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  • Maj. Gen. John Rauch assumes duties as Air Force Chief of Safety

    Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr. became the Air Force chief of safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and commander of the Air Force Safety Center, during change of command ceremonies held here Aug. 2. Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, Lt. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, presided as Maj. Gen.

  • Resources FYI: Education Center

    With technology quickly advancing and base libraries becoming rarer, it’s important that Airmen know about the many education resources available to them.Fortunately for Kirtland Airmen, the Education Center offers personnel the means to help in pursuing their scholastic goals.“A lot of people join

  • Special Pass program gives incentives for professional development

    Team Kirtland members have a new incentive to take leadership courses. As of July 12, Col. Richard Gibbs, 377 Air Base Wing commander, instituted a special pass program attached to the Leadership Pathways program and other courses.The memorandum states that “Commanders are encouraged to give 1 or 2

  • Twentieth Air Force Chief visits the "Fighting Tigers"

    Chief Master Sergeant Thomas F. Good, Twentieth Air Force command chief, made his first visit to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, since taking over the position on June 19. Good started his trip with a dinner with 377th Air Base Wing senior non-commissioned officers, then moved to a breakfast

  • New annual Mental Health Assessment requirement begins July 31

    Starting July 31, 2017, Airmen undergoing their annual Periodic Health Assessment may notice something new. A Mental Health Assessment will now be part of every annual PHA, to help ensure that Airmen suffering from undiagnosed mental health issues are referred to the necessary care. Mental health

  • AFNWC raises more than 500 percent of assistance fund goal

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently raised more than 500 percent of its goal for the Air Force Assistance Fund at its headquarters location.At Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, the center raised almost $10,600 for the local Air Force Assistance Fund campaign. With less than 2.5 percent of the

  • Air Force releases first-term Airman retraining quotas for FY18

    Eligible active-duty first-term Airmen may choose from more than 1,400 approved retraining quotas in over 20 career fields for fiscal year 2018.  Retraining allows enlisted Airmen, to include staff and technical sergeants on their first enlistment, to retrain into skills where a shortage exists, in

  • New Air Force health mobile app available for patients

    The Air Force Medical Service has launched a new mobile app to connect Airmen and patients to news and information about the AFMS. The new app is a mobile version of the AFMS website, and lets users customize their experience based on the Air Force military treatment facility (MTF) they use. This

  • Gravity Keeps Airmen Grounded

    Besides being the great discovery that Isaac Newton made in 1687, Gravity is a place where Airmen E-1 through E-4 can hang out and play video games, watch movies, and play table games without the influence of alcohol and drugs. “When I first arrived here, I asked my shop leadership ‘Where are the