President Trump appoints Erica Kirk to Air Force Academy Board of Directors
President Trump has appointed Erica Kirk to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, where she will contribute recommendations to the Secretary of Defense.
One person was killed and another injured in a shooting at a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico on Tuesday, March 17, military officials announced.
Holloman Air Force Base, near the southern New Mexico city of Alamogordo, was placed on lockdown around 5:30 p.m. local time after reports of a gunman, the 49th Wing said in a statement. The lockdown was lifted soon after security force officials confirmed the area was safe.
Military officials did not provide details about the incident, but said one person was killed and another injured. According to the 49th Wing, the injured were transported for treatment.
“Paramedics are responding to the situation and there is no threat at this time,” the 49th Wing said in a statement.
Holloman Air Force Base was originally established in 1942 as an airfield approximately 90 miles north of El Paso, Texas and west of Alamogordo. The base is primarily home to the 49th Wing, which supports national security operations and provides “ready airmen and security personnel,” according to the base’s website.
