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  • MSF seeking RiderCoaches

    Kirtland's Motorcycle Safety Program is looking for Motorcycle Safety Foundation Ridercoaches.Kirtland is offering an MSF RiderCoach Preparatory Course July 31 to Aug. 7.  This is an intense class and you must be present the entire time to complete the course.  The end of the week ends with you

  • Sandia welcomes 1,000 new interns

    Interns explored job opportunities and New Mexico culture June 9 at the Sandia National Laboratories intern welcome party at Hardin Field."This is mainly a recruiting event to show them what Sandia and New Mexico have to offer," said student intern program coordinator Annie Hanawalt.Sandia has more

  • Car shows 3-D printer abilities

    What happens when classic style and need for speed meets modern technology? A car that captures the iconic design of early racecars and it's eco-friendly.June 8-10 the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History hosted a 3-D-printed Shelby Cobra 1960's era sports car created by Oak Ridge National

  • Female veterans stay active, bond with group

    When 70-year-old Air Force veteran Maddie Brooks first joined the Women's Wellness Group at Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, she couldn't lift her arm above her shoulder.But that was June 2015. Thanks to the Women's Wellness Group, Brooks now enjoys a full range of arm mobility."I was so amazed.

  • Gear Headz to host car show at Auto Hobby Shop

    Learn how to take care of your car at the annual Gear Headz car show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25 at the Auto Hobby Shop on base.The Auto Hobby Shop will have do-it-yourself demos during the event."The reason we host the car show is so people can see the Auto Hobby Shop and what we are about and that we

  • Program maintains aging nuclear weapons

    Defense Threat Reduction Agency Test and Handling Gear Program Manager Navy Lt. Juanzen DeLoney describes the nuclear stockpile like this: Think of the car you drive; what is the make and year of that car? Now imagine you have to drive just that car and cannot buy a new one for the next 50 years. 

  • New Kirtland squadron to improve training of battlefield Airmen

    The 351st Battlefield Airman Training Squadron was activated at a June 14 ceremony, and the Air Force said goodbye to Detachment 1 of the 342nd Training Squadron, which was deactivated.The new squadron houses the USAF Pararescue and Combat Rescue Officer School, and is responsible for training,

  • Kirtland gears up for summer racquetball league

    Kirtland Air Force Base racquetball players looking for friendly competition and a way to find other players have a chance to do both this summer.A Summer Racquetball Challenge Ladder is starting."My main intent is to provide a fun way for people to work out," said organizer Kendahl Johnson of

  • Young chefs compete in Youth Center cooking challenge

    Frantic stirring, mixing and frying as the time remaining is called out combines with the hurried rush to get food to plates in a gourmet presentation.This is the scene during the last few minutes at the  "Iron Chef Competition" at the Youth Center. It is the culminating event for the past 12 weeks