II, April 22 to May 3, 2019.Over 200 personnel, 16 F-16 Vipers and millions of dollars in equipment
  • The 491st Attack Squadron, “the Ringers,” honored its first incoming commander, Lt. Col. Randall Noel, in an activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. The squadron currently has Airmen refueling aircraft daily on Hancock Field and Ft. Drum, New York, maintainers generating MQ-9s and cockpits, medical Airmen who ensure the pilots and sensor operators are receiving the care they need to fly, as well as an elite aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)

    Ringing in tradition, innovating airpower

    The 491st Attack Squadron, “the Ringers,” honored its first incoming commander, Lt. Col. Randall Noel, in a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York.
  • (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Autumn Vogt)

    Change provides new opportunities

    In her youth, she grew up less than a mile away from the beach. Her tan hands were often filled with fresh fruit she picked from her family’s yard. The smell of the ocean breeze and the sounds of waves that once filled her senses are gone. Moving to America was not easy for her at first. The dialect she once spoke seemed to be gone, and she was no longer able to see her family everyday as she once had. Soon, 1st Lt. Mary Joanne Browning, 49th Medical Group registered nurse, had a new family.
  • Eight Viper pilot students graduated from the 8th Fighter Squadron’s first F-16 Basic Course, May 4, 2019, at Club Holloman on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. On Aug. 4, 2017, the 8th Fighter Squadron was activated under the 54th Fighter Group – 49 years after being assigned to Holloman AFB in July 1968, and nearly eighty years since the squadron’s induction on Nov. 20, 1940. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)

    Holloman’s Black Sheep WOOL first Viper pilot graduation

    Eight Viper pilot students graduated from the 8th Fighter Squadron’s first F-16 Basic Course, May 4, 2019, at Club Holloman on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
  • Maj. David Abel, 311th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, left, and 2nd Lt. Sean Stegmoller, 54th Operations Support Squadron intelligence officer, right, display the 311th Fighter Squadron’s “Fangs Out” symbol during a familiarization flight, May 2, 2019, on Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Abel was assigned to the 311th FS for his F-16 Basic Course, and graduated from the 311th FS a second time after completing the instructor pilot course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)

    Viper pilot graduates from 311th FS for the second time

    As the old cliché goes, ‘it’s a small world and it’s an even smaller Air Force.’ This weathered phrase proved true for Maj. David Abel, the 311th Fighter Squadron’s newest instructor pilot.On April 23, 2019, the opening day of exercise Venom 19-01, Abel flew the final sortie of his instructor pilot upgrade training.“It was nerve wracking, it was
  • Maj. Jon Farragher, 311th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, helps Airman 1st Class Mequail Fridge, 311th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, buckle into the ejection seat of an F-16 Viper, April 25, 2019, on Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 311th FS had a goal of eight familiarization flights per day for operations and maintenance personnel during exercise Venom 19-01. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)

    Venom 19-01 provides operations, maintenance personnel unique experience

    Amidst the low temperatures and high operations tempo of the 311th Fighter Squadron’s exercise Venom 19-01, many operations and maintenance personnel are provided the opportunity to view their work from the skies in a familiarization flight.“It’s good payback to show people the mission they are supporting, because without them we couldn’t fly our
  • (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)

    311th AMU supports exercise Venom 19-01

    The 311th Fighter Squadron deployed for a temporary duty assignment to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 22, 2019, for exercise Venom 19-01. The snowcapped mountains and lush, green grass of Utah replace the old scenery of white sands and open desert of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Over 200 personnel from the 311th FS and its associated units left on the TDY, in addition to 16 F-16 Fighting Falcons. Among these personnel, over 150 of them belong to the 311th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.
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