Nov. 22, 2022 Holloman Recognizes 20 Dedicated Crew Chiefs Twenty maintainers from the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron were officially recognized as Dedicated Crew Chiefs in a ceremony, Nov. 18, 2022.
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
July 10, 2019 Kwast salutes AETC team for "failing forward" in learning, innovation In the nearly two years since Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast took command of Air Education and Training Command, there has been change across many fronts of the Air Force’s recruiting, training and education enterprise.
June 13, 2019 Wills takes command of 19th Air Force overseeing flying training With the sounds of freedom and flying training as the backdrop, Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills took the reins of the 19th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty during a change of command ceremony at Hangar 4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 13, 2019.
Feb. 11, 2019 AETC launches podcast focused on “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” AETC has launched the "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" professional development podcast to communicate and inform the Total Force across the globe on relevant, timely topics related to the recruiting, training, education and development of Airmen.
Jan. 17, 2019 Pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness: social fitness (Editor's Note: This feature is part two of a four part series on Comprehensive Airman Fitness)
Dec. 21, 2018 AETC commander visits Holloman Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command visited Holloman AFB for the first time since the base was reassigned to AETC in October 2018.
Sept. 28, 2018 Holloman’s “Fightin' 49ers” training mission transfers to the First Command The 49th Wing officially recognized the transfer of the base’s flying training mission to Air Education and Training Command during a ceremony here Sept. 28. The transition, effective Oct. 1, 2018, aligns the wing and all co-located units, which hosts MQ-9 Reaper and F-16 Viper formal training