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Oct. 8, 2020
Encouraging support during Domestic Violence Awareness Month

If you see a purple ribbon during the month of October, think peace, courage and survival. It is a show of support for survivors and those lost to domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Oct. 8, 2020
58th AMXS holds crew chief dedication

The 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron held a ceremony recognizing the newest dedicated and assistant dedicated crew chiefs for the 415th and 71st Aircraft Maintenance Units at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, October 2, 2020.
Oct. 7, 2020
KAFB firefighters respond to ABQ fire, support community

Firefighters with the 377th Civil Engineer Squadron responded to a fire at Friedman Recycling in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sept. 29, 2020, as part of a mutual aid agreement to support the Albuquerque Fire Department.
Oct. 7, 2020
DNWS commandant retires, reflects upon 30 years of service

The Defense Nuclear Weapons School, established in 1947 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., said goodbye Aug. 28, 2020, to its 30th commandant.Col. Mark E. Bowen, who entered the Air Force in 1990 as an intercontinental ballistic missile launch officer, ceremonially retired here after 30 years of
Oct. 6, 2020
377th SFS program manager receives AF award for excellence in security

A civilian with the 377th Security Forces Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base has been selected to receive the Air Force’s 2019 William A. Davidson Award for Outstanding Contribution in security and law enforcement.
Oct. 5, 2020
AFRL satellite program preparing future workforce

After more than 20 years and 5,500 graduates, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s University Nanosat Program is still providing college students around the country with a hands-on education in designing, building, and launching a satellite into space.
Oct. 1, 2020
‘Speed mentoring’ comes to Kirtland AFB

Airmen can learn a lot in 10 minutes from people with more experience than they have. Opening channels of interpersonal communication was the point of a “speed mentoring” session Sept. 25 at the Kirtland AFB Chapel’s Gravity facility, with 36 Airmen, NCOs and senior NCOs asking and answering
Sept. 30, 2020
Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey helps civilians voice their opinions

The FEVS is a government-wide, Office of Personnel Management administered annual survey that Air Force civilian employees have been participating in since 2006. The approximately 100-question survey takes 20-to-30 minutes to complete and is anonymous. The survey includes questions about employees’
Sept. 29, 2020
377th LRS Aerial Port keeps passengers, cargo moving

One civilian and five military U.S. Air Force air transportation specialists with the 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base ensure that passengers and cargo getting on and off military aircraft here are moved safely and quickly.
Sept. 28, 2020
377th SFS NCOs receive 2020 AFGSC GEICO awards

Two noncommissioned officers assigned to the 377th Security Forces Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, have received Air Force Global Strike Command 2020 GEICO Military Service Awards, and will now compete at the Air Force level.