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  • Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month

    From September 15 through October 15, we celebrate the enormous contributions that Americans of Hispanic descent have made to our great nation. They have influenced every aspect of American culture and we are all better off because of it.Americans of Hispanic descent have fought courageously in

  • Ruling the racquetball court

    Air Force leader earns top place in international tournament For Colonel Troy A. VanBemmelen, timing is everything.While attending junior high in Grand Haven Mich., 32 years ago, he won a racquetball racquet in a raffle and that event initiated his passion for the sport.Since then, he has achieved

  • New computer chip cuts cost and adds efficiency to space systems

    With each passing second, minute, hour, and day, the amount of information produced and available worldwide multiplies to a point beyond comprehension.Similarly, the need for enhanced electronic capacity and capability on military and commercial satellites has significantly increased due to a

  • Fundraising restricted during CFC

    The Combined Federal Campaign runs from Sept. 21 to Dec. 15. The CFC is an authorized, on-the-job solicitation of active-duty military personnel and civilian employees of the Air Force.During CFC, fundraising activities are restricted. Specifically, all fundraising for causes other than the CFC is

  • HAWC provides DOD civilians free on-site services

    The Kirtland AFB Health and Wellness Center offers Department of Defense civilians free comprehensive, on-site wellness services such as cardiac risk profiles, tobacco cessation, and health education classes."Receiving regular check-ups makes it easier to prevent a medical condition or to catch one

  • Dimensions in Blue to perform Oct. 5

    The Dimensions in Blue, a jazz ensemble from the United States Air Force Band of the West, will play at the Sue Cleveland High School concert hall in Rio Rancho Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.The concert is free and open to the public. However tickets are required to guarantee a seat. There is a limit of four

  • Team Kirtland volunteers welcome veterans

    Over the Labor Day holiday, 11 volunteers from the Team Kirtland Company Grade Officers' Council and the Rising 6 staffed vans to take World War II veterans from the Albuquerque airport and train stations to their annual reunion. Veterans and guests of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group, one of the

  • Renowned scientist speaks to AFRL

    Dr. Alfred Vogel, a professor of physics and chair of the Institute for Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Germany, recently spoke to members of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Dr. Vogel is a world-renowned physicist in the

  • NCO trains for mixed martial arts fight on base

    The first thing a visitor to the FIT NHB Fight Gym in downtown Albuquerque notices is the steady series of staccato "thumps" echoing off the walls. It's the sound of solid blows landing squarely on padded targets, repeatedly and with authority. In this converted warehouse, fighters train to compete

  • Airman battles PTSD with the aid of a service dog

    Arriving home after deploying to a war zone can bring new challenges to military members. Many discover that their fight isn't over and they end up facing an unseen enemy, with sometimes serious consequences. That enemy is post-traumatic stress disorder.According to the United States Department of