Oct. 7, 2021 Dedicated crew chief sharpens skills during Exercise ACE Reaper A dark runway glows dimly with small blue and orange lights during a humid evening on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, awaiting the arrival of an aircraft it has never met before. The aircraft has no passengers or pilots on board for anyone to embrace their return, yet a small group of people await at its
Oct. 5, 2021 49th Wing recognizes Fire Prevention Week Col. Ryan Keeney, 49th Wing commander, signed the 2021 Fire Prevention Week proclamation, Oct. 1, 2021, here.Fire Prevention Week has taken place the week of Oct. 9 since former president Calvin Coolidge proclaimed it a national observance in 1925. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public
Oct. 5, 2021 49th Wing participates in National Night Out Soaring Heights Communities partnered with the 49th Wing in organizing this year’s National Night Out celebration, Oct. 1, 2021, here.
Oct. 5, 2021 Undersecretary of the Air Force visits Task Force-Holloman The Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones, undersecretary of the Air Force, visited Task Force-Holloman Sept. 30, 2021, to receive a first-hand look at TF-H operations, which includes in-processing, quality of life support, and out-processing Afghan evacuees in support of Operation Allies Welcome.TF-H is the
Oct. 5, 2021 Returning the favor with Task Force-Holloman Inside of a long, half-domed tent, a man in an Air Force uniform is speaking with three elderly men. The three men are waiting for non-urgent medical care, and speaking to each other in their Afghan native tongue, Pashto.The uniformed interpreter engaged in the conversation when suddenly, it got
Oct. 4, 2021 Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise The 49th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management flight held a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.Six Airmen practiced the proper wear of personal protective equipment, use of ADM-300 radiation survey meters, command and control procedures and