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  • Quadruple amputee to inspire Team Kirtland with motivational speech

    A new Nike commercial shows a quadruple amputee scaling a snowy mountain.  That mountain climber is also a motivational speaker, who will be speaking at Kirtland Sept. 13.Kyle Maynard, who authored the book “No Excuses” and is an ESPY award mixed martial arts athlete, will talk about how his never

  • Get sampling of New Mexican culture, food at A&FRC event

    Culture shocks are commonplace in the Air Force, as Airmen and their families change duty stations every few years, but add in a duty assignment into a city with a rich diversity of Hispanic and First Nations populations can be a bit overwhelming. The Airman and Family Readiness Center is helping

  • AF reaches first milestone in acquisition of new ICBM

    The Air Force received approval on August 23 for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program to start the next phase of its acquisition effort.With this formal Defense Acquisition System “Milestone A” approval, the GBSD program enters the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phase of its effort

  • AFNWC delivers updated reentry vehicle training simulators for maintainers

    Air Force technicians maintaining nuclear reentry vehicle systems will soon have upgraded training simulators to help them succeed in their mission of strategic deterrence.Thanks to a joint effort between the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center and Air Force Global Strike Command, technicians

  • 250th Intelligence Squadron celebrates new state-of-the-art facility

    The 150th Special Operations Wing’s 250th Intelligence Squadron celebrated the completion of its $5 million state-of-the-art facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 19.  The unit is part of the New Mexico Air National Guard. “The facility features secure workspaces for all Airmen and a

  • Airman finds sense of belonging in volunteering

    A wife, mother, student and Airman in the New Mexico Air National Guard wears all those hats and still helps those less fortunate.Staff Sgt. Natalie Dixon is with the 150th Special Operations Wing Logistics Squadron. Before that, she was in the Marine Corps for more than five years.She has lived in

  • Security Forces cracking down on cell use by drivers

    Statistics suggest drivers who are distracted cause 10 percent of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.In the past month, two accidents have occurred on Kirtland as the result of a driver distracted by a cellphone. One accident involved a

  • 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