49th EMS brings the firepower to Holloman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Evan Stock, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions inspector, installs bomb lugs on a 5,000-pound penetrator bomb at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2023. 49th EMS personnel are responsible for the maintenance and safeguarding of ammo from Holloman and surrounding bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th EMS brings the firepower to Holloman

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard Fardy, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions inspector, left, undergoes combat munitions training with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rodney Belcher, 49th EMS conventional maintenance crew chief, center, and U.S. Air Force Airman Jeremiah McFarland, precision guided munitions crew member, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2023. The 49th EMS ammunition flight is responsible for providing ammo to the U.S. Air Force’s largest MQ-9 Reaper and F-16 Viper formal training units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th EMS brings the firepower to Holloman

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Vanessa Alvarado, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron precision guided munition crew member, left, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jose Cecilio, 49th EMS PGM crew member, paint a CATM-9m missile at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2023. The 49th Wing is the Air Education and Training Command’s largest producer of expended aircraft rounds, totaling over 222,000 rounds in the 2022 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th EMS brings the firepower to Holloman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brett Sutton, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew chief, inspects a stockpile of munitions at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2023. The ammunition flight's storage facilities provide safe warehousing for ammo that other squadrons on base will use for future training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th EMS brings the firepower to Holloman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chad Erwin, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, left, feeds 20mm ammunition into a belt with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Steenbergh, 49th EMS conventional maintenance crew member, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2023. Personnel from the 49th EMS ammunition flight are responsible for the maintenance and safeguarding of ammo from, not just Holloman, but also surrounding bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th EMS brings the firepower to Holloman

Multiple rounds of 20mm ammunition are processed through a belt feeder at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2023. The ammunition flight's storage facilities provide safe warehousing for ammo that other squadrons on base will use for future training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th EMS brings the firepower to Holloman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamiliyah Lindsay, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, left, moves a belt feeder into a bay with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chad Erwin, 49th EMS conventional crew member, center, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Castaneda, 49th EMS munitions crew chief, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2023. The 49th EMS ammunition flight is responsible for providing ammo to the U.S. Air Force’s largest MQ-9 Reaper and F-16 Viper formal training units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th EMS brings the firepower to Holloman

Published May 19, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski
49th Wing Public Affairs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Evan Stock, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions inspector, installs bomb lugs on a 5,000-pound penetrator bomb at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2023. 49th EMS personnel are responsible for the maintenance and safeguarding of ammo from Holloman and surrounding bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)