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  • Kirtland continues to make progress in fuel plume cleanup

    A public information meeting about the Kirtland Air Force Base fuel spill cleanup was held July 23 at the African American Performing Arts Center on the grounds of Expo New Mexico.Representatives of the Air Force, the New Mexico Environmental Department, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water

  • AFRL physicist directs energy toward research

    Air Force Research Laboratory physicist Mark Spencer is passionate about the Air Force and his work with AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland.Put simply, his job is to find ways to deliver energy from a laser system to a target, he said.Directed energy weapons could make fundamental

  • New entrepreneurial workshops help veterans, military

    The first of a planned series of entrepreneurship workshops for veterans and active-duty military took place July 23 at the New Mexico Veterans' Memorial, adjacent to Kirtland.Retired Navy Capt. Grayson Lee Trussell has partnered with the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce to present the

  • New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility

    New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.The command's new mission statement is succinct but declarative: "deliver and support agile war-winning

  • Protestant women’s group helps connect newcomers to Kirtland community

    Katie Niebes, president of Kirtland Protestant Women of the Chapel, wants to entice new members."We feel like the Lord said, 'grow,'" Niebes said.The group now has about 95 members, 60 of whom are regular participants. Most are wives of Airmen, but the group is open to anyone with base access.

  • Kirtland Elementary teacher uses crowdfunding to get classroom supplies

    Madison Romero, who teaches second grade at Kirtland Elementary School, tries to do as much as she can with limited resources.She is raising money online, crowdfunding, to buy iPads for her students, school supplies and books for her classroom.The iPad campaign ended successfully, raising a total of

  • Growers market at VA hospital opens

    The annual growers market at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center opened on a perfectly sunny day on July 15, with several vendors offering fresh produce.Mary Varnado, the hospital's assistant nurse manager, said she was pleasantly surprised to see six vendors on the market's opening day."We

  • Firefighters train to contain hazardous materials

    The fire department at Kirtland hosted a two-week training in hazardous materials handling for 14 firefighters.One firefighter, Senior Airman Tyler Ritchey made a nine-hour drive from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan., to do the training. He said the plastic suits firefighters have to wear

  • Rocking the spectrum: Kirtland family opens "Kids Gym" franchise

    "Finally a place where you never have to say I'm sorry." This is the quote that is painted on the wall above the main play area at the We Rock The Spectrum Kids Gym Albuquerque. The words reflect the frustrations of parents from a key targeted demographic of the gym:  children with special