Task Force-Holloman hosts public health and safety class for Afghan children

Airman 1st Class Justice Smith, Task Force-Holloman firefighter deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, demonstrates the proper wear of firefighter gear as well as giving a fire safety class to younger Afghan evacuees on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 11, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Anthony Sanchez)

Airman 1st Class Justice Smith, Task Force-Holloman firefighter deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, demonstrates the proper wear of firefighter gear on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 11, 2021. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Goodman)

Tech. Sgt. Matt Whelan, Task Force-Holloman firefighter deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, gives a fist bump to Afghan children during a fire safety class at Aman Omid Village on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 11, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Anthony Sanchez)

Tech. Sgt. Matt Whelan, Task Force-Holloman firefighter deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, gives a fist bump to an Afghan child on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 11, 2021. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Goodman)

A Task Force-Holloman firefighter speaks with Afghan children at the end of a fire safety class given to young Afghan evacuees on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 11, 2021. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Goodman)

Tech. Sgt. Matt Whelan, Task Force-Holloman firefighter deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, gives a high five to an Afghan child during a fire safety class on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 11, 2021. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Goodman)

Tech. Sgt. Matt Whelan, Task Force-Holloman firefighter deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, speaks to Afghan children during a safety class at Aman Omid Village on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 11, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Anthony Sanchez)

Airman 1st Class Justice Smith, Task Force-Holloman firefighter deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, demonstrates the proper wear of firefighter gear as well as giving a fire safety class to younger Afghan evacuees on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 11, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Anthony Sanchez)