Kirtland gains new unit at activation ceremony

Youth Center's grand Halloween event Bootastic to feature haunted house

The planning committee for Bootastic, the Youth Center's grand Halloween event, gathered Sept. 8 to start planning, according to the center's director, Camille Ozores.The Torch Club, a group of young volunteers, is spearheading the event, which drew around 2,000 visitors last year.There will be

New Kirtland building to house AFRL's electromagnetic systems

A crowd gathered inside a towering white room at Kirtland Sept. 22 to dedicate a newly constructed building for electromagnetics work at the Air Force Research Laboratory.Building 903, just south of the Truman gate, will bring together people and equipment that have, up to now, been spread across

Aviation Aerospace Expo inspires students to seek out future careers in aviation

The New Mexico Air National Guard and the New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association hosted the 3rd Annual Aviation Aerospace Career Expo here at the 150th Special Operations Wing ramp. This year's event brought in approximately 1,700 students from around the state, mid-school through college age

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