Size and Scope History
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Regional Impact Scheduling, support and control for:
130,000 flight hours More than 113,00 sorties
More than 43 military airframes Coordination with regional agencies
History Holloman Air Force Base was originally established in
1942 as Alamogordo Air Field six miles west of Ala-
mogordo, New Mexico. Initial construction began at the
airfield February 6, 1942. The base was renamed in
1948 in honor of Col. George Holloman, a native of Rich
Square, North Carolina, who was a pioneer in early
rocket and pilot-less aircraft research.
Size and Scope AF’s 3rd Largest Base Infrastructure
186,000 acres (290 square miles) 1,394 buildings
3 Runways Over 1,000 on-base homes
$5.3B in infrastructure and real property
Fact Sheet The 49th Wing supports national security objectives by
deploying worldwide support to peacetime and war-
time contingencies. The wing provides combat-ready
Airmen and trains F-16 Viper pilots and MQ-9 Reaper
pilots and sensor operators. Additionally, the wing sup-
ports the delivery of Air Transportable Clinics and Basic
Expeditionary Airfield Resources while providing sup-
port to 21,200 military and civilian personnel. The wing
has a proud history of service in World War II, Korea,
Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and NATO-led Opera-
tion Allied Force.
Contact Us Website: www.holloman.af.mil
Base Operator: 575-572-1110
Public Affairs: 575-572-7381
Open Job Positions: www.usajobs.gov www.NAFjobs.org
Current as of 25 June 2021
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Our #1 Mission Produce F-16 and MQ-9 Aircrew
F-16 Training 83 F-16s — largest F-16 location in USAF 8 month training program Produces over 100 F-16 fighter pilots per year MQ-9 Training 24 MQ-9s — Largest location in USAF 5.5 month training program Produces 700+ pilots and sensor operators annually
Our #2 Mission Deploy Combat-Ready Forces
We deploy more than 700 airman each year!
Our #3 Mission Enable Mission Partners to Succeed
635th Material Maintenance Group 704th Test Group Det 1, 82d Aerial Targets Squadron T-38 Aircraft Maintenance Program And 20 tenant units
54th Fighter Group Produce the world’s finest F-16 pilots for the CAF by providing expert and professional instruction
49th Operations Group Graduate combat-ready MQ-9 aircrews
49th Maintenance Group Produce combat-ready airmen and safe/reliable aircraft and munitions to support MQ-9/F-16 student pilot production
goals and downrange deployment taskings
49th Mission Support Group Provide first-class installation support and services to graduate combat ready MQ-9 and F-16 aircrews, deploy combat
ready forces, empower mission partner success while taking care of our Airmen and their families.
49th Medical Group Ready Medics...Keeping Holloman Healthy
The largest F-16 training unit in AF: produces ~80 F-16 graduates & ~30 instructor pilots per year
The largest MQ-9 training unit in the world: produces ~700 MQ-9 pilots & sensor operators per year
Manages aircraft fleet for AF’s largest formal training units: 2.1K personnel, 84 F-16s, 24 MQ-9s
Manages AF’s 3rd largest base infrastructure: 186K acres, 1,394 bldgs, 3 runways, $5.3B infrastructure & real property
Outpatient primary care clinic w/11K enrolled patients and 315 staff treating 297 patients/day