49th CMS displays hush house capabilities

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Turnage, 49th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, inspects a Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2022. The 49th CMS produces peak functional engines for the F-16 Vipers here on base to ensure both the jets and their pilots are mission ready. (U.S. Air photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)

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49th CMS displays hush house capabilities

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Baudo, 49th Component Maintenance Squadron test cell section chief, operates in the engine ‘cab’ at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2022. The operator in the engine cab ensures the engine is running safely and at full capacity. (U.S. Air photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)

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49th CMS displays hush house capabilities

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Berry, 49th Component Maintenance Squadron test cell craftsman, and Senior Airman Alex Turnage, 49th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, inspect the oil on a Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2022. The 49th CMS is composed of more than 190 personnel charged with providing top-tier engines that keep Holloman's F-16 Viper pilots in the air. (U.S. Air photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)

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49th CMS displays hush house capabilities

Airmen from the 49th Component Maintenance Squadron conduct a test run on a Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine in the hush house at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2022. The hush house is a safe, enclosed safe designed to facilitate aircraft engine testing. (U.S. Air photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)

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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Collin Kubista, 49th Component Maintenance Squadron propulsion officer-in-charge, examines the exhaust tube of the hush house at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2022. The 49th CMS conducts diagnostic tests in the hush house ensuring aircraft are combat ready. (U.S. Air photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)

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49th CMS displays hush house capabilities

Published Sept. 9, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini
49th Wing Public Affairs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --