page_title: 49th Wing
section_title: Holloman Air Force Base
hierarchical_section_title: 49th Wing / History / Holloman Air Force Base
caption_attribution_description: English: McDonnell F-4D-30-MC Phantom 66-7640 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, photo taken at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany 7640 (c/n 2215) to AMARC as FP413 Jan 8, 1990. To Fritz Enterprises Jul 29, 1998
context_page_description: The 49th Wing is a remotely piloted vehicle wing of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Nineteenth Air Force, Air Education and Training Command. It is stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
  The wing has fought during the Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm and NATO-led Operation Allied Force over Kosovo.
  The wing provides combat-ready Airmen training MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operators.
  It deploys combat-ready and mission-support forces supporting Air Expeditionary Force operations, peacetime contingencies; provides host base support to over 4,600 personnel, including hosting the 54th Fighter Group's F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot training mission, the 96th Test Group's high-speed test track mission, and the German Air Force Flying Training Unit.
context_section_description: At Holloman, the wing continued participation in tactical exercises and firepower demonstrations to maintain combat readiness. It had base host responsibility 1 January 1971 – 1 August 1977 and 15 November 1991 to the present. In the autumn of 1971 the wing's four tactical squadrons deployed in Europe.
  In 1969, the wing participated in its first dual-basing exercise, Crested Cap I, deploying 2,000 personnel and 72 aircraft to NATO bases in Europe. Also in 1969, the 49th earned the coveted MacKay Trophy for the "most meritorious flight of the year," for the redeployment from Germany to Holloman after Crested Cap II. The MacKay Trophy recognized the 49th for the fastest non-stop deployment of jet aircraft accomplished by a wing's entire fleet.
caption: McDonnell F-4D Phantom 66-7640 of the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron in 1975, photo taken at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany during a NATO deployment
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