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  • Kirtland legend Nye laid to rest with military honors

    The Kirtland Honor Guard conducted military funeral honors as retired Maj. Gen. Francis W. Nye was laid to rest Jan. 21, 2019, at the Veterans National Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M.. Nye, who retired from active duty after a distinguished Air Force career in 1972, died Jan. 13 in Albuquerque at the age

  • Kirtland at your service: 377th Military Personnel Flight

    Credibility in customer service is hard won, especially in the U.S. Air Force. Sometimes one poor customer service experience can make or break somebody’s viewpoint forever. The personnelists at Kirtland’s Military Personnel Flight go above and beyond to earn credibility by providing excellent

  • Iconic design highlights schoolhouse, museum

    The Defense Nuclear Weapons School recently acquired a new piece of decoration in front of their schoolhouse: a full size Mk6 Atomic Bomb trainer, honoring the school’s 72 years of radiological and nuclear teaching excellence at the same location.

  • Kirtland remembers Dr. King

    Dr. Jack A. Taylor Jr. speaks to members of Team Kirtland at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 15, 2019. Dr. Taylor is a member of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs’ Executive Board and Education Committee and serves as a mentor

  • Hypothermia; More than just warming up a person

    With the sparkling lights, the smell of fresh pumpkin pie and delightful charm of good ole Saint Nick behind us, we are still in the middle of a cold winter weather season that can become more than just Jack Frost nipping at our noses.

  • FSS takes on Group Three

    Staff Sgt. Joel Gardner, 377th Force Support Squadron point guard, exchanges high-fives with his teammates, forward Leon Gibbs and center Douglas Eichorn, during an Over-35 intramural basketball game at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 9, 2019. The Over-35 league is the first of its kind offered

  • 512th RQS highlights Green Dot program at remote LZ

    Members of the 512th Rescue Squadron do their part in both rescue operations and Green Dot procedures. This portable Green Dot reminder was placed a remote landing zone in southwestern New Mexico recently. It reminds Airmen of the importance of violence prevention within the Team Kirtland family.

  • Kirtland at your service: 377th Medical Group Pharmacy

    Whether they are helping a family member or an Airman, the 377th Medical Support Squadron’s Pharmacy Flight is committed to getting patients what they need, and enabling the many missions of Kirtland Air Force Base.

  • AETC commander visits Kirtland, 58th SOW

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast (right), commander of Air Education and Training Command, greets Tech. Sgts. Derek Scott (left) and Jarred Rule (center), Airmen from the 58th Special Operations Wing, during a visit here Jan. 8. Kwast was visiting the installation to discuss