Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Adam Reichold

Name: Staff Sgt.Adam ReicholdSquadron: 705th Combat Training SquadronDuty Title: NCOIC Intelligence TrainingGoals: Reichold's short term goals include passing his Course 15 set B test and successfully PCSing to Korea in the fall. His long term goals include attending the National Intelligence

This weekend, in the skies over Albuquerque!

Albuquerque veteran recalls early days at Kirtland

As Kirtland Air Force Base celebrates the 75th anniversary of military in Albuquerque, one former Air Force officer recalls his service as a member of the first cadre tasked with opening the base here.Albuquerque resident Arnold Ringstead was a member of the Army Air Corps serving at March Field in

Thunderbirds will not take part in Air Show

We have just received formal confirmation that the Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team will not be performing at the Kirtland Air Show, June 4-5.The remaining Air Show performers will continue as scheduled with 17 flying and ground demonstrations, to include the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber

2016 Air show definitely a go!

Kirtland Air Show officials confirm the 2016 Air Show will definitely proceed as planned. The Thunderbirds, however will not be performing following a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird crash earlier today near Colorado Springs, Colo. 17 flying and ground demonstrations are scheduled including the B-2

Kirtland Talks to address attitudes, more

Base personnel will give short, inspirational speeches on various topics with hopes of inspiring and motivating Kirtland personnel.The presentations are called Kirtland Talks, patterned after the popular "TED Talks" which is an acronym for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. The goal of TED

Honor Guardsman of the Month: Senior Airman Trevor McClellan

Name: Senior Airman Trevor A. McClellanUnit: 58th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty Title:  Electrical and environmental specialist journeymanJob Description: Osprey maintainerHometown: Helotes, TexasCareer goals: To complete my first contract with continuous progression.Why I enjoy serving in the

Defender's wife named spouse of year

A 377th Security Forces Squadron member's wife was named Kirtland Spouse of the Year by the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and honored at the Armed ForcesBanquet held Saturday at the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque.Savannah Hewett, wife of patrolman Tech. Sgt. Frank Hewett, has been part of the

Elementary students learn robotics

The top 30 teams out of 72 for the Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy Robotics Challenge gathered to compete for the top spot on May 11."The teams accumulate points based off online quizzes, team assignments, and through community give-back events," said AFRL La Luz Academy director Ronda

Base contest lets AF, civilian K-9 officers connect

Gunshots ring out, and a working dog races across the softball field, jumps on the suspect and refuses to release the bite even as the man struggles. But then, a second suspect charges the dog handler, who calls the canine to help.No one's actually in danger, however. The gun wasn't firing anything,