DTRA Reservists teach course on nuclear incident response

Reservists based at Kirtland are teaching first responders all over the country how to respond to nuclear terrorist attacks.The Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Reserve component at the Defense Nuclear Weapons School involves 32 of the 240 people who work for the agency, said Inspections and

AFNWC commander announces offical motto at anniversary celebration

Maj. Gen. Scott W. Jansson, commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, announced the organization's new motto at a reception in the Mountain View Club April 7.Jansson announced that "Never Doubted Always Feared" is the official motto of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. He said the motto

377th Medical Group partners with Women to Be

The efforts of a group of Kirtland Airmen and their families will help empower Nepalese girls by giving them hygiene items to allow them to stay in school.Christine Glidden, who has participated in the Kirtland Air Force Base Honorary Commanders Program for six years, asked 377th Medical Group

Problem-solving challenge benefits participants, warfighters

"Got innovation?" That's a question AFRL New Mexico's John Holbrook is asking Team Kirtland in the lead up to this year's AFRL Commanders Challenge. Holbrook is looking for a team of junior members -- military and civilians with less than 10 years of service -- with a passion for innovation. The

Drug Demand Reduction program helps deter drug use

Thirty-two active duty members entering Kirtland between midnight and 3 a.m. April 2 were subjected to a random urinalysis.First Sergeants and volunteers from across Team Kirtland directed vehicles at the Gibson Gate to follow road blocks leading to the base swimming pool, where every third vehicle

Memorial march proves emotional for Kirtland team

A six-member team from Kirtland Air Force Base completed the Bataan Memorial Death March on March 20. The march is an annual event that honors Bataan Survivors with a 26.2-mile course hosted at White Sands Missile Range. The team, led by Wing Staff Agencies resource adviser 2nd Lt. Christian

New support group aims to meet needs of single parents

A single-parent support group is forming at Kirtland Air Force Base.The first meeting is set for 9-10 a.m. April 13 in the Consolidated Support Building, Room 126. The group is open to anyone with base access, whether military, civilian employee or contractor.Group organizer Ericka Wallace of the

Boot Camp gives honorary commanders deeper look at Kirtland

First Airmen with no prior military experience tackle CEARF course

Three Airmen who are the first service members without prior military experience to go through the Career Enlisted Aviation Rotary-Wing Fundamentals course recently graduated from the 23rd Flying Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, Alabama.Airmen 1st Class Adam Flaucher and Brandon Mathis, and Airman

April 6 ceremony to honor POWs

"We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured and may still be enduring the agonies of pain, deprivation and internment."So reads the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action ceremony script.A ceremony honoring former POWs and service