Kirtland Pharmacy sets benchmark for e-prescribing

The 377th Medical Group Pharmacy was recently recognized by Air Force Global Strike Command as the benchmark for the Department of Defense's electronic prescribing initiative.The Kirtland pharmacy held the number one spot out of 574 DoD pharmacies for prescriber usage of the system in October 2015

Additional security upgrades will help make base even safer

The Kirtland Air Force Base commander assured residents during a town hall meeting Friday that the installation is safe, despite three recent trespassing incidents, and modifications will make it safer."Your safety is incredibly important to us," Col. Eric Froehlich, 377th Air Base Wing commander,

AFRL New Mexico hosts middle school students for 'Day at the Lab'

Kirtland, Airmen hit the big screen

Kirtland workers who head to the theaters this weekend to view the new film "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" may recognize some of the backdrops and possibly even some of the participants beyond the main actors and actresses.Scenes from the movie, which releases nationwide Friday, were shot at the base in

EEO office recognized for best Alternative Dispute Resolution in Air Force

When Norm Jacobson, the director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program for the Air Force, visited Kirtland Feb. 24, he was here to do more than bring leadership up to speed in the art of resolving disputes.The visitor from the Office of the Air Force General Counsel in Washington also came

AFOTEC puts Air Force systems through 'crucible'

When the Air Force is preparing a new system to go into full rate production, it turns to the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center to rigorously test the system to ensure all the kinks have been ironed out.It's a process AFOTEC Commander Maj. Gen. Matthew Molloy calls "the crucible.""We

KADD ride numbers drop; organizers salute volunteers

The number of rides provided by Kirtland Against Drunk Driving decreased last year, and organizers say it's a good thing.KADD volunteers gave 396 free rides to base community members who'd had too much to drink in 2015, compared to 420 rides in 2014 and 1,828 in 2009."Its focus is not to be

Maltz Challenge to honor fallen heroes

The Drug Enforcement Agency's 10th Annual Maltz Challenge will be held at the USAF Pararescue and Combat Rescue Gym Mar. 11 from 7 to 11:30 a.m.The fitness challenge commemorates fallen hero Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, an Air Force pararescuer who was killed during a rescue mission in Afghanistan

AF Shooting Team member aims high with USAFA cadets

A Kirtland officer will return to the Air Force Academy campus Saturday to help train members of the USAFA Combat Shooting Team.1st Lt. Dalton Bridgers, who is in pilot training here, is a member of the Air Force Action Shooting Team.  He graduated from the Academy and continues to work with

Commentary: Get fit quicker with high-intensity interval training

Easily the most common reason people give for why they don't exercise is, "I don't have time."Fortunately, there is a form of exercise that is effective, safe to perform, fun and time-efficient.It's high-intensity interval training, otherwise known as HIIT. Broadly defined, HIIT consists of