Holloman 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

A 49th Wing Airmen stands at the position of attention in front of a POW/MIA memorial at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2023. 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 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Maria Stroemere, 635th Materiel Maintenance Support Squadron decentralized materiel support and inventory section chief, runs in honor of POW/MIA service members during POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 14, 2023. 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 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Alfred Rosales, 49th Wing deputy commander, right, runs in honor of POW/MIA service members with Daniel Cass, 49th Wing chief of staff, during POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 14, 2023. The third Friday of every September is POW/MIA Recognition Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hall, 635th Materiel Maintenance Support Squadron service support supervisor, stands at the position of attention in front of a POW/MIA memorial at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2023. 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 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Sanchez, a guest speaker during the POW/MIA Recognition Day, gives his remarks during a ceremony at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2023. 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 Michelle Ferrari)

Holloman 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mehdi Mounib, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron inventory journeyman, with POW/MIA flag during POW/MIA Recognition Day at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 14, 2023. The 24-hour run signifies the government's commitment to finding POW/MIA service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

Holloman 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

Published Sept. 18, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski
49th Wing Public Affairs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --