Transforms: Revenge of the Fallen, which opened officially June 24, features both Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range prominently throughout the two-and-a-half hour sequel to the 2007 blockbuster, Transformers.

Production on the film began in April 2008 with the DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures production crew making their way to Alamogordo, NM to build a set that was twice as big as the one built in 2006. Filming began in September with some areas of Holloman serving as the Middle East and a location on White Sands Missile Range serving as Egypt.

More than 100 Holloman Airmen were given the opportunity to be extras in the film, while numerous personnel worked behind the scenes to ensure everything went according to the script.

After making its feature film debut in the original “Transformers” movie, the F-22A Raptor was back in action for the sequel. One of Holloman’s own F-22s, featuring the “HO” tailflash, was filmed dropping munitions and could be featured in the film.

Additional aircraft such as six F-16 Fighting Falcons, two C-17 Globemasters, an E-3 Sentry and two A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” tank-killers from around the Air Force were flown in to take part in the filming. Other equipment and personnel used in the White Sands portion of filming included the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team, two Abrams tanks, two Bradley tanks, two missile-launcher vehicles and two armored personnel carriers.

Over 200 personnel from Holloman, White Sands and Fort Bliss also played roles as extras in the film, while personnel and equipment at locations such as Edward Air Force Base and Davis Monthan Air Force Base hosted the DoD approved film.

Other movies that have been filmed in New Mexico including  the first Transformers, which was filmed in New Mexico in May 2006. At that time it was the largest DoD approved movie since Black Hawk Down.  A new Stargate series, Stargate Universe, was also filmed here in May 2009 and Holloman has been scouted for productions like the last Indiana Jones and Terminator 4.