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  • Base event takes look at suicide, support

    A Kirtland Air Force Base event raises awareness on suicide, supports those who have lost loved ones and shares their paths on surviving.A Suicide Survivors Day event will be Nov. 7 at the base theater.At the event, people who may not know they need help can be made aware of options to assist them

  • Former football player: Define self in something eternal

    How do you define yourself? Is it as an Airman? A mother or father? A spouse? These are examples of questions Garrett Adcock posed to Airmen on Oct. 20 at Gravity Airman Ministry Center.Adcock is the former offensive right tackle for the University of New Mexico Lobos football team and is also known

  • Security Forces Airmen compete in skills competition

    The 377th Security Forces Group hosted the First Annual Manzano Challenge, a competition over real Security Forces skills, Oct. 22 at Kirtland Air Force Base.The all-star competition featured Security Forces Airmen from across the 377 SFG. Sixty-four defenders divided into 16 teams of four to

  • Kirtland Airman wins prize for participation in Innovation Day

    Lt. Col. James Meier, 377th Weapons System Security Squadron commander, presents an Apple iWatch to Airman 1st Class Alejandra Serna. Serna won the prize for her participation in the 37th Training Wing's 2016 Innovation Day. Of about 1,200 Airmen in that wing, she was the only one to visit every

  • Simulator helps defenders enhance training, reaction

    You’re still groggy and weaving into the Base Exchange for coffee and a doughnut, the crisp morning air is hardly driving away the sleep, when the sudden shouts and the identifiable pop of gunshots ring out.This is an unfortunate scenario base defenders must be readily trained and equipped to handle

  • Female athletes can find sisterhood, fun at flag football tournament

    Football season is once more upon us, and now there is the opportunity for ladies to show the guys how it’s done with the Powder Puff Flag Football tournament.“It’s a lot more than playing a sport; it’s the sisterhood, the sideby- side companionship,” said Tech. Sgt. Cassandra Nutter of the 377th

  • AFRL program matches technology, entrepreneurs

    Private entrepreneurs will have a chance to commercialize Air Force Research Laboratory inventions with a new program.AFRL New Mexico Lab Launch 2017 aims to match entrepreneurs with AFRL technology and help them get it to the commercial market. The lab’s local Tech Engagement Team is conducting

  • Lobos basketball team scrimmages at Kirtland

    The University of New Mexico Men’s Basketball Team Scrimmages for KirtlandBy  About 100 University of New Mexico Lobos basketball fans from across Kirtland watched players from the team scrimmage at the East Fitness Center.The scrimmage was scheduled on base to allow the team to show appreciation to

  • AFRL-NM shows off workers’ benefits

    The Air Force Research Laboratory directorates at Kirtland Air Force Base showcased the benefits of federal employment with information fairs Sept. 28-29 at the Phillips Presentation Center.Senior Personnel Adviser Lisa Rader said the fairs were the first of their kind at AFRL, but she plans to hold

  • Scare up some fun with Bootastic

    The Youth Center on Kirtland Air Force Base is hosting its annual Bootastic carnival Friday.Bootastic will be 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Youth Center.“It’s just a fun family event. It is fun to see and hear parents and kids laughing and having a good time,” said Youth Center Director of Youth