JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – The bonds between firefighters are extremely close -- close enough to be considered family.
For the father - daughter duo, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Blaine Holland, 633d Civil Engineering Squadron deputy fire chief, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and Airman 1st Class Riley Holland, 60th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighter, at Travis Air Force Base, California, it is family.
Blaine joined the Air Force in January 1998, shortly after graduating high school -- inspired by a close friend who enlisted, and his grandfather who served from 1947 to 1950.
“There were three reasons I thought fire…I like to be in shape, I like a little bit of danger and, most...
04.18.2023 | HAMPTON, VA, US |
Story by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bithell