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  • Kirtland sergeant selected for pilot training

    A special missions aviation evaluator at Kirtland is on his way to becoming one of the first 10 enlisted Airmen to serve as pilots since World War II.Tech. Sgt. Michael Brooks of the 512th Rescue Squadron expects to begin pilot training in October, with the end goal of flying the RQ-4 Global Hawk

  • Improve security by locking car, house doors

    Safety and security on Kirtland Air Force Base are higher than the surrounding area, but being careless on personal security still has consequences.“Security Forces can’t be everywhere at once. We rely on integrated defense,” said 377th Security Forces Squadron Tech. Sgt. Kendrick Valdo.Valdo said

  • Tree City is planting shade trees and growing a community

    Kirtland Air Force Base received a shade tree from a nationwide program for the 16th year.In an annual planting ceremony, the Tree City program brought a young box elder shade tree to the lawn outside Mountain View Club. The tree is drought- and heat-tolerant, and was grown at Trees of Corrales, a

  • Poster sessions note AFRL interns’ work

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Scholars Program summer interns held a poster session for their research in various areas such as 3-D printing and plasma created by lasers on July 27.“The poster session highlights their accomplishments and research throughout the summer,” said Eunsook Hwang, who

  • 58th SOW says goodbye to last Talon II

    A mainstay aircraft at the 58th Special Operations Wing since its arrival in 1992, the MC-130H Combat Talon II is no more. The last Talon II, tail number 1699, departed for the 19th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., this morning. As the sun rose on the Kirtland flightline, it also

  • Reveille and retreat: Paying respects to the flag

    With the summer PCS season almost behind us, now is a good time to review the protocol for reveille and retreat here at Kirtland Air Force Base. Each morning at 7 a.m., reveille sounds with a bugle call followed by the playing of “To the Colors.” This signifies the start of the duty day. At 5 p.m.,

  • ANG unit powers up facilities in exercise

    The 150th Special Operations Wing Prime Power flight of the New Mexico Air National Guard completed domestic operation training at Volk Field Air National Guard Base on Monday. The training was part of a national training exercise on domestic response to natural disasters and national

  • Kirtland Equal Opportunity Office garners top awards for 2015

    Air Force-level awards for 2015, announced this summer.The office has the Small Organization Alternative Dispute Resolution Program of the Year, and Equal Opportunity Director Richard Knudson received the Solomon Starks Jr. EO Director of the Year award.Knudson said his office has six members

  • AFIA inspector named 2015 Officer of the Year

    An Air Force Inspection Agency division chief has received recognition as the Air Force-level Personnel Field Grade Officer of the Year for 2015.AFIA Inspections Director Lt. Col. Teresa Darrow said her commander called her to tell her she won the award in mid-July as she was on her way back from a

  • Air Force releases new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile solicitation

    The U.S. Air Force released today a request for proposals for its Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent, or GBSD, intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. Up to two contract awards are expected in 4th quarter fiscal year 2017.GBSD is the follow-on to the aging LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM.