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  • 150th SOW members help after storm

    Sixty-two National Guard Airmen from Kirtland Air Force Base helped keep traffic flowing safely during Winter Storm Goliath around the Albuquerque metro area and in hard-hit eastern New Mexico.The Airmen were among the many personnel who helped handle the effects of the storm after the governor

  • Bulk fuel facility's third extraction well to be activated soon

    The Kirtland Air Force Base fuel spill cleanup is close to activating a third extraction well and starting pilot projects to feed the bacteria breaking down the underground contamination, project leaders said.KAFB cleanup program manager Kathryn Lynnes and New Mexico Environment Department

  • No BRAC likely until 2019, official says

    The director of the state Office of Military Base Planning and Support expects no federal base realignment and closure movement this year, although he warned the Kirtland Partnership Committee that one could come in 2019.Eric Kivi spoke at the KPC breakfast Tuesday morning at Embassy Suites

  • AFRL officer finds deployment a life-changing experience

    Capt. Jacob "Jake" English is an impressive officer on many accounts. Late last year he returned from a six-month volunteer deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan.  English returned from deployment to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland,  where he has served since April 2012 with both the

  • Major renovation project underway at MDG Clinic

    Members of the 377th Medical Group donned hard hats and a sledgehammer and broke down a wall at the main clinic Jan. 11 at a wall breaking ceremony that signified the start of major construction on a $16.9 million upgrade to the facility.About 81,000 square feet of the main clinic will be renovated.

  • Base tax center seeking volunteers

    Providing a place for service members to get help in filing taxes is a major base initiative, but it cannot operate without the help of volunteers.The Kirtland Income Tax Center, which provides a variety of tax services to eligible service members, is run entirely by volunteers -- and the more

  • AFRL, UNM partner in mentoring program

    Air Force Research Laboratory researchers are putting in their own time and energy to help aspiring scientists and engineers succeed and maybe even come to work at the lab.The AFRL Mentoring Program offered through the University of New Mexico STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

  • Military working dogs retire, get new homes

    Two of Kirtland Air Force Base's military working dogs retired with accolades at a Dec. 16 ceremony at the 377th Air Base Wing Presentation Center.Alea and Capa, patrol and narcotics-detection dogs, are living with area families now that they've finished their military careers.Their retirement

  • Aircrew instructors execute proficiency training over holidays

    Twenty-five instructors from the 58th Special Operations Wing and two from the 150th Special Operations Wing here executed full mission profile training, Dec. 28-29, utilizing five aircraft--an MC-130H Combat Talon II, an MC-130J Commando II, an HC-130P Combat King, and two HH-60G Pave Hawks.With

  • Commissary to close while undergoing changes

    The Kirtland Commissary will close while undergoing a "reset" as part of the Defense Commissary Agency's ongoing effort to enhance the shopping experience.  The commissary will close at 4 p.m. Jan. 24, and will remained closed until 8 a.m. Jan. 27."We hate to inconvenience our customers with the