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  • Carlisle Gate to close for construction in January

    Starting Jan. 4, the Carlisle Gate will be closed for about four weeks for construction of necessary force protection improvements.The closure will largely affect personnel on the west side of the base.Minor construction might continue after the gate reopens. It would be done during routine closure

  • Kirtland to hold base open house and air show

    Kirtland will be hosting a base open house and air show featuring the Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team.  The event is scheduled for June 4-5 and will be open to the general public. Admission will be free. Additional information on the Kirtland event will be made available in the

  • Kirtland Warrior: Senior Airman Octavio Muniz

    Kirtland Warrior:Name: Senior Airman Octavio MunizUnit:  58th Operations Support SquadronDuty Title:  Air transportation journeyman / transportation riggerHometown:  La Habra, Calif.Goals:  Complete bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringAccomplishments:   As one of 19 parachute riggers in

  • Wing commander stresses base's impact

    Kirtland Air Force Base has a $7.5 million impact on the local economy, at last count, according to the base commander.Col. Eric Froehlich, 377th Air Base Wing commander, addressed business and civic leaders at a breakfast Friday at the invitation of the University of New Mexico's Anderson School of

  • Fire department prepares to serve holiday cheer

    For the 37th time, preparations are heating up for the annual Operation Holiday Cheer meal at Kirtland Air Force Base.The celebration is set for 11 a.m. to about 5 p.m. Wednesday at Fire Station 2, on the west side of the base. It provides a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, entertainment and,

  • Barksdale Airmen film Kirtland's air base wing for mission video

    For the first time in recent memory, the 377th Air Base Wing is getting a mission video.Two videographers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have spent the past two weeks filming at Kirtland Air Force Base."Because we haven't had a mission video in a long time, the commander wanted to have

  • Kirtland Warrior: Senior Airman Josh Roberts

    KIRTLAND WARRIORName: Senior Airman Josh RobertsUnit: 58th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty Title: Crew chiefHometown: Columbus, OhioGoals: Roberts would like to complete his CCAF and make staff sergeant. He would like  be a first sergeant later in his career because he feels that position is so