Sept. 18, 2020 58th SOW leadership visit sacred Native American land, foster continued understanding The Air Force has a priority to continue promoting long-standing relationships with neighboring tribal communities. The interactions with these communities encourage opportunities to learn from each other.
Sept. 18, 2020 AF Special Victims’ Counsel: advocating for Airmen’s rights and privacy Sexual assault is a problem that is still prevalent today, even in the military. If a sexual assault or incident of domestic violence occurs, it is important that people know what resources are available to them.
Sept. 16, 2020 Promoting mental wellness to prevent suicide In calendar year 2019, there were 137 Air Force deaths by suicide. Based on that statistic, someone we know may be contemplating taking their own life. How do we address this? One way is to attend to the 4 M’s of mental wellness.
Sept. 15, 2020 AFRL Technology traveling to Mars The Red Planet, Mars, will soon be receiving more visitors when NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover accompanied by its flight companion, a 4-pound Mars Helicopter named Ingenuity, touches down in February 2021.
Sept. 15, 2020 377th LRS supports installation with innovative response to COVID-19 When the COVID-19 pandemic emergency began in March, many units on Kirtland Air Force Base faced a shortage in cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment, items crucial to providing safe conditions for Team Kirtland to continue their critical missions.
Sept. 10, 2020 Air Force Surgeon General visits Kirtland, tours 377th MDG U.S. Air Force Lt. General Dorothy A. Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, visited Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 9, 2020, to meet with Team Kirtland members and learn about the 377th Medical Group facilities and capabilities during COVID-19.
Sept. 10, 2020 National Suicide Prevention Month: Recognizing Wingmanship contributions from the Mental Health Heroes program National Suicide Prevention Month is recognized in September. Due to the current pandemic and social isolation practices, there is an even greater reason to have discussions about suicide and mental health challenges at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. According to U.S. Air Force Capt. Katelyn
Sept. 9, 2020 58th TRS ‘Monster Garage’ meets challenges with innovation Suppose your organization is tasked with training 1,500 special mission aviation students a year, from multiple major commands, to perform their operational functions. Their academic phase of training needs to be realistic, and it should not tie up the limited number of flyable aircraft available to
Sept. 8, 2020 Air Force Research Laboratory tracks Sporadic E Researchers at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New Mexico, have discovered a new way to track and characterize a phenomenon called “Sporadic E” naturally occurring in the upper atmosphere, where large structures of dense plasma form.