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  • Museum has the "Gadget"

    It hung from a 100-foot tower and when it was dropped, the world changed forever. New Mexico was thrust into the international spotlight in 1945 as the location of the Trinity Site, where the world's first atomic bomb, code named "the Gadget," was tested. A full-sized replica of that first device is

  • Sports Day event brings mission partners together

    The 377th Air Base Wing will host a basewide Sports Day from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 26.It will be a day of softball, basketball, volleyball, flag football, ultimate frisbee, soccer, dodgeball, racquetball, a 10K run, as well as a free barbecue for all participants at the conclusion of the

  • Kirtland remembers effects of Holocaust

    The Holocaust, for mankind, is one of the most shameful periods in history. Six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. While Jews were the primary victims, the Polish, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), and people with disabilities were targeted. Millions more, including political dissidents, Soviet

  • Earth Day celebrated with many activities

    On April 20, Kirtland Air Force Base celebrated "Earth Day.""Earth day is every day" is a concept people at Kirtland AFB are taking part in to contribute to a healthier, cleaner planet. "We've been celebrating Earth Day here for years. We even planted a tree. Our goal is to make energy conservation

  • Kirtland welcomes new lab

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 21, officially opened of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Battlespace Environment Laboratory building. The 145,000-square-foot facility will house more than 300 people with an annual operating budget of approximately $89 million. The facility is operated by the

  • Partnership is a starting point

    A formal signing April 22 at the University of New Mexico's Zimmerman Library involving Kirtland AFB's two Air Force Research Laboratory directorates, Directed Energy and Space Vehicles, and the host academic institution, initiated an educational collaboration that benefits all participants. For all

  • Warfighters to get help from above

    Within a few weeks, the warfighter serving in the deployed theater will have a new space-based asset to employ in defeating the adversary.Scheduled to launch in late spring 2011, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va., the ORS-1 satellite, led by the Operationally Responsive Space

  • Individual Ready Reserve Muster on Saturday

    There will be an Individual Ready Reserve Muster on Kirtland Air Force Base from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, April 23.The event takes place in the Consolidated Support Building. The IRR is a manpower pool consisting of individuals who have been trained and previously served in the active force or

  • Guest speaker announced for dining out event

    The 377th Air Base Wing will hold a combat dining out at the Guard maintenance hangar (Building 1043) from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 29. The scheduled guest speaker is retired Air Force Col. Sidney M. Gutierrez, a former astronaut and Albuquerque native. Ticket prices are $10 for

  • Court reporter receives award

    A civilian employee of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has received the 2010 Harold R. Vague Award as the outstanding Air Force Materiel Command legal service civilian of the year. Court reporter Crystal D. Franco was selected based on demonstrated excellence, initiative, attorney/paralegal