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  • Lois Meyer 898 Munitions Squadron 20 year service award

    Maj. James Gutierrez, 898th Munitions Squadron commander, presents retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lois Meyer, a 20 year government service award at a ceremony honoring her achievements. Meyer is currently the administrative assistant to the 898th MUNS and has dedicated her life in service

  • Airman 1st Class Nicolas Bood, Diamond Sharp winner

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicolas Bood, 377th Weapons System Security Squadron, receives the December Diamond Sharp award from Senior Master Sgt. Michael Rumora, 377th WSSS first sergeant, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 24, 2019. Bood has used his short time in the Air Force to

  • KAFB SRT tryouts

    Left, Senior Airman Tariq Sherif Kirtland Air Force Base Special Reaction Team Tryout participant, lifts an ammunition can above his head as many times as he could in one minute at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 19, 2019. In addition to hitting the qualifying number of times an individual

  • AFRL upsets WSSS-Lopez

    AFRL guard 1st Lt. Brennan Taylor tries to intercept an inbounds pass from WSSS-Lopez forward SrA Khalil Walton in an intramural basketball contest at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 17, 2019. Taylor and AFRL defeated WSSS-Lopez in an upset victory 47-41. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D.

  • 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.