March 7, 2024 49th EMS switch from mechanical to electrical fuzes on the MK82 Crew members from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron built a live Mark 82 bomb using the M904 and M905 mechanical fuzes, the last of which are slated to phase out at the end of the year.The M904s and M905s have been in use since the 1970s and are vital to the MK-82 bomb.
Dec. 8, 2023 49th EMS phase section conducts aircraft inspections for Holloman The 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron makes sure that Holloman’s F-16 Vipers are up to date with quality flightline maintenance and inspections, and none are more crucial to this than the aircraft inspection section or Phase.
Nov. 21, 2023 49th EMS Crash Recovery keeps Holloman’s mission on track One of the 49th Wing’s primary goals is to ensure the continual development of both F-16 Viper and MQ-9 Reaper aircrew. To keep Holloman’s student pilots training to become combat aviators for the U.S. Air Force, the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash damaged disabled aircraft team is always
Oct. 18, 2023 49th EMS armament flight brings the firepower Within the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron lies the armament flight, which is responsible for maintaining all of the F-16 Viper weapon systems on Holloman.
Oct. 16, 2023 49th EMS sheet metals shop keeps Holloman’s F-16s mission ready Whether it's giving them new paint jobs or providing outlying repairs and inspections, the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance flight, or sheet metal, ensures that Holloman’s F-16 Vipers are structurally sound and mission ready.
Aug. 31, 2023 49th EMS conducts first ever depot-level repair on Holloman F-16s For the first time at Holloman, Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron performed F-16 Viper depot-level repairs, and maintenance which included the overhaul, upgrading, rebuilding, retesting of weapon systems, parts, components, and other key parts of the aircraft.
May 19, 2023 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
March 22, 2023 Holloman AGE flight brings power to the flightline The 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment flight is responsible for providing electricity and heat to the flightline at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 21, 2023.
Oct. 17, 2022 49th EMS NDI Airmen aim to detect aircraft structure problems The nondestructive inspection, or NDI, program was established in the Air Force in 1958 with the mission of providing safe, serviceable, and ready air and space equipment. Here at Holloman, the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron continues to improve the quality control for our aircraft.