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  • AFMC commander visits Kirtland AFB

    Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, visited Kirtland Air Force Base Oct. 25 and 26. While here, the general visited with local Albuquerque civic leaders, including Mayor Richard Berry and members of the Kirtland Partnership Committee. She also toured the Air Force

  • This week in history: Hackney receives Cheney Award

    On Oct. 30, 1968, Airman 2nd Class Duane D. Hackney (June 5, 1947 - Sept. 3, 1993), a pararescueman who received 28 decorations for valor in combat, received the 1967 Cheney Award for actions in Vietnam to save a downed pilot. Hackney received more than 70 individual awards, and is often considered

  • La Luz Academy launches rockets

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's La Luz Academy Technology and Engineering Challenges Flight held its annual rocket launch Oct. 23 at the Albuquerque Rocket Society's launch site in Rio Rancho.TECH Flight uses rocketry to educate middle school students in science, technology, engineering and

  • 58 SOW concludes AETC inspection in an "Excellent" manner

    The 58th Special Operations Wing recently welcomed more than 60 Air Education and Training Command inspectors for an in-depth look at its processes and programs. The Consolidated Unit Inspection is mandated by Air Force Instruction 90-201. For the 58 SOW, it entailed three inspections at once: a

  • This week in history: First operational B-47 delivered

    On Oct. 23, 1951, the first operational B-47 was delivered. The B-47 arose from an informal 1943 Army Air Forces requirement for a jet-powered bomber. In April 1946, the service ordered two prototype XB-47s, with the first flight on Dec. 17, 1947. The B-47 never saw combat, but was a SAC mainstay

  • 377th WSSS commander awarded French defense medal

    The commander of the 377th Weapons System Security Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base recently received the French National Defense Medal (Bronze) for his actions while deployed to Regional Support Command-East, at Bagram, Afghanistan.Lt. Col. Bryan Eckart was deployed there from Jan. 19 through

  • CV-22 reaches 2,000 hours of flight

    A CV-22 Osprey from the 71st Special Operations Squadron reached 2,000 flying hours Oct. 15. The Osprey, tail number A0024, is the first CV-22 in the Air Force to exceed the 2,000 flying-hour mark. "As a first-generation multirole weapon system, the 2,000-hour mark demonstrates the operational

  • Honor Guard by day, honoring God by night

    As the manager and member of the Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard, Senior Airman Joshua Harr has been providing the time-honored tradition of final honors to deceased military members and their families for the past year.When the duty day ends, he continues to serve, in a different capacity. By

  • AFMC command chief visits Kirtland AFB

    The Air Force Materiel Command command chief visited Kirtland Air Force Base from Oct. 17 to 20. Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner visited various sections at Kirtland AFB and spoke with Airmen about the many issues they face. "My priorities are pretty simple as a command chief," said Warner. "They

  • The Inspector General of the Air Force visits Kirtland AFB

    Lt. Gen. Stephen Mueller, the Inspector General of the Air Force, visited Kirtland Air Force Base from Oct. 15 to 18.During his stay, the general attended an executive course outlining the principles and criteria behind the Malcolm Baldridge Performance Excellence Program, which is the basis for