Holloman Air Force Base

Holloman AFB is an Air Force base located in Otero County, New Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,076.

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Air Force - Otero County, New Mexico - 2000

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The German Luftwaffe has, since 1996, kept up to 800 personnel at Holloman for training exercises, due to limited training space in Europe. However, in September 2004, the Luftwaffe chief of staff, Klaus-Peter Stieglitz announced a reduction in its training program of roughly 20%.

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German - Luftwaffe - 1996 - Europe - 2004 - Klaus-Peter Stieglitz

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Past aircraft flown at Holloman AFB: B-17, B-24, B-29, B-57, P-47, AT-38B, F-4D, F-15, F-84, F-100, HH-60G, QF-106

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B-17 - B-24 - B-29 - B-57 - P-47 - AT-38B - F-4D - F-15 - F-84 - F-100 - HH-60G - QF-106

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Present aircraft flown at Holloman AFB: T-38 Talon, F-117A Nighthawk, F-4F Phantom II, QF-4 drone, German Luftwaffe Tornado

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F-117A Nighthawk - F-4F Phantom II - German Luftwaffe Tornado

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The world's first operational aircraft to exploit low observable (stealth) technology, the F-117A officially arrived at Holloman AFB May 9, 1992.

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Stealth - May 9 - 1992

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Holloman is home to the world's longest test track of 50,788 feet (15,40 m). It is also the fastest test track at nearly 10,000 feet per second (3 km/s), or Mach 9. The 846th Test Squadron set the world land speed record for a railed vehicle with a recent run of 6,453 mph (2885 m/s or 10430 kph), or Mach 8.5.

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Holloman is also home to the 49th Medical Group and their physiological training facility, which includes the most advanced and fastest centrifuge, nicknamed the "Ought Nine", so called for its ability to accelerate from zero to nine G's (88 m/s²) in less than two and a half seconds.

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Centrifuge - G's

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