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  • Construction set to begin on sleep disorder center

    Officials from the Air Force and New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System grabbed shovels and donned hard hats and broke ground on a new site for a sleep disorder center at a ceremony Oct. 5.The new building, expected to open in late 2016, will provide an up-to-date facility for diagnosis and

  • AFRL’s Hardy departing for Washington assignment

    Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate Director David A. Hardy is leaving his post at Kirtland to take over as assistant deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space.Hardy's new job will involve working for the Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and the

  • AFGSC expands with addition of three wings, LRS-B program

    Air Force Global Strike Command grew in size and capability today as the 7th Bomb Wing, 28th Bomb Wing, 377th Air Base Wing and Long-Range Strike Bomber Program transferred under the command.Transfer ceremonies Sept. 28 marked the transition of the 7th BW at Dyess AFB, Texas, and 28th BW at

  • AFNWC welcomes new commander

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center welcomed Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson as its new commander at a ceremony Oct. 1 at Hardin Field. Jansson came to Kirtland several months ago as program executive officer for strategic systems. He will retain that position as well as serving as the AFNWC

  • Kirtland set to kick off Combined Federal Campaign

    Team Kirtland will have the opportunity to donate to a charity of their choice during the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign, which kicks off Oct. 5 and runs through Nov. 13.The CFC is the world's leading annual workplace charity campaign. The philanthropy-based campaign rallies support from more than

  • Kirtland Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Johann Schultz

     KIRTLAND WARRIOR:Name:  Tech. Sgt. Johann SchultzSquadron:  58th Training SquadronDuty Title:  HH-60G Special Mission Aviator/Program ManagerHometown:  North DakotaGoals: Earn bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering through the University of North Dakota. Attend Trinidad State Junior College

  • Pharmacy location at Base Exchange to open Oct. 26

    The 377th Medical Group's BX Satellite Pharmacy will be opening Oct. 26."It has been a long journey, but the wait has been worth it," said Lt. Col. Dolphis Hall, 377th Medical Support Squadron commander.To optimize the dispensing process, the pharmacy will use robotic automation to fill

  • Air Force, NMED host Kirtland fuel leak site tour

    The U.S. Air Force and the New Mexico Environment Department are hosting a field trip Oct. 24 at Kirtland Air Force Base to demonstrate the work being done to remove groundwater contamination caused by a leak at the base bulk fuels facility.Participants have two, two-hour tours to choose from: 10

  • AFNWC to get new commander Oct. 1

    Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson will assume command of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center in a 9 a.m. ceremony Oct. 1 at Hardin Field.Before coming to the AFNWC, Jansson was the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons and director of the Armament Directorate at the Air Force Life Cycle Management