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  • Kirtland PA Office garners command-level awards

    The 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office, which serves as the installation PA office for Kirtland AFB, was recently recognized as the 2012 Outstanding Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs Office for the best overall communication program. The office also received the 2012 AFMC Best Crisis

  • Kirtland celebrates African-American History Month

    The Kirtland Air Force Base African-American Heritage Committee will host multiple events on base in February, in observance of African-American History Month."Black History Month is not just an African-American affair, but a jubilee for all Americans," said Capt. Patrick Mudimbi, 377th Aerospace

  • Tax center to open Feb. 5

    The Kirtland Air Force Base Tax Center will be open again this year to provide free tax-filing services to eligible customers.It is completely volunteer-run, again in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service's VITA program.The Tax Center will open Feb. 5 and the hours of operation will be from

  • Game, set, match

    Traveling the globe. Meeting celebrities. Playing table tennis for a living.Airman 1st Class Trevor Runyan was doing all of the above, but said he had always wanted to serve in the military and would have joined sooner if he had heard about the "range of training and combination of special ops with

  • AFNWC honors 'Order of the Nucleus' recipients

    Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, inducted a new class of five "Order of the Nucleus" recipients Jan. 24 at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. The "Order of the Nucleus" is an AFNWC award presented to those who are supporting and have supported

  • Incoming AFNWC commander nominated for promotion

    Air Force officials announced Jan. 23 that Brig. Gen. Sandra E. Finan, incoming Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander at Kirtland Air Force Base, has been nominated by President Barack Obama for promotion to major general. The Senate must confirm the nomination. Finan is currently the Principal

  • Mayor tours fuel site

    Col. John Kubinec, commander of the 377th Air Base Wing and the installation commander at Kirtland AFB, conducted a tour for Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry of the newly upgraded fuel plume remediation equipment Jan. 23 at the base's bulk fuel facility site.The colonel and the mayor both spoke at

  • PWOC at Kirtland AFB to remain vibrant

    The Protestant Women of the Chapel is one of the Kirtland AFB Chapel's most vibrant ministry programs. More than 100 women and children gather from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each Wednesday at the Chapel, building and strengthening relationships with God and each other. PWOC has helped create strong

  • Chiefs Group to induct five new chief master sergeants

    Kirtland Air Force Base will recognize the accomplishments of three chief master sergeant-selects and two chief master sergeants and induct them into the Chiefs Group at 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Mountain View Club.The Kirtland AFB Chiefs Group invites all of team Kirtland to be part of history and