March 19, 2021 53rd Wing’s WSEP provides joint venue for training, evaluation and test The 53d Weapons Evaluation Group hosted air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons system evaluations at Tyndall and Hill Air Force Bases, respectfully, from March 8-19, 2021.
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
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.
May 14, 2019 Venom 19-01 In response to Air Force senior leader priorities, Holloman Air Force Base’s 311th Fighter Squadron put their readiness and lethality to the test by deploying to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for dissimilar air combat training with the F-35 Lightning II, April 22 to May 3, 2019.Over 200 personnel, 16
May 6, 2019 Holloman’s Black Sheep WOOL first Viper pilot graduation Eight Viper pilot students graduated from the 8th Fighter Squadron’s first F-16 Basic Course, May 4, 2019, at Club Holloman on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
May 6, 2019 Viper pilot graduates from 311th FS for the second time As the old cliché goes, ‘it’s a small world and it’s an even smaller Air Force.’ This weathered phrase proved true for Maj. David Abel, the 311th Fighter Squadron’s newest instructor pilot.On April 23, 2019, the opening day of exercise Venom 19-01, Abel flew the final sortie of his instructor pilot
May 1, 2019 Venom 19-01 provides operations, maintenance personnel unique experience Amidst the low temperatures and high operations tempo of the 311th Fighter Squadron’s exercise Venom 19-01, many operations and maintenance personnel are provided the opportunity to view their work from the skies in a familiarization flight.“It’s good payback to show people the mission they are
Jan. 12, 2017 Brig. Gen. Sanchez takes flight at Holloman Brig. Gen. Eric Sanchez, the Commanding General at White Sands Missile Range, visited Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, to attend an airspace and mission brief, and to take a familiarization flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Jan. 9, 2017.
Jan. 9, 2017 F-16s To Conduct Night Flying Training The 54th Fighter Group at Holloman will be conducting routine F-16 night flying operations from January 9 through February 10.