Holloman Air Force Base

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Holloman Air Force Base
Near Alamogordo, New Mexico in United States of America
An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the 54th Fighter Group at Holloman Air Force Base, during 2014
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Coordinates	32°51′09″N 106°06′23″W / 32.85250°N 106.10639°W / 32.85250; -106.10639
Type	US Air Force base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force
Controlled by	Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.holloman.af.mil
Site history
Built	1942 (1942)
In use	1942–present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Ryan P Keeney
Garrison	49th Wing (Host wing) 54th Fighter Group 704th Test Group Royal Air Force RPAS Formal Training Unit
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: HMN, ICAO: KHMN, FAA LID: HMN, WMO: 747320
Elevation	1,248 m (4,093 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 07/25 3,939 m (12,922 ft) porous European mix 16/34 3,698 m (12,134 ft) porous European mix 4/22 3,224 m (10,578 ft) porous European mix
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Holloman Air Force Base (IATA: HMN, ICAO: KHMN, FAA LID: HMN) is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, which is the county seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The base was named in honor of Col. George V. Holloman, a pioneer in guided missile research. It is the home of the 49th Wing (49 WG) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

In addition to hosting several combat wings, Holloman supports the nearby White Sands Missile Range and currently hosts the Royal Air Force RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Formal Training Unit (FTU) and the Italian Air Force RPA training courses.^[2] The base previously hosted the German Air Force Flying Training Center.^[3]