Airman's sister needs house; 377th MDG assists

Since a devastating earthquake in Nepal last April, a Kirtland Airman has been trying to provide for his sister and her children, who lost all they had in the disaster.When his salary wasn't enough to pay for the safe shelter they needed, Senior Airman Gopal Pudasaini's co-workers at the 377th

MVC bar and grill gets renovations, new name

While the newly renovated bar and grill at the Mountain View Club has been open for a few months, it finally received its new name at a First Friday event March 4.The establishment, which closed in June 2015 for about six months for renovations, has been named Relativity Bar and Grille. The name

AFRL officer excels as leader, researcher

1st Lt. Katherine "Katie" Carroll is an Air Force Research Laboratory rising star. The AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate recently nominated her for an AFRL 2016 Early Career award."The award is highly competitive with typically only four awards each year from across the nine AFRL directorates," said

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