Nov. 6, 2020 Airman Leadership School class 21-1 Forty-eight Airmen graduated from Holloman’s Airman Leadership School, Nov. 5, during a ceremony at Heritage Park, here.ALS is a six-week professional development course designed to prepare new staff sergeants and senior airmen for supervisory duties. This training is required before members can
Nov. 6, 2020 AETC command team visits Holloman AFB Nov. 4-5 Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, command chief of AETC, visited Holloman Air Force Base, Nov. 4-5 to see first-hand how Team Holloman is accelerating change, improving quality of service, developing leaders, and cultivating an
Nov. 4, 2020 Holloman AFB launches diversity and inclusion initiative The 49th Wing created a Diversity and Inclusion Task Force in an effort to achieve long-term impact by enhancing Holloman’s unity, inclusion and common strength of purpose. The task force consists of approximately 25 Airmen from across the base, volunteering to meet objectives of cultivating an
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.