Nov. 19, 2018 BAH-rate data based on hundreds of local properties Fluctuating Base Allowance for Housing rates can get people down. No one more than John Kirk of the Kirtland Military Housing Office, who collects data each year on housing and rental costs in the greater Albuquerque area.
Nov. 14, 2018 Kirtland Talks: Life lessons from the yellow brick road The Kirtland Talks discussion was conducted as Chadick prepares for his fourth deployment. Chief said the deployment prompted him to discuss life lessons that he has learned over the 24 years that he has been in the Air Force. His key message centered on the epic battle of life and the four
Nov. 13, 2018 Hallada uses Zumba for fun, fitness, friendship Meet Gabriela Hallada, or Gaby for short, who leads two free Zumba classes on Kirtland weekly, bringing opportunities for fun and variety through the interval cardio-vascular and high-intensity training classes of Zumba and Zumba Strong to the base community.
Nov. 13, 2018 AFRL participates in S.T.E.A.M. event in ABQ Members of the Air Force Research Lab participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math discovery festival at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 9, 2018.
Nov. 10, 2018 Team Kirtland community Thanksgiving luncheon The Airman and Family Readiness Flight and Kirtland leadership served the base community a Thanksgiving luncheon Oct. 10 at the Mountain View Club. This lunchoen in years past was the traditional event scheduled for the families of deployed members, but was opened this year to the rest of Team
Nov. 9, 2018 Kirtland celebrates Veterans Day with Los Ranchos Kirtland Airmen attended a luncheon to honor a group of veterans at Sadie’s restaurant in Albuquerque Nov. 9. The mayor of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and retired Air Force Col. Donald T. Lopez hosted the event that included a presentation of the colors by the Valley High School JROTC and honored
Nov. 9, 2018 SF Sykes takes football crown in all-Defender title game Sykes entered the playoffs on a winning streak, winning their final 10 games of the year. They overcame a slow start to the league and built momentum week-by-week, according to coach Staff Sgt. Marquis Vinson, who emphasized a focus on building chemistry, and it ultimately paid off.
Nov. 9, 2018 Kirtland starts day with reverent remembrance at Veterans Day ceremony The service at the Chapel featured speakers 377th Air Base Wing Vice Commander Col. Christopher King, and 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Norman. Each was to the point that Airmen should keep faith with those who served and sacrificed through our nation’s
Nov. 9, 2018 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center leader selected for first star Col. John Olson, a U.S. Air Force Reservist, was nominated for the promotion this month by the President, pending Senate confirmation.
Nov. 6, 2018 Playgroup highlights pumpkin day fun Pumpkin day fun was plentiful across Kirtland. Among the key events were Family Advocacy's special Halloween Playgroup here Oct. 30, and the Youth Center's Bootastic Oct. 26. The weekly playgroup meets every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Chapel Annex. The group provides unstructured play