The event comes as the Air Force celebrates its 75th anniversary, and Holloman, a training base for pilots and sensor operators for fighter jets, observes its 80th.
The Afghan refugees were temporarily housed on Holloman Air Force Base as part of Operation Allies Welcome, or OAW, which is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security mission to facilitate the safe relocation of evacuated Afghans to the United States following the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan.