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  • AETC Commander visits Kirtland Air Force Base

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., visited the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base July 13 and 14.This was General Rice's first visit to Kirtland AFB since taking command of AETC Nov. 17, 2010."I've actually been looking forward for some

  • Laboratory recognized with awards

    Several scientists and engineers with the Air Force Research Laboratory were recognized for their accomplishments in an Air Force wide completion for 2011.The recipients will be recognized at a ceremony August 25 at the National Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Four out of

  • Kirtland AFB Airman facilitates rotary wing maintenance program

    Six Afghan Air Force maintainers are now qualified to provide on-the job training as they recently graduated from a course aimed at allowing them to take over independent operations from coalition members.The graduating members, three engine body technicians and three crew chiefs, spent the last

  • Drought offers many dangers

    It goes without saying that New Mexico is in a drought.People are aware of the direct impact the weather is having on the area. National headlines continue to tell the story of the major wildfires causing havoc on the area. People can see the danger for themselves when smoke comes rolling in from

  • Team Kirtland Airman top athlete at Marine Senior NCO Academy

    A Team Kirtland Airman received the Director's Physical Fitness Award June 8 when he graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Senior NCO Academy at Camp Hansen, Okinawa. Master Sgt. Gerry Ventura, Air Force Inspection Agency security forces inspector, was the lone Airman among 34 Marines. The award is

  • Kirtland NCO named outstanding Airman of the Year

    Tech. Sgt. Jordan Bishopp, 377th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch, received a call July 8 informing him that he had been selected as one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.The conference call informing him of the selection came from Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command

  • Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

    The Air Force announced July 7, 2011, the re-assignment of Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger from Air Force Materiel Command vice commander to military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.The Air Force also announced the President's

  • Preparation makes PCS season easier

    This summer promises to be a very busy moving season for Airmen on permanent change of station orders.You can help alleviate any potential loss or damage to your household goods by learning the rules under which your household goods are moved and by preparing yourself for a potential moving

  • Top issues discussed at annual meeting

    Air Force Materiel Command will face the challenge of maintaining strategic priorities while operating within an environment of reduced or flattened budgets, command officials said during a June 28 meeting between AFMC senior leaders and the military's largest employee union.The annual joint

  • Kirtland firefighters keep homes safe

    Six firefighters, a fire engine and water tender were dispatched from Kirtland Air Force Base to help fight the fires near Los Alamos, N.M. from June 28 to 30.Their assignment was to protect structures near Highway 4 and Forest Road."There were a few structures around there," said Philip Macias,