Nov. 3, 2020 Female fighter pilots test modified ATAGS “G-suit” Five female fighter pilots tested a modified version of the Advanced Technology Anti-Gravity Suit Oct. 26-30.
Nov. 2, 2020 586th FLTS supporting Test Pilot School, advancement of flight testing The 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., a unit of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, is helping forge new flight test opportunities with a test conducted in September.“They coordinated a never-before-done test using relationships that never existed before – the 49th
Oct. 30, 2020 Meritorious achievement, leadership leads to recognition Maj. Chad Swinehart, 6th Attack Squadron director of operations, was presented the Bronze Star Medal here, Oct. 26, for his meritorious achievement while deployed to Southwest Asia.
Oct. 29, 2020 49th Wing third quarter load competition Twelve Airmen from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 29th AMU, 311th AMU and 314th AMU competed in the 49th Wing’s third quarter load competition, Oct. 26, here.Weapons load crews competed by loading munitions onto their respective aircraft as quickly and skillfully as possible. These quarterly
Oct. 26, 2020 Partnerships matter Maj. Alessio Battistella, 29th Attack Squadron, MQ-9 Reaper instructor pilot, and Senior Master Sgt. Andrea Orsi, 29th ATKS MQ-9 instructor sensor operator, both members of the Italian air force and former students here, are now instructor evaluators for future MQ-9 aircrew.
Oct. 20, 2020 Exercise Zia Sun The 354th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; 9th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Hood, Texas; 3rd ASOS, 7th ASOS, and 16th ASOS from Fort Bliss, Texas; 311th FS and 29th Attack Squadron from Holloman AFB, recently trained together in Exercise Zia Sun, at Centennial Range,
Oct. 6, 2020 Working with 49ers The 49th Wing leadership visits the 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 10.
Sept. 23, 2020 Airman Leadership School class 20-6 48 Airmen graduated from Holloman’s Airman Leadership School, Sept. 22.