Sept. 24, 2021 Reliving her past, building futures with Task Force-Holloman “It must be an April fool’s joke,” the then 16-year old girl thought to herself as her mom talked on the phone. It had to be one of their friends playing a prank on them.The girl and her family waited for two and a half years to get the call, but to get it on April Fools Day, it just HAD to be a
Sept. 24, 2021 Behind the lens of Task Force-Holloman, a Public Affairs Airman's perspective Being part of Task-Force Holloman has been more than fulfilling. I’m getting to see first-hand how amazing our Airmen are, and far we all are willing to go to ensure that the Afghan evacuees here are cared for.After the first plane arrived on Aug. 31, 2021, I’ve gone back to Aman Omid Village, a
Sept. 23, 2021 Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or
Sept. 15, 2021 Task Force-Holloman sets up, sustains support for Afghan evacuees Most Americans have heard that the United States is taking at-risk Afghan evacuees out of Afghanistan and bringing them to multiple safe haven military bases to process and integrate them into American society.Holloman AFB was one of the last bases to be tasked by the Department of Defense to create
Sept. 15, 2021 Altus Airmen support ‘ACE Reaper’ exercise Airmen from the 58th Airlift Squadron supported exercise “Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Reaper” Sept. 9-10, 2021, by providing airlift capabilities for MQ-9 Reaper assets travelling from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, to Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Sept. 14, 2021 Exercise ACE Reaper debuts in Hawaii Airmen and Marines from across the country joined together for the first Agile Combat Employment Reaper exercise which kicked off Sept. 8 and is expected to run through Oct. 8, 2021. This exercise is one of the very few times the MQ-9 Reapers have flown in the Pacific.Approximately 60 service