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There are numerous reasons the German Air Force trained at Holloman. The area offers great flying weather and has suitable air space. Other reasons are the proximity of Holloman to the German Air Force Air Defense Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, and the centralizing of German aircrew training at a single location. To facilitate this, there is a ...
An Air Force spokesman said that the aircraft carried a crew of two and six passengers. One of the eight killed in the crash was Clark G. Fiester, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force; Maj. Gen. Glenn A. Profitt II, director of plans and operations for the Air Education and Training Command. [149] 27 April
The aircraft were assigned to the 479th Tactical Training Wing out of Holloman Air Force Base. Killed were pilot instructor Captain Ross Alan LaTorra and his student Captain Paul J. Roberge. The pilot of the second aircraft, 2nd Lieutenant Stephen S. Fasbinder, ejected and survived with injuries including a broken left arm. [203] [204]
A U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-4D-27-MC Phantom II, 65-0653, c/n 1657, 'HO' tailcode, of the 7th TFS, 49th TFW, [103] based at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, and a U.S. Air Force Convair F-106A-130-CO Delta Dart, 59-0125, [104] of the 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Hamilton AFB, California, collided in mid-air and crashed in isolated areas near ...
New Mexico Rep. Gabe Vasquez at Holloman Air Force Base in Otero County, New Mexico. Vasquez's visit followed the announcement of a permanent presence of the F-16 training unit at the base.
Holloman Air Force Base will host the Legacy of Liberty Air Show Sunday, June 2, 2024. "The Thunderbirds thrilled a crowd of 28,000 during our air show in 2022," said U.S. Air Force Col. Justin ...
A U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division with a dead insurgent's hand on his shoulder. On April 18, 2012, the Los Angeles Times released photos of U.S. soldiers posing with body parts of dead insurgents, [1] [2] after a soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division gave the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to "a breakdown in security, discipline and professionalism" [3 ...
Was reactivated at Holloman AFB, 1 January 1977 to provide Lead-In Fighter Training (LIFT) training for pilots assigned to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The 436th Flew AT-38B Talons. inactivated on 15 November 1991, with the training mission and aircraft being consolidated under the 586th Flight Training Squadron.