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  • AFNWC supports schools with backpacks, supplies

    About 50 elementary students are getting a better start to the school year thanks to a directorate within the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.Over about two weeks, the 140 people working in the Nuclear Technologies and Interagency Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base donated hundreds of dollars

  • Kirtland Airmen rescue hikers in Colorado

    Kirtland Air Force Base Airmen saved two hikers this weekend.Around 7 p.m. Saturday, the 512th Rescue Squadron received a request to support a search-and-rescue mission in Durango, Colorado, for two hikers and their two llamas who had been missing for 36 hours.“We had Tech. Sgt. Mike Kelly come in

  • Resiliency event targets spouses, is open to all

    The Kirtland Air Force Base Chapel is sponsoring a resiliency training series especially for military spouses.The next training is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Chapel Annex, and another is planned for October. Volunteers provide child care, and dinner is served.While the event is geared toward

  • Kirtland Airmen receive Sijan Award

    Two of Kirtland Air Force Base’s Airmen have earned an Air Force-wide award for their leadership skills.The Sijan Award is given to Airmen who demonstrate exemplary leadership skills in their jobs and lives. Tech. Sgt. Daniel DeMotta and 1st Lt. Bryan Duggan, who has since been transferred, received

  • AETC commander visits Kirtland

    Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, Air Education and Training Command commander, is given an overview of the controls of the CV-22, by Major Travis Burns, a pilot, with the 58th Special Operations Wing, Aug. 5. Roberson was given an overview of the aircraft and its capabilities. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paula

  • 58 SOW lighting project could set standard for DoD facilities

    The 58th Special Operations Wing aircraft ramp lighting alone uses as much electricity as 140 New Mexico homes, but a test project could cut that consumption by three-fourths.Under a Department of Defense tri-service demonstration project in which the Army, Navy and Air Force are working together in

  • Kids get taste of deployment process

    Kirtland Air Force Base kids experienced the rigors of deployment through the Hearts Apart program last Friday.The Youth Deployment Line has been occurring for the past 10 years. “The main thing is to show them what their parents go through when deploying,” said Airman and Family Readiness Center

  • Kirtland officer sets sights on Ninja Warrior

    American Ninja Warrior has become a popular blend of fitness, game show and reality television, and one Kirtland officer wants to be a competitor. 2nd Lt. Eddie Hilburn was introduced to the show a few years ago and started training and applying.“It appealed to me because it’s a show with everyday

  • What to know about the Zika virus

    The Zika virus has found a new home in the continental United States. First identified in subtropical Africa in 1947, Zika first appeared in South America in May 2015 and then spread north through Central America and Mexico. In the continental U.S., Zika cases associated with travel to these areas

  • Traffic will be heavy as school set to start

    Defenders are warning Kirtland Air Force Base motorists to be extra careful as Wherry and Sandia Base elementary schools open for the fall. The first day of school is Thursday, Aug. 11.“Even though we have plenty of hot days ahead of us, Kirtland drivers need to change their mindset from summer