May 10, 2022 Redesigned birdchaser sleds at Holloman test track saves time, money The 846th Test Squadron, a unit of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, has deployed a new design for the birdchaser sleds used at the Holloman High Speed Test Track, or HHSTT, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.The birdchaser sleds, used to mitigate bird and animal strikes during HHSTT test
March 30, 2022 Holloman Holds Chief Recognition Ceremony Four chief master sergeant selects and two recently promoted chief master sergeants get acknowledged during the Holloman Chief’s Group Chief Recognition Ceremony.
March 22, 2022 49th Medical Group Holds Mass Casualty Exercise Airmen from the 49th Medical Group train for mass casualty scenarios.
March 8, 2022 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign Kicks Off Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign Kicks Off
Nov. 19, 2021 Intern with 586th FLTS creates tool pilots can use during flight This summer, Jacob Moreno, a senior at the University of Texas at El Paso, spent his time as an intern with the 586th Flight Test Squadron, or FLTS.In the spirit of innovation and accelerating change, Moreno coded a program that automatically deciphers airspace data into a graphical format that
Oct. 25, 2021 Holloman High Speed Test Track completes two recovery missions at over 5,000-feet per second Since July 2021, the 846th Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., successfully stopped two sleds traveling over 5,000-feet per second on a monorail as part of the Hypersonic Sled Recovery, or HSR, effort.According to Daniel Lopez, project manager for the test that was completed in July, the
Sept. 15, 2021 Altus Airmen support ‘ACE Reaper’ exercise Airmen from the 58th Airlift Squadron supported exercise “Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Reaper” Sept. 9-10, 2021, by providing airlift capabilities for MQ-9 Reaper assets travelling from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, to Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Dec. 11, 2020 First in AETC: KC-46s refuel F-16 fighters In a first for Air Education and Training Command and the 56th Air Refueling Squadron, two KC-46 Pegasus aircraft from the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, along with 10 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 49th Wing at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, teamed up in the skies over New