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  • Moving to higher grounds: AC-130J relocating to 58 SOW at Kirtland

    The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., hosted an aircraft arrival ceremony on Sept. 5 to mark the arrival of the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. This historic event introduced the AC-130J into the ranks of distinguished aircraft at Kirtland.

  • Air Force to establish AFGSC wing at Offutt AFB

    The Department of the Air Force intends to activate a new wing headquarters, the 95th Wing, at Offutt AFB, Nebr. This new wing is one of the many efforts underway to reorganize the department for Great Power Competition.

  • How Privileged Safety Information Safeguards Mission Readiness

    When a mishap occurs in the Department of the Air Force, operations may be impacted until the cause of the mishap can be identified and a plan implemented to prevent recurrence.  Due to potential direct and immediate impacts on mission readiness and combat capability, the Department quickly convenes

  • Part II: The Public Historian

    In order to fully understand public history, one must take into account the vital role that the public historian plays in ethically preserving and presenting historical information. The public historian must consider carefully their ethical responsibilities as they execute their critical part in

  • Part I: Air Force Historians and the Power of History

    We are our history—and history has power. Without it, we only react—but with it, we can remember, understand, plan, and often foresee.I am Jeremiah Foster, and I am the historian of the 377th Air Base Wing.Did you know that Kirtland Air Force Base has historians? In fact, the base has a total of

  • First consolidated Officer Training Course for Guardians to begin

    OTC is the Space Force’s initial leader development course created to produce a multidisciplinary officer corps with a broad understanding of mission concepts and a foundational baseline to synchronize effects across the range of Space Force operational missions.

  • AFGSC commander visits KAFB

    Gen. Thomas Bussiere, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, coins Rebecca Auringer, 377th Air Base Wing Inspector General team member, during a visit to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 7. Auringer, who has completed over 40 years of service, was presented with the coin for her

  • Integrating Risk and Readiness

    The Air Force Safety Center announced that Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin's Integrating Risk and Readiness campaign officially kicked off and will include a Stand-up Day.