Holloman 2022 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Keith Clay, left, 49th Communication Squadron senior enlisted leader and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mary Mines, 49th Command Post senior enlisted leader, run in honor of prisoners of war and service members missing in action for POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2022. The third Friday of September is National POW/MIA Recognition Day, when the government shows it’s never-ending commitment to POW/MIA personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2022 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kordell Smith, 635th Materiel Maintenance Squadron structures supervisor, runs in honor of prisoners of war and service members missing in action for POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2022. The 24 hour run symbolized the government’s never-ending commitment to POW/MIA personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2022 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Keith Clay, 49th Communication Squadron senior enlisted leader, runs in honor of prisoners of war and service members missing in action for POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2022. Service members from around Holloman ran with the POW/MIA flag for 24 hours, swapping places every 30 minutes to make sure those who are lost are never forgotten. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2022 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Antonio Orona III, 16th Training Squadron Marine liaison, stands at the position of attention in front of a POW/MIA memorial for POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 16, 2022. The purpose of POW/MIA Recognition Day is to ensure that Americans remember and show that they stand behind those who serve, and to make sure those who have not returned are accounted for. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2022 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alexander Hipschman, 16th Attack Squadron student, stands at the position of attention in front of a POW/MIA memorial for POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 16, 2022. The remains of almost eighty two thousand American service members are still missing, over 80 percent of whom are from World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2022 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lisa Cramer, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions technician, stands at the position of attention in front of a POW/MIA memorial for POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 16, 2022. Members of Team Holloman guarded the memorial for the 24 hour duration of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, in honor of the over eighty two thousand unaccounted for American service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2022 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Townsend, left, a key speaker during the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony receives a plaque from retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Sanchez, a guest speaker during the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 16, 2022. The ceremony was held to recognize prisoners of war and service members missing in action from different wars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2022 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen and Guardians run with a POW/MIA flag to start off the annual POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 16, 2022. For 43 years POW/MIA Recognition Day has been used to honor prisoners of war and service members missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Photos: Holloman POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

Published Sept. 16, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski
49th Wing Public Affairs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Keith Clay, left, 49th Communication Squadron senior enlisted leader and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mary Mines, 49th Command Post senior enlisted leader, run in honor of prisoners of war and service members missing in action for POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2022. The third Friday of September is National POW/MIA Recognition Day, when the government shows it’s never-ending commitment to POW/MIA personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)